Nursing Program FAQ
Admission
Fall 2025 is the inaugural year so we do not have prior admission information. We will begin with a cohort of 56, four-year pathway students and 16, two-year pathway students.
The admission committee looks closely at an applicant's academic record, GPA, standardized test scores (if submitted), background of service and leadership, and character as exhibited in references and short answer/personal statements.
This information is forthcoming as we admit our inaugural cohort!
First-year and nursing applicants apply through the Common Application, while transfer applicants apply directly through the Pepperdine Transfer Application.
For Fall 2025, January 15, 2025 is the only application deadline.
There are no required courses. We will be reviewing your science and math courses and would encourage you to take math and science courses all four years of high school.
64 units must be completed the list of prerequisites.
If any portion of the high school course work was completed at a traditional high school, an official transcript of that work must be submitted.
If a transcript for work completed as a home-schooled applicant is not available, official GED or CHSPE documentation indicating a passing score must be submitted. Additionally, official documentation should be submitted indicating the curriculum followed and grades obtained.
Please note: Due to the non-traditional nature of this type of schooling, applicants are expected to demonstrate academic proficiency through strong SAT I or ACT scores.
Admission Four-Year Pathway
Admission Two-Year Pathway
Transfer students are required to complete an application and required to complete 64 credit hours of coursework. Including the following courses, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. The minimum grade in all prerequisite courses is a “C.” Equivalent Pepperdine courses are shown in parentheses, where applicable.
| Communication Skills (7 credit hours) | |
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| English Composition (ENG 101) | 3 credit hours |
| Speech and Rhetoric (COM 180) | 4 credit hours |
| Natural, Behavioral, and Social Sciences (22 credit hours) | |
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| Human Anatomy with laboratory (BIOL 230) | 4 credit hours |
| Human Physiology with laboratory (BIOL 270) | 4 credit hours |
| Chemistry with laboratory | 4 credit hours |
| Microbiology with laboratory | 4 credit hours |
| Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 200) | 3 credit hours |
| Introduction to Sociology (SOC 200) | 3 credit hours |
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Other General Education Courses (25 credit hours) |
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| First-Year Seminar (GSGS 1xx) | 3 credit hours |
| Introductory Statistics | 4 credit hours |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology (PSYC 322) | 4 credit hours |
| Humanities or Elective Course | 3 credit hours |
| Fine Arts Elective | 2 credit hours |
| The Way of Jesus (REL 100) | 3 credit hours |
| The Story of Christian Scripture (REL 200) | 3 credit hours |
| Christianity and Culture (REL 300) | 3 credit hours |
| Other Elective Courses (10 units) | |
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A list of suggested courses will be developed for students to aid their selection of classes to fulfill the elective requirement. |
Once enrolled, two-year transfer students will complete all nursing (NURS) classes in the BSN curriculum.
The registrar and nursing faculty will evaluate the transcripts to make sure they are in line with curriculum courses.We are in the process of updating our current articulation agreements to include nursing.
Military connected students can not use benefits for the program until Fall 2026 on approval is received from the state approving agency. More information.
Financial Aid
There are both merit scholarships and institutional need-based grants available to eligible students. Students should fill out a FAFSA in order to be considered for need-based grants. There is automatic consideration for institutional merit scholarships
Housing
No, there will not be a residency requirement for year pathway students. four-year pathway students have a two-year residency requirement like Seaver students.