Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered at the Storrs campus, the Bachelor of Science degree combines a liberal arts education with professional preparation in nursing. The curriculum typically requires four academic years of full-time study. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive a bachelor’s degree and are eligible for examination for licensure (NCLEX) as registered nurses.

The objectives of the undergraduate program are the ability to:

Synthesize knowledge from the arts, sciences, humanities, and the discipline of nursing into the practice of nursing.
Demonstrate professional comportment, attitudes, and related skills needed to practice safely, artfully, responsibly, humbly, and accountably within caring, legal, ethical and professional parameters.
Evaluate personal systems in relation to those espoused by the profession at large in order to best serve the needs of diverse patient populations and to contribute to a culture of wellness.
Design, organize, deliver, and continuously improve care for individuals, families, and communities using health information technology, innovation, and all ways of knowing.

International applicants should have college preparatory coursework in the core subjects of English (if offered), mathematics, physical science, and social science reflected throughout their high school academic careers. Students applying to the School of Engineering must have taken secondary school level physics and chemistry. International applicants who have completed one year or more of full-time coursework at a post-secondary institution in the United States. The total amount of academic work completed must be officially graded by the registrar of that institution and have a cumulative GPA value of 3.0 or higher, excluding ESL curriculum. International applicants who have received a degree from an international post-secondary institution whose language of instruction is English. Official documentation will be required from the institution\u2019s Registrar\u2019s office stating that the medium of instruction for the degree received was English. International applicants who have achieved 510 or higher on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section of the SAT or 24 or higher on the English, Reading, and Composite on the ACT. International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or Duolingo are required for International applicants whose primary language is not English. The minimum score requirement for the TOEFL is 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79 (internet-based); minimum score requirement for the IELTS exam is 6.5; minimum Duolingo score requirement is 100. Test scores must be sent directly to the University of Connecticut from the respective test provider.