I realize that the only direct admission nursing spots are for honors college students. I am curious if anyone knows the acceptance rate for pre-nursing students to move into the upper-level BSN program. We are focusing on direct admission programs but otherwise USC is a great fit for my daughter so I am trying to determine if the traditional BSN route might still be reasonable there.
You should email the department and ask.
My D emailed the department and asked. For fall 2024, the admission stats for pre-nursing to nursing were as follows:
67% acceptance rate
GPA average 3.8
302 students accepted
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My D also asked if there were any differences in curriculum between the honors (Smart Start) cohort and the regular (pre-nursing to nursing) cohort, and was told there are significant differences in curriculum. The honors students have to complete nursing plus honors requirements. There are about 27-28 Smart Start nursing students selected by the Admissions team (not nursing).
My D ended up taking this one off her list – the honors requirements seemed significant, on top of the nursing requirements, and wouldn’t give her as much flexibility as she wanted.
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Honors programs typically have requirements. Some might be more extensive than others but benefits can outweigh the effort.
Good Honors programs typically have better advising, opportunities and benefits. I also think the good ones look out for their Honors students. It would look bad if they didn’t succeed.
I’m fairly certain it helped one son with on-campus jobs and internships. He was also admitted to a competitive major a year early. He earned it but it didn’t hurt.