The faculty are here to help you build on your nursing foundation.  The knowledge gained during this program will assist the student with aligning their knowledge and skillset with those desired for leadership opportunities. The students will learn how to evaluate evidence emphasizing utilization in practice, expand their health promotion skills  focusing on individuals, families, groups and communities, increase legal, ethical, and management knowledge preparing them for tough clinical decisions, and expand health assessment skills emphasizing the whole person; mind, body and spirit.   

Graduates of the program will be able to:  

1.  Synthesize knowledge from behavioral, biological sciences, and previous nursing courses to provide sensitive caring to individuals, families, and communities.

2.  Demonstrate effective leadership and management skills to promote and manage healthcare using best practices.

3.  Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills in the professional environment.

4.  Begin to critically analyze research findings related to the nursing profession, healthcare systems, disease prevention, and health promotion.

5.  Pursue life-long learning as means to enhance nursing practice.

6.  Use clinical reasoning to provide safe care based on current evidence-based nursing practice guidelines.

7.  Examine healthcare policy and regulatory environments that impact the delivery of healthcare.

• Acceptance for admission into Galveston College.  

• CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average includes all courses attempted) – 2.5 or higher.  Science and Nursing GPA – 2.7 (courses in progress will not be calculated into CGPA or GPA for application purposes.)  
• Proof of successful completion of an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).  
• An active unencumbered Registered Nursing License in the state of Texas, not a compact state.  
• Actively employed as a Registered Nurse by the first day of classes.   
• Completion of the prerequisite courses prior to the first day of class.  Applicants can be enrolled in their final semester of prerequisite courses at the time of application.  
• Two professional letters of reference.  At least one should be from a current supervisor.  The other one can be from anyone speaking to your professional manner. 
• Valid Texas Driver’s license or State ID 

In order to be considered for admission into the BSN program, students need to apply to both Galveston College and complete an application packet and turn it into the BSN Program Director by the deadline.  Applicants are encouraged to apply early to have the best chance of acceptance into the program.   

There are three application review periods each year. Please apply early so you have the best chance of gaining acceptance into the program. Each completed application received by the deadlines listed below will be considered for admission during the review period.  If a decision on the application is made during a review period, the applicant will receive one of three outcome letters (see next section). If no decision is made, the applicant will not receive any communication during that round of notifications. The application will be pending and re-considered during the next review period.  

1. Early Acceptance Notification: April 1, 2023.  

All complete applications received before March 15, 2023 will undergo initial review.  

1. Regular Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2023.  

All previously pending and completed applications received between April 15 and May 30, 2023 will be considered for admission.   

1. Final Fall 2022 Decisions: August 1, 2022 

All previously pending and completed applications received between June 1 and July 15, 2023 will be considered for admission. All applicants with complete applications will receive a notification letter by August 1, 2023.