Admissions

Admissions Requirements

Freshmen
To be accepted for admission to Culver-Stockton College, graduating high school seniors must have a 2.5 overall GPA and have scored at least a 20 on their ACT. 

Transfer Students
To be accepted for admission to Culver-Stockton College, transfer students must have an overall 2.0 GPA in all college course work previously taken.

International Students
International students can apply using either the freshman student application or transfer student application. You will need to submit transcripts and TOEFL scores. We recommend that you apply by April 1 to begin in the Fall (August) term and by November 1 to begin in the Spring (January) term. > more information

Nursing Students
Students who wish to be admitted into the nursing program must meet the admission standards of the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, which are:

• PRIORITY ONE: High school students with an ACT score of 22 or above and high school GPA of at least 3.0. Will be admitted as freshmen. Considered official nursing majors at the end of the freshman year if they meet the following requirements: 
• Cumulative GPA of 2.5*
• Support course GPA of 2.5*
• Completion of all prerequisite courses for the sophomore nursing courses with a grade of C or better*
• Completion of at least 24 hours of college credit*
• Completion of the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)*
  
  *Required of all four groups of entering nursing students.

Blessing-Rieman will assign an advisor at the beginning of the second semester if students are meeting admissions requirements at that time. They will be allowed to pre-register for sophomore nursing courses.

• PRIORITY TWO: High school students with an ACT score of 19-21 or a GPA below 3.0. May be admitted to Culver-Stockton or QU as pre-nursing students if they meet that college’s admission requirements (hyperlink to freshman admission standards at top of this page). They may apply to the nursing major at the end of their freshman year, or any time after that, and will be considered for admission if they then meet nursing college requirements. Blessing-Rieman will assign an advisor at the beginning of the second semester if students are meeting admissions requirements at that time. They will be allowed to pre-register for sophomore nursing courses.   
  
  
• PRIORITY THREE: High school students with an ACT score of 18 or below or a GPA below 3.0 May be admitted to Culver-Stockton or QU as conditional or undecided if they meet that college’s admissions requirements. They may then apply to the nursing major at the end of their freshman year, or any time after that, and will be considered for admission if they meet Blessing-Rieman requirements. In addition, they must have an ACT score of 19 or above.
  
  
• PRIORITY FOUR: Transfer sophomore students may be admitted to the nursing major if they meet all the admission requirements as well as an ACT score of 19 or above.

If you do not meet the stated requirements, contact the admissions office to determine whether other options apply to you.

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