Harding University – Carr College of Nursing

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Harding University – Carr College of Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 96.2% over 240 candidates.

Harding University – Carr College of Nursing's latest reported year is 2025, and that 93.6% — from a cohort of 63 first-time candidates — is 6.9 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Harding University – Carr College of Nursing.

Admissions

Admissions at Harding University – Carr College of Nursing

• Acceptance or admission rate
• No stated overall acceptance or admission rate (percentage) is published on the official Harding University nursing admissions pages.
• Minimum GPA requirements
• Traditional undergraduate (pre-nursing) students need a pre-nursing GPA of at least 2.78 for unconditional admission (on a 4.0 scale).
• A pre-nursing GPA between 2.50 and 2.77 may be considered for part-time conditional admission.
• Prerequisite GPA and grade policies
• Pre-nursing GPA is calculated from the following courses: Chemistry (CHEM 1010/1010L or 1040/1040L), Biology I & II (BIOL 2400/2400L or 3200/3200L; BIOL 2405/2405L or 3210/3210L), Microbiology (BIOL 2410/2410L or 3400/3400L), and NURS 3630.
• Only two attempts per course are allowed for consideration for unconditional admission.
• Students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in nursing courses with a “C” or higher in all nursing courses to remain in the program.
• Standardized admission test requirement
• A “standardized admission test measuring a student’s knowledge and understanding of prenursing content will be considered in the application process.” However, neither TEAS nor HESI is explicitly named for the traditional undergraduate track.
• Accelerated (ABSN) program admission criteria
• Required pre‑nursing GPA of 2.78 or higher and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
• Completion of all nursing prerequisites (roughly 37 credits, including chemistry, anatomy & physiolo

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Format

Schedule and format at Harding University – Carr College of Nursing

• Delivery: hybrid format for graduate programs (FNP, MEPN)
• The Master’s Entry into Professional Nursing (MEPN) program uses a hybrid delivery: on‑ground (face‑to‑face) primary core courses with some online courses.
• The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) graduate program is delivered online with three on‑ground intensives each year.
• Delivery: undergraduate tracks
• The traditional BSN is a four‑year, on‑ground full-time track on the main campus.
• There is an individualized degree‑completion track (for licensed nurses without a BSN), offered full‑time or part‑time, designed collaboratively with the student.
• An accelerated hybrid track (ABSN) is available at the Northwest Arkansas (Rogers) site; this blends online courses with in‑person labs/clinicals.
• Accelerated (ABSN) program: format and pacing
• The ABSN (accelerated BSN) uses a hybrid method, with most theoretical coursework online via an e‑learning platform, supplemented with in‑person labs and clinical rotations in Rogers, AR.
• Online coursework

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