Traditional BSN

Program Description

The Traditional BSN is for first-time and transfer students. Incoming freshmen and transfer students are admitted as Pre-Nursing majors. Pre-Nursing students must complete their first 60 credit hours in prerequisite and General Education courses. Students apply for admission to the clinical major during their last semester of General Education and prerequisite courses. Students can be admitted to the clinical nursing major on a competitive and space-available basis. 

Admission Requirements

Each student's application undergoes a comprehensive evaluation for each admission period. There are two admission cycles per year. Clinical application criteria include: 

• Minimum Pre-Nursing grade point average of 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale)
• Successful completion of five of the six science courses (in progress in a maximum of one course):
  • CHEM 1100 Atoms and Molecules with Lab
  • MICROB 2800 Microbiology for Nursing and Health Professions
  • PTH_AS 2201 Human Anatomy Lecture
  • PTH_AS 2203 Human Anatomy Laboratory
  • MPP 3202 Elements of Physiology
  • NURSE 3200 Pathophysiology
• Minimum grade of “C” in Science courses, NURSE 2200 Foundations of Communication and Professionalism in Nursing and NURSE 3200 Pathophysiology
• Minimum grade of “C-“ in ENGLSH 1000 Writing and Rhetoric, MATH 1050 Quantitative Reasoning or MATH 1100 College Algebra, STAT 1200 Introductory Statistical Reasoning, and Writing Intensive courses
• Successful completion/currently enrolled in all General Education and prerequisite coursework at the time of application
• Evidence of capacity to uphold the practice standard, functional abilities as listed in the Undergraduate Student Handbook, and ethical codes of the Nursing profession

At the time of application, students are required to submit a resume using a provided template. Shortly after the determination of an applicant's eligibility, they will be required to submit video interview and essay responses.

BSN graduates must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. A Bachelor of Science (BSN) degree is awarded at graduation, and the graduate may be eligible to take the licensing examination to become a registered nurse (RN).

The completion of all requirements for graduation is the responsibility of the student. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is granted to candidates who have satisfactorily completed all of the following requirements: 

• Successful completion of all general education, prerequisite, and clinical nursing courses
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
• No more than 30 credits through independent study or extension courses
• Minimum of 120 credit hours
• Completion of all University graduation requirements, including University general education requirements, visit the JCCC/MU General Education guide for equivalent courses. 

It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution.