Adventist University of Health Sciences will consider students for graduation and conferral of an Associate of Science degree in Nursing when they have met the general College requirements for graduation (see Graduation in the Academic Information section) and have:

1. Completed a minimum of 72 trimester hours of credit of which a minimum of 50 trimester hours of credit are completed in residence at ADU.
2. Completed the prescribed course of study for the degree (see the Curriculum section below) with a minimum nursing GPA of 2.50 and a minimum cognate GPA of 2.50.
3. Achieved a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in each nursing and cognate course.
4. Completed the Exit Health Education Systems, Inc (HESI) examination requirements during the final course of study in the nursing program (see the Department of Nursing Associate Degree Student Handbook Supplement).
5. Completed a remediation contract - if applicable (see the Department of Nursing Associate Degree Student Handbook Supplement).
6. Completed the degree requirements within a period of four years (see Time Limits in the Academic Information section).
7. Completed 30 hours of community service and/or service learning. Service learning is part of the curriculum in selected courses and is validated by the instructors of those courses and by the department in which those courses are taught.