Associate in Arts Degree in Pre-Nursing

2.7 Minimum GPA

Note: CAPS is designed for students with adult responsibilities who may require part-time and flexible course schedules. Current high school students and recent graduates seeking a traditional WashU college experience should apply through the undergraduate admissions office: admissions.wustl.edu.

Below is a list of requirements for an application to the Associate in Arts degree at CAPS. Applications will be reviewed once all requirements are received.

Application Deadlines

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis and typically take three to five business days.  An application is incomplete and will not be reviewed until all of the application requirements have been received or processed.  Applicants are encouraged to submit all materials by the following dates:

• Summer 2024: April 30, 2024
• Fall 2024: July 31, 2024
• Spring 2025: Dec. 31, 2024

Completed Application Form

The online application is available on our Apply page. Applications are ready for review when all fields on the application form are completed and the required documents have been received.

Transcripts

Official (issued directly from the college or WashU) or unofficial (student-issued) copies of transcripts from the three most recent years of college-level work. If you have fewer than six units of transferable credit or CAPS course work, then proof of high school completion, General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency (HSE) must be submitted. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the registrar to the WashU School of Continuing & Professional Studies. Electronic transcripts should be forwarded to washucaps@wustl.edu. For transcript questions, please contact our Admissions Coordinator, Patricia Agnew, at paagnew@wustl.edu.

Non-United States course work transcript verification
If the transcript you submit for consideration is from a college or university outside the United States, a course by course transcript evaluation is also required. Evaluations will be accepted from World Education Services (WES), Spantran or another member institution of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). For Spantran evaluations, you must use this form. 

Personal Essay

Tell us about yourself in a brief essay (about 250 words). Why are you applying to WashU School of Continuing & Professional Studies? What are your goals, both academic and professional? Is there additional information we should know about you when considering your application?

Note: Students in the Pre-Nursing AA fulfill the same general education requirements as students in the AA degree program, but with some pre-selected courses.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: 15 UNITS

• Analytical Writing (U11 111)
• Critical and Researched Writing (U11 203)
• One course in numerical applications:
  • Math 1011 Introduction to Statistics or
  • Math 205 Applied Statistics
• One course in moral reasoning
• One course in cultural diversity

DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS: 18 UNITS

Students must complete six units in each distribution area noted below. Each distribution area must include course work from at least two disciplines unless otherwise noted. (Courses that satisfy the numerical applications, moral reasoning and cultural diversity Basic Requirements may also count toward the Distribution Requirements.)

• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Social Sciences:
  • Psych 100 Introduction to Psychology and
  • Psych 230 Human Growth and Development
• Humanities:
  • Comm 2111 Introduction to Public Speaking
  • or Comm 217 Oral Communications

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS: 18 UNITS

• Bio 1001 Concepts in Biology (3 units)
• Bio 204 Nutrition (3 units)
• Bio 220 Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab  (4 units)
• Bio 240 Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab (4 units)
• Bio 280 Microbiology with Lab  (4 units)

ELECTIVES: 9 UNITS

• Humanities elective (3 units)
• Social Science elective (3 units)
• General elective (3 units)