Open Admission 2023-2024

Selection Process

There are many components that go into our admission criteria that help us see who you are. GPA and the HESI exam give us a glimpse of how you perform academically. The Casper assessment and the Standardized Recommendation Surveys tell of your ability to work with others, communication, flexibility, problem-solving skills, and other professional attributes you possess. The different admission criteria come together to create your “admission score”:

• Admission GPA - 50%

  Admission GPA will be calculated using the most recent 45 credit hours of coursework and GPA from all completed nursing prerequisite courses.

• HESI assessment - 20%

  The HESI score is generated by averaging the scores from the 4 test categories (required subcategories):

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Vocabulary and General Knowledge
  • Basic Math Skills
  • Anatomy and Physiology

  There is no total or subcategory minimum score.

  You may only submit one HESI score/transcript each calendar year.  You may submit HESI scores that are more than a year old.

  You may only take the exam once within the window of December 1st, 2023 and January 19th, 2024 by 5pm (MT).

  Testing signup will be posted soon!

• CASPER assessment - 10%

  Casper is a soft-skill assessment. Casper measures 10 competencies: collaboration, communication, empathy, equity, ethics, self-awareness, resilience, professionalism, problem solving and motivation.

  Casper uses a unique, open, video and text response format, leading to more authentic, in-the-moment responses. You can justify your reasoning, express your values, and share your individual perspectives and experiences.

  Each test is rated by multiple independent raters, with a different rater for each scenario. The final score is an average of all raters’ unique impressions, reflecting diverse perspectives on the applicant’s performance. This reduces bias.

  CASPER test dates:

  October 2023	October 26, 2023	8pm EDT
  November 2023	November 14, 2023	5pm EST
  December 2023	December 7, 2023	8pm EST
  January 2024	January 16, 2024 January 20, 2024	8pm EST 8pm EST

• Standardized Recommendation Surveys - 10%

  The Standardized Recommendation Surveys will be in the form of a survey that will be sent to your references, one from an academic reference and one from a supervisory reference, requesting information about your ability to work with others, communication, flexibility, and other professional attributes you possess on a 1-5 point scale.

  To obtain the recommendations, you will need to input the contact information (name and email address) of the two people you have asked to complete the recommendation in NursingCAS.

• Earned credits at UNC - 10%

  The number of credits completed at UNC are assigned points and used in the overall admission score as outlined below.

  • 0-2 earned credits at UNC = 0 points
  • 3-5 earned credits at UNC = 1 point
  • 6-8 earned credits at UNC = 2 points
  • 9-11 earned credits at UNC = 3 points
  • 12-14 earned credits at UNC = 4 points
  • 15-17 earned credits at UNC = 5 points
  • 18-20 earned credits at UNC = 6 points
  • 21-23 earned credits at UNC = 7 points
  • 24-26 earned credits at UNC = 8 points
  • 27-29 earned credits at UNC = 9 points
  • 30 or more earned credits at UNC = 10 points