Applicants to the pre-licensure baccalaureate and associate nursing programs will be required to take the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam (SLE) with Denver College of Nursing. The SLE minimum entrance requirements for the pre-licensure baccalaureate and associate degree programs is a score of 22 on the first and only attempt at the SLE exam. The applicant who does not score the minimum score on the single attempt is eligible to take the HESI A2 examination to meet entrance requirements, as noted below.
Note: Applicants for readmission to the pre-licensure programs must achieve the passing score on the SLE required of current applicants for admission to the selected program of study. If the applicant for readmission had previously achieved a passing score on the SLE, that score may be used for readmission, provided the SLE test was administered and passed within three years (36 months) of the date of readmission.
Applicants that do not achieve a score of 22 on the SLE exam have two opportunities within a 12-month period to obtain a minimum of 75% on the HESI A2 English Composite Subscale (Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar) and on the Math Subscale. If unsuccessful in the two attempts at the HESI A2, a third opportunity may be granted within the 12-month period with evidence of completion in a refresher or remediation course in the subject or subjects below the minimum score.