Professional Studies Admissions

Your Path to Advancement and Success

Our undergraduate Professional Studies programs are designed to help you achieve your educational and career goals in a way that works best for you.

Achieve Your Goals at Your Speed

• Apply for admission at any time. We use a rolling admissions system.
• Begin your studies in the fall, spring, or summer. Rivier offers multiple start dates throughout the year for most programs.
• You decide your pace and finish on your timeline. We offer programs on campus with evening classes and online.

Transfer Credits and Finish Faster

Rivier accepts up to 90 credits toward a Bachelor’s degree and 45 credits toward an associate degree. Credits must be from a regionally accredited two and four-year institution. To transfer credits, you should request that your official transcript(s) are sent via electronic sending service to admissions@rivier.edu or by mail to:

Rivier University
Office of Admissions
420 South Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060

Your advisor or enrollment counselor will review the transcript(s) and determine how many credits are transferable to your chosen program of study.

Admissions Requirements

When applying to Rivier, you must submit the following:

• Application for admission
• Official high school transcript or GED
  • For non-Nursing programs, this requirement may be waived if you have already earned an Associate’s degree.
  • Applicants to the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program are not required to submit high school transcript or GED.
• If applicable, your official college transcript(s) from all institutions where you have received degrees and/or course credit.
  • Applicants to the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program must have completed a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
  • A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for admission to the RN to BSN program. Applicants whose GPA falls below this minimum will be evaluated and may be considered for admission. Applicants must also provide evidence of an active, unencumbered RN nursing license.
  • Applicants to the Individualized Studies and Psychology professional studies programs require a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade-point average.
• If you wish to major in Nursing ASN and are not an LPN or RN, you must provide evidence of satisfactory completion (C+, 77% or higher) of high school or college biology, chemistry and algebra.
  • If you are applying to the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program and you are not an LPN, your score on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) will be required to complete your application for admission.
  • If you are applying to the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program and you are an LPN, your score on the Nursing Acceleration Challenge Examination (NACE) will be required prior to course registration.
• All admitted nursing students will be asked to provide documentation of the following to the Division of Nursing and Health Professions:
  • Background check
  • Physical exam indicating good health with no restrictions
  • Results of a drug screen
  • Vaccination/immunization records

You can take up to four courses (12 credits) before you officially apply to a degree program. If you decide to enroll after any of the four courses, all your credits earned count toward your degree.