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Nursing Program: Early Admission Policy

A high school graduate interested in nursing is eligible for early admission to the nursing major at Calvin College. The student must meet the following criteria:

  • A composite ACT of equal to or greater than 28 or
  • An SAT critical reading plus math score of equal to or greater than 1260

In order to maintain early admission status, a student, at the Calvin College Department
of Nursing application deadline, must have:

  • A 3.5 GPA in the nursing prerequisite courses at Calvin
  • A 3.3 cumulative GPA at Calvin
  • Completed admission requirements (i.e. criminal background check, disciplinary check, drug screen,
    fingerprint check) as specified in the Calvin catalog of the year of the student’s admission to Calvin.

Please feel free to contact the Department of Nursing if you have questions about this new policy.