Admission Requirements

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Meet the general admission requirements of the University and be enrolled as a pre-nursing major. Attain a cumulative and science grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. Students must complete an entrance examination, a personal essay of 400 words, describing what influenced your decision to enter the nursing profession and submit three recommendation letters.

Complete the following pre-requisite courses with a grade of C or better

• ENG 1270 and 1280 (Composition)
• BIOL 1080, 2020, 2021 and 2059 (Cell Biology, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology)
• MATH 1200, equivalent or higher level
• HSC 2150 (Introduction to Health Professions)
• Nine credits of Humanities; six credits must be in a single foreign language
• NURS/HSC 3321
• PSYC 1100 and 2000 (Introduction and Life Span Developmental Psychology)
• CHEM 1050 (General and Organic Chemistry)
• SOC 1250 or ANTH 1010
• PHIL 1020 or 1030 (Mathematics/Critical Thinking)
• PSYC 4190 or NURS 3329 Statistics

General Education Requirement

Fall Year 1	Credit hours	Spring Year 1	Credit hours
ENG 1230/1270 – Composition I	3	ENG 1240/1280 – Composition II	3
MATH 1200 – College Algebra	3	CHEMISTRY 1050 – General and Organic Chemistry	5
BIOL 1080 – Biological Science Survey I & Lab	3	BIOLOGY 2020 – Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture & Lab	4
PSYC 1100 – Intro to Psychology	3	PSYC 2000 – Life Span Development	3
Sociology 1250 or ANTH 1010	3
Total	15	Total	15

Fall Year 2	Credit hours	Spring Year 2	Credit hours
BIOLOGY 2059- Intro Microbiology Lecture & Lab	3	PSYC 4190 OR HSC 3329 - Statistics	3
HSC 2150 Intro to Health Professions	3	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	3
BIOLOGY 2021 – Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture & Lab	4	PHIL 1020 or PHIL 1030 Critical Thinking	3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	3	HSC 3321 Service Learning	3
FINE ARTS Required	3	CMAT 2030 or 1130 – Speech	3
Total	16	Total	15

RN to BSN Professional Sequence Courses

Semester 1	Credit hours	Semester 2	Credit hours
NURS 3020 Nursing Pathophysiology	3	NURS 3324 Pharmacologic Interventions	3
NURS 3051 Fundamentals of Nursing	6	NURS 3325 Comprehensive Care of Adults	8
NURS 3151 Nursing Communication & Health Assessment	3	NURS 3102 Seminar II	1
NURS 3140 Theory and Professional Issues in Nursing	2
NURS 3101 Seminar I	1
Total	15	Total	12

Semester 3 Summer	Credit hours	Semester 4	Credit hours
NURS 3326 Mental Health Nursing	5	NURS 4210 Maternal/Child	4
		NURS 4051 Nursing Care of Children and Family	4
		NURS 3200 Research Methods	3
		NURS 4400 Advanced Therapeutics and Prioritization	2
		NURS 4201 Seminar III	1
Total	5	Total	14

Semester 5	Credit hours		Credit hours
NURS Elective	3
NURS 4251 Community Based Care of Family	5
NURS 4301 Leadership and Management	4
NURS 4202 Seminar IV	1
Total	13	Total Program Hours	120

Please note: At least 120 credit hours are required from the University to receive an undergraduate degree. All students must fulfill the Nursing Department requirements and the University’s requirements. ** Nursing Department BHS 200, 773-995-3992