FAQ

Pre-nursing refers to all courses except the Nursing Major NURS 300 and 400 labeled courses.

For application, you can still have some courses in progress for this summer which is during our application period for 2024. We will need to verify the GPA at completion of summer term. Thus, you would have to resubmit an official transcript at that time. You must have all courses completed by the end of summer to be considered for admission for the Fall semester.

For application, you can still have some courses in progress for this summer which is during our application period for 2024. We will need to verify the GPA at completion of summer term. Thus, you would have to resubmit an official transcript at that time. You must have all courses completed by the end of summer to be considered for admission for the Fall semester.

BIO 201 and 202 are required. We are not able to substitute for those courses. This is a Board of Nursing requirement.

The program is 5 semesters (2 years) because the program includes the summer semester.  So, those coming in Fall 2024 are scheduled to graduate in May 2026.

Any merit-based scholarships will transfer over to the nursing program. It is laid out for 8 consecutive terms (Fall, Spring, Fall, Spring, ect). If you maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and take 12 or more credit hours per semester, you should not have any issues.

You can take it multiple times, though there is a fee for each time you take it. It is possible that the faculty will revise this requirement to include a maximum number of attempts. However, this is not in place currently.

As a rule, we do not apply grad courses toward undergrad requirements. If the program felt strongly that a student has met a certain competency, they will reach out to me, and we’ll discuss options. If you send us your transcripts, we can be more specific about how it might apply.

It is possible, but we will not permit additional classes until you have successfully completed your first semester of the Nursing major coursework. The nursing schedule is rigid, and you would have to register for courses that do not conflict with your nursing classes, which will be hard to do.

The clinical days are six to eight hours in most semesters. In the 5th (final) semester, you will have 12-hour clinical shifts to prepare you for a typical hospital work shift.

Since athletic events are mostly held on Thursday and Friday’s, we are working to make sure all clinicals are earlier in the week. Clinical time is regulated by the State Board of Nursing, and we must make sure you get the allotted number of hours. Your absences are excused as a result of you being an UM athlete. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate their schedules to assigned faculty in advance and make-up any missed class content, assignments, clinical, etc.

No, the Nursing major has a specific course schedule. You are going to have set course days and times.

Yes, you will have to take the TEAS regardless of if you are already enrolled or transferring into the nursing program.

Yes, that is the ideal due to the content on the exam.

We have designed the testing so that you may take it at home using a remote proctor. For more information go to: TEAS Exam Information.

This is a traditional BSN program, and classes will only be held during the morning/daytime hours (8am to 5pm). Exception to this is clinical hours. Clinicals will vary with start times as early as 6 AM. In the final semester, you will most likely have clinical shifts that extend into the evening (7am-7 PM). In the future, if we have a large demand for evening/nighttime classes we may consider this time frame

Yes, we teach all the general education and prerequisites required for the program.

No, there is not an interview to get into the nursing program at this time.