Undergraduate Special Requirements

All undergraduate degree applicants must meet the general admissions requirements. The programs listed below have additional requirements for admission.

Students must complete and submit the scores of the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) Exam to be reviewed for admittance into the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program. The TEAS Exam is administered through ATI Nursing Education and is in place to evaluate academic preparedness for the ASN program. Applicants that hold a Bachelor's degree or higher are not required to submit TEAS scores.

The ASN applicant will need to achieve a “Proficient” level on the TEAS Exam and achieve a 58.7% or higher cumulative score.

• To review information on the TEAS Exam and to register for it, please follow: TEAS Exam.
• To review information on TEAS Exam preparation materials, please follow: TEAS Exam Prep Materials.
• To send your TEAS Exam score to Saint Joseph’s University in Lancaster, for your application, please follow:
  • How to Purchase a TEAS Exam Transcript
  • You will need to select “Saint Joseph’s University PA ADN” for the location of the transcripts to be sent.
  • There is no cost to access and send your first official TEAS Exam score.
  • There is a $29 fee for any additional TEAX Exam scores that you request.

Please also review the additional information and resources below:

• An applicant cannot take more than 3 attempts for the TEAS Exam in an Academic Year.
• An applicant will need to wait 3-4 weeks before attempting a repeat of the TEAS Exam.
• The TEAS Exam is not required for applicants for the LPN Assessment Module route of the ASN program.
• The TEAS Exam score can be accepted within one year of completion of the Exam.
  • If the TEAS Exam score is older than one year, the applicant will need to repeat the Exam.
• The ATI TEAS test is comprised of 170 questions that are formatted as both multiple choice items with 4 answer options and alternate-type items. This includes 150 scored questions and 20 unscored pretest questions. Students have 209 minutes to complete the exam.
  • The number of questions in each content section and subsection are as follows:
    • Reading – 45 questions (55 minutes)
      • Key Ideas & Details – 15
      • Craft & Structure – 9
      • Integration of Knowledge & Ideas – 15
      • Unscored Pretest Items – 6
    • Math – 38 questions (57 minutes)
      • Numbers & Algebra – 18
      • Measurement & Data – 16
      • Unscored Pretest Items – 4
    • Science – 50 questions (60 minutes)
      • Human Anatomy & Physiology – 18
      • Biology – 9
      • Chemistry – 8
      • Scientific Reasoning – 9
      • Unscored Pretest Items – 6
    • English & Language Usage – 37 questions (37 minutes)
      • Conventions of Standard English – 12
      • Knowledge of Language – 11
      • Using Language and Vocabulary to Express Ideas in Writing – 10
      • Unscored Pretest Items – 4 

Students need to have successfully completed the following pre-requisite courses with a minimum grade of “C” prior to starting the LPN to RN Advanced Placement Module:

• Anatomy & Physiology I
• Anatomy & Physiology II
• Craft of Language (English Composition)
• Clinical Math (typically taken at Saint Joseph's)
• Philosophy/Theology (typically taken at Saint Joseph's)

Note: A student can be accepted into the LPN Bridge Program without these pre-requisite courses, but is unable to start the module until they are completed.

Admission requirements for the LPN to RN module include a 3.0 GPA preferred (2.5 minimum), the successful completion (a grade C or higher) of Algebra II or College Algebra, and a science class (preferably Biology) with a lab. Students will need to have all high school and college transcripts sent to Saint Joseph's. Applicants need to have a minimum of 1,000 working LPN hours completed prior to LPN Module.

Applicants must have graduated from a regionally accredited program with a 2.0 minimum GPA.

Students must obtain their RN license within one year of starting the RN to BSN program and maintain an active RN license throughout the program.

Students must secure employment or be volunteering in a health care setting for eight hours weekly by the beginning of the second semester in the RN to BSN program which must be continued throughout the program.

Applicants should complete an associate degree from an accredited allied health program with a minimum of 33 credits related to the allied health field, an accredited paramedic program, or an accredited practical nurse or vocational nurse program. Applicants who graduate from a hospital-based program or from a program lacking accreditation will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Applicants should complete eight (8) credits of anatomy and physiology (with a lab) beyond the 33 course credits related to the allied health field.