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Auburn University
College of Nursing

Application Information

Spring 2026

Admission Workshops

Monday​, January 26 @ 4pm (LH 1135)- General Application Changes

Tuesday, January 27 @ 4pm (ALC 1202)- General Application Changes

Monday, February 16 @ 4pm (LH 1135)- Grades You Need for a Competitive Application

Tuesday, February 17 @ 4pm (LH 1135)- Grades You Need for a Competitive Application

Monday, March 23 @ 4pm (LH 1135)- Building a Competitive Application

Wednesday, April 8 @4pm (LH 1145)- Reapp/Extended/Parallel Plans

Thursday, April 16 (ALC 1202)- Dine and Drop or Not!

2026-2027 Application Opens
August 17th

2026-2027 Application Changes

Pathways of Admission

  • Three types of admission into AUCON

    • Select​

    • Holistic

    • Extended

SELECT

Students who meet minimum criteria at the end of their summer term as a first time applicant are admitted after submitting an application

 

Semester preference is honored based on rank (Science GPA, # of courses completed at AU)

 

All students should be prepared to begin either summer of fall cohorts of the following year.

HOLISTIC

Students who meet eligibility criteria at the time of application cycle but require additional information in order to be considered.

 

Semester preference is honored based on rank (Science GPA, # of courses completed at AU, Interview/Essay Scores)

 

All students should be prepared to begin either summer of fall cohorts of the following year.

EXTENDED

Students who intentionally space out courses and choose to add a minor of choice to their curriculum. They will apply the subsequent year.

Select Criteria

Holistic Criteria

Extended Criteria

  • Minimum 3.0 Science GPA in no less than 3 completed courses (which can be comprised of the following courses BIOL 1020, CHEM 1030, BIOL 2500, BIOL 2510, BIOL 3200) in their first attempt. 

    • Grades of “S” for AP credit is not considered in GPA, but will be considered in # of completed courses. Students with AP credit for BIOL 1020 and/or CHEM 1030 are encouraged to take BIOL 2500 and/or BIOL 3200 before applying.

 

  • All science courses must be taken at AU

  • Must have completed no less than 16 credit hours at AU, including 1 of the science courses (listed above).

  • No more than 19 credit hours planned for subsequent spring semester (including the 7 credit hours of mandatory NURS courses if admitted)

  • Minimum 2.0 Science GPA in no less than 3 completed courses (which can be compromised of the following courses BIOL 1020, CHEM 1030, BIOL 2500, BIOL 2510, BIOL 3200)

  • Courses transferred from other institutions will be considered; however, they must already be articulated and on the Auburn transcript at the time of application submission to be considered.

  • Grades of “S” for AP credit is not considered in GPA, but will be considered in # of completed courses. Students with AP credit for BIOL 1020 and/or CHEM 1030 are encouraged to take BIOL 2500 and/or BIOL 3200 before applying.

  • Science courses can be retaken at AU to replace previous grade. See retake policy for more information.

  • No more than 19 credit hours planned for spring semester including the 7 credit hours of mandatory NURS courses if admitted

  • Admission consideration would remain the same as select or holistic at the time of application submission

*Not Admitted: Students who are not admitted from a Holistic Review are encouraged to either implement a parallel plan or reapply (see more information below)

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Students are only able to be considered for admission for a maximum of two admission cycles at AUCON.

How grades are considered for AUCON admission

  • Science GPA comprised of the following courses:

    • BIOL 1020​

    • CHEM 1030

    • BIOL 2500

    • BIOL 2510

    • BIOL 3200

Resources

Course Retake Policy

Course Retakes taken at Auburn University

When a student retakes a science course at AU, the most recent grade will replace the previous grade in the same course.

  • This includes equivalent courses previously taken at other institutions.

  • Only the second attempt at AU will be considered for admission purposes. If a student attempts the course more than twice, any subsequent grades will not be included in admission consideration.

 

Course Retakes at Other Institutions

When a student retakes a science course at another institution, all grades earned (original and retake) will be averaged together for admission consideration.

Example:

First Attempt at AU: D (3 credit hour course)

Second Attempt at CC: A (3 credit hour course)

  • Grades averaged together: D (1 quality pt), A (4 quality pt)/ 2 grades= 2.5 (3 credit hour course)

Timeline

Timeline

  • August 17: Application will open

    • EVERYONE MUST SUBMIT A NURSING APPLICATION by the deadline​

  • August 31, 4:59pm: Application deadline

  • Mid-September-

    • Formal admission emails will be send to applicants who meet criteria for SELECT admission. Emails will include selected semesters.

    • Interviews begin for applicants being considered for HOLISTIC review​​

  • Mid-October

    • Formal admission emails will be sent to HOLISTIC applicants

    • Students not admitted are encouraged to either implement their parallel plan or reapply

      • ** Students are only able to be considered for admission for a maximum of 2 admission cycles at AUCON​

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​Mid-October

Eligibility

Eligibility

Eligibility is determined at the time of application. 

3 Sciences Completed

Applicants must have completed at least 3 of the required science pre-requisite courses by the end of the summer term and within the past 5 years to be eligible to apply.
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BIOL 1020
CHEM1030
BIOL 2500
BIOL 2510
BIOL 3200

Minimum Science GPA 

Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 science GPA at the time of application.
No appeals will be considered.

No more than 19 credit hours planned for spring semester including the 7 credit hours of mandatory NURS courses if admitted

Applicants can use DegreeWorks or contact their advisor if they feel they will not meet this criteria.

"C" or better in all Pre-Nursing Courses

Applicants must complete all pre-requisite courses with a “C” or higher prior to admission to the upper division program. Refer to our curriculum sheet for list of required pre-nursing courses.

Conditional Admission

Conditional Admission

All students are admitted on a conditional status. The following must be met to maintain admitted status. 

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  • No more than 19 credit hours planned for spring semester including the 7 credit hours of mandatory NURS courses (If an applicant withdraws, or is unsuccessful in a course, including any pre-nursing or  science courses, to maintain admitted status, they must not have more than 19 credit hours for spring semester.)

    • Being successful in a course is defined by making a "C" or better in all pre-nursing courses. ​

  • After being admitted, all science courses (BIOL 1020, CHEM 1030, BIOL 2500, BIOL 2510) must be completed at Auburn University. 

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If conditional criteria isn’t met, students’ admission status will be in jeopardy and will be reevaluated by APG in December. Admission decisions will be determined by space availability. Notifications will be sent mid- December to students allowing them to continue their admitted pathway or pursue a different pathway to nursing, like the Concurrent Pathway.

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2026-2027 Application will open 8/17/2026

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