La Salle offers a traditional day BSN and a part-time evening BSN program (The ACHIEVE BSN Program) The following are additional requirements for students who wish to enter La Salle’s day Nursing Program: 

• Applications for the BSN program will be reviewed in February.  Students must make sure that La Salle University has the most recent transcripts.
• In addition to submitting official academic transcripts from all college/universities attended, students applying to La Salle’s nursing program must also submit official high school transcripts, two letters of recommendation (one must be academic in nature) and an essay or personal statement.
• All applicants to La Salle’s nursing program must obtain a 3.0 cumulative CCP GPA at the time of applying and must maintain a 3.0 or above for the remainder of their time in their current community college program in order to qualify for admission.
• In addition to possessing a 3.0 cumulative CCP GPA, all applicants must also possess a 3.0 science GPA. 
• Students will be permitted to repeat one (1) science (Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, Chemistry or Microbiology) one (1) time in order to obtain the 3.0 science GPA. Students who repeat more than one of these sciences will be automatically disqualified for admission.
  • • Anatomy & Physiology I and II must be completed within five years. Microbiology and Chemistry must be completed within ten years.
• All science prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester prior to the intended fall start term. Students will be permitted to take summer classes in an attempt to complete their liberal arts/core requirements, but no science class can be completed in the summer.
• All students who are formally admitted to La Salle’s nursing program will be asked to submit a deposit to secure their place in the fall class. Applications must be complete no later than July 26. Accepted students must confirm their attendance no later than August 1.
• The School of Nursing and Health Sciences is utilizing CastleBranch for background screening and immunization tracking. The student will enroll in CastleBranch when accepted into the nursing major and must be completed prior to the start of the fall academic semester.
• Clinical clearances include a cleared child abuse, a cleared criminal record check from the state of Pennsylvania and primary residence state, a cleared FBI nationwide fingerprint check, negative urine drug screening and completion of health and physical form and immunizations/ titers.

Students interested in the traditional day BSN program are strongly advised to take the following prerequisite nursing courses:

The following courses are required for the BSN program (but are not prerequisites). These courses can be taken at CCP with the exception of REL 100. Religion 100 must be taken at La Salle University.

There may be additional requirements as determined by the School of Nursing and requirements are subject to change at La Salle’s request. Any such changes will be communicated to CCP in writing and in a timely fashion.

Contact Information

For information concerning transfer please schedule an appointment to visit a Community College of Philadelphia academic advisor or counselor. Students are also welcome to contact the transfer institution directly.

Community College of Philadelphia

Academic Advising
Bonnell Building, BG-12
1700 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-751-8777
advising@ccp.edu

Counseling Center
Bonnell Building, BG-7
1700 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-751-8169
counseling@ccp.edu

La Salle University

1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
(215) 951-1500

Traditional Day Programs
Sheila Horne
Assistant Director-Transfer Admission
horne@lasalle.edu
or
Adult and Evening Programs
Daniel Perez
Associate Director
perezd@lasalle.edu