Central Methodist University

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Central Methodist University  Maile Pihana-Rhorer
660-248-6651
Bachelor of Science in Nursing mrhorer@centralmethodist.edu
Academic Year 2024-2025 centralmethodist.edu/ academics/cges/

Program Description

The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Nursing at JCCC allows for a seamless progression for licensed registered nurses to obtain their Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree at Central Methodist University. Meeting with a JCCC counselor is strongly recommended for selection of appropriate courses. 

Admission Requirements

  • Students are required to complete 60 or more hours from an accredited college or complete an associate degree with at least a 2.0 in all transferable coursework. There is no maximum of credit hours that will be accepted by CMU from JCCC to be applied the Bachelor’s Degree.  All courses transferred may fulfill the degree requirements but may not fulfill the 300 level requirements.
  • Students with less than a 2.0 GPA may be considered for admission on a provisional basis. The degreecompletion program in Nursing (RN-BSN) has additional, specific requirements.
  • CMU will accept courses that are equivalent in rigor and content to its current curriculum in which a “D” or higher is earned as a direct equivalent unless a higher grade is required by a specific program, or a prerequisite to another course. Developmental courses will not be accepted in transfer.
  • All students must have 30 hours of 300/400 level course work from a four-year institution, and 30 of the last 36 hours must be from CMU.
  • All students must have a minimum of 15 hours in the major at the 300 level.
  • All students must have a minimum of 120 hours.
  • Costs - Undergraduate is $230/credit hour, Undergraduate online is $270/credit hour Detailed tuition and fee information may be found at https://www.centralmethodist.edu/admissions/business-office/tuition-andfees/index.php?ss360SearchTerm=tuition

Program Requirements

RN-BSN Requirements 

JCCC
CMU
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
BIOL 135Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology 4 BI 101 General Biology I AND BI 101L General Biology I Lab
BIOL 140Human Anatomy4BI 204Human Anatomy4
BIOL 144Human Anatomy and Physiology* 5 BIOL 109 Human Anatomy and Physiology AND BIOL 109L Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
BIOL 225Human Physiology*4BI 205General Physiology4-5
BIOL 227Human Pathophysiology* 4 AH 314 Pathophysiology
BIOL 230Microbiology*3BI 305Microbiology3-4
BIOL 231Microbiology Lab*2BI 305LMicrobiology Lab1
COMS 121Public Speaking3CT 101Public Speaking3
ENGL 121Composition I*3EN 110Multicultural American Lit3
ENGL 122Composition II*3EN 111English Composition I3
EN 305 Advanced Research Writing No equivalent
EN 306 Advanced Workplace Writing No equivalent
EN 350 Topics in Writing No equivalent

Approved 200-level Literature course 

JCCC ENGL courses, click here 

HI 103 Introduction to Missouri Civics (meets Missouri constitutional requirement) No equivalent

Approved Humanities or Fine Arts course JCCC AAS general educations, click here 

JCCC
CMU
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
MATH 171College Algebra* (or higher) 3MA 103College Algebra3
MATH 201Statistics* 3 MA 105 Elementary Statistics
AH 316 Data Analysis for Allied Health No equivalent
PSYC 130Introduction to Psychology3PY 101General Psychology3
PSYC 218Human Development* 3 PY 223 Developmental Psychology
REL 120Exploring World Religions 3 RL 122 Religion the Human Adventure
*

JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite. 

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JCCC BIOL 140 Human Anatomy and BIOL 225 Human Physiology will satisfy the BIOL 144 requirement. 

Last Approved Mon Oct 13 09:51:00 2025