Nursing Students

Prepare to deliver the highest quality of care with a degree from one of New Hampshire’s most distinctive, top-performing schools of Nursing and Health Professions. Colby-Sawyer offers three exceptional nursing education options to help you reach your professional goals in a variety of health care settings.

Study in ultramodern classrooms and laboratories, and train in world-class facilities at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Admission Entry Dates
  • Nursing priority: December 1
    (Applications will be accepted through March 1, on a space-available basis.)
  • Enrollment Deposit: May 1
First Year Application Checklist
  • Complete Colby-Sawyer’s Online Application or the Common Application
  • Official high school transcript
  • Nursing essay and general admission essay
  • SAT, ACT or TEAS* (Test of Essential Academic Skills). Colby-Sawyer offers the TEAS at the campus testing center
    *preferred
  • Due to the impact of COVID-19 on availability for standardized testing, Colby-Sawyer College will be waiving the requirement on the SAT, ACT, or TEAS exams for students applying to our undergraduate Nursing program for fall 2021 admission.
Transfer Application Checklist
  • Complete Colby-Sawyer’s Online Application
  • Official university/college transcript from each institution attended
  • Official high school transcript
  • Nursing essay and general admission essay
  • SAT, ACT or TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) may not be required; consult with Transfer Admissions Counselor
  • Due to the impact of COVID-19 on availability for standardized testing, Colby-Sawyer College will be waiving the requirement on the SAT, ACT, or TEAS exams for students applying to our undergraduate Nursing program for fall 2021 admission.
Academic Checklist
  • Minimum GPA 3.3 in college prep course work
  • College prep English: four years
  • College prep math: three years, including algebra I
  • College prep laboratory-based science: three years
  • College prep social studies or history: three years
Extracurricular Checklist

The Admissions Office encourages you to include your participation in student government, athletics, clubs and organizations, volunteer service and employment, as well as any other activities that helped shape your high school experience.

Turn your RN into a BS in nursing in as little as 16 months with Colby-Sawyer’s convenient online degree program.

Admissions Entry Dates
  • Fall 2020: Sept. 1 and Oct. 22
  • Spring 2021: Jan. 22 and March 16
  • Summer 2021: May 15
Application Checklist
  • Complete Colby-Sawyer's Online Application
  • Valid nursing license
  • Official college transcript(s) from each college/university attended
  • Associate degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing from an accredited nursing program

Colby-Sawyer offers three tracks for registered nurses to advance their education and further their careers: Clinical Nurse Leader, Nursing Education, and Nursing Management & Executive Leadership.

Admission Entry Dates
  • Fall 2020: Sept. 1
Application Checklist
  • Complete Colby-Sawyer's Online Application
  • Official transcript from an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
  • Valid and active Registered Nurse license
  • Professional resume
  • TOEFL or IELTS (for international applicants)