Undergraduate Admissions

1. Complete your application on our website
2. Official high school transcript. Official transcripts can be sent directly from your high school to: University of Providence | Admissions | 1301 20th Street South | Great Falls, MT 59405, or may be submitted electronically. Include transcripts from any dual enrollment or other pre-college programs that you have attended, and results of any AP tests you have taken.
3. Transfer Students – If you are transferring from another university/college, official transcripts will be required from any institution previously attended. If you do not have an Associates or Bachelors degree, we will also need an official high school transcript.
4. If a minimum 2.7 GPA was not achieved in prior high school or college coursework, an additional admission essay and academic review will be required.
5. Official ACT or SAT score report if your score with test date is not recorded on your high school transcript. Our ACT code is 2410, SAT is 4058. Providing official test scores is strongly recommended, but not required to be reviewed for admission. If you have taken either test, it is best to have your scores sent to the University of Providence.
6. Once we receive your application and all required supplemental documents, you will be notified of the admission decision within two weeks.

General Requirements

Application: All applicants are required to submit a completed application

Spring 2025 Nursing applicants must submit their application through NursingCAS

          Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 Nursing applicants must submit their application through NursingCAS

Non-nursing applicants must submit a general application

High School Transcripts: Applicants are required to submit their high school transcripts

Non-nursing student transcripts must be sent directly to the admissions office

Nursing student transcripts must be sent directly to NursingCAS

Transcripts must be sent directly from the high school

Include any dual enrollment or pre-college programs attended

Include the results of any AP tests

College Transcripts: Applicants should submit official college/university transcripts

Non-nursing student transcripts must be sent directly to the admissions office

Nursing student transcripts must be sent directly to NursingCAS

Transcripts must be sent directly from the college/university

GPA Requirements:  Applicants must meet a minimum GPA of 2.75 for consideration

Applications who have not achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in previous high school/college coursework will be required to submit a personal essay and undergo an academic review for program consideration.

Additional Program Requirements/Exclusions

Applied Health Informatics

Transcripts: Applicants for the Applied Health Informatics Certificate are NOT REQUIRED to submit their official high school/college transcripts for admission

GPA Requirements: Applicants for the Applied Health Informatics Certificate are NOT REQUIRED to meet minimum GPA requirements for admission

Traditional BSN: Direct-Entry (Freshman Only)

GPA Requirements: Applicants must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0

If a minimum GPA of 3.0 was not achieved in prior high school coursework, an additional admission essay/academic review may be required of the applicant.

Science Requirements: Applicants must hold two years of high school:

Chemistry

Biology

Math Requirements: Applicants must have completed high school math through:

Algebra II

Traditional BSN: Pre-Nursing

Enrollment Status: Applicant must be currently enrolled at the University of Providence as a degree-seeking undergraduate student in pre-nursing or any other declared major.

Course Requirement: Applicants must successfully complete the following courses at UP:

COD 100: Corps of Discovery

CHM 101: Introduction to Chemistry

ENG 117: Writing Essays

TRL 201: Introduction to Theology

GPA Requirements:  Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0

If a minimum 3.0 GPA was not achieved in prior high school or college coursework, an additional admission essay/academic review may be required of the applicant.

Withdrawn Courses: Applicants must have no more than TWO repeated or withdrawn prerequisite courses listed as part of the Traditional BSN nursing program curriculum.

Academic Standing: Applicants must be in good academic standing with the University of Providence, including no conduct violations during their time of enrollment.

Accelerated BSN

Degree Requirements: Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in ANY field

Pre-Requisite Courses: Applicants must complete the following courses:

Anatomy & Physiology I (with Labs) | 4 Credits**

Anatomy & Physiology II (with Labs) | 4 Credits**

Microbiology (with Lab) | 4 Credits

Statistics | 3 Credits

Nutrition | 3 Credits

**ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I AND II MUST BE COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. Additional prerequisite courses can be completed before or after admission into the program. APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE ALL PREREQUISITES BEFORE THE START OF THE PROGRAM IN JANUARY. For prerequisites to qualify for credit, they must be completed by the student with a grade of C (75%) or higher. Both Anatomy & Physiology courses and Microbiology need to be completed within the last 10 years.

Online RN-BSN

RN License: Applicant must hold an active, unencumbered registered nurse license

RN license must be issued in the state the applicant resides and works in

Degree Requirements: Applicant must hold a completed Associate Degree in Nursing

Applicants with a Diploma in Nursing are also accepted

Degrees must be issued through an accredited nursing university

There is no application fee required for undergraduate programs. University of Providence undergraduate applicants can apply to any program for free.

To enroll as an undergraduate at UP Montana, you will need to pay a $100 tuition deposit. There is also a $250 housing deposit for residential students. You can log into your UP account to pay your deposit.