BSN ADVST - BSN Advanced Standing (BSN)

RN to BSN (Post-RN) Admission Criteria

1. A completed application;

2. Completion of required prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of C in each course;

3. An associate degree or diploma in nursing from an accredited program (ACEN or CCNE), which included clinical practice courses in nursing;

4. A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (Hours from all previously attempted undergraduate course work are used in calculating the cumulative GPA);

5. Evidence of a current and unrestricted RN license to practice in the United States and licensure/privilege to practice in Mississippi;

6. New associate degree graduates must successfully complete the NCLEX-RN® examination and become licensed as a registered nurse (RN) by the end of their first semester of course work at the School of Nursing; and,

7. Official transcripts from all schools attended;

8. For applicants who earned course work/degrees from institutions outside the United States:

   1. Completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for graduates of foreign schools whose academic language was not English. The minimum required score is:

      1.    TOEFL-Internet Based Test (IBT): 79 or higher

      2.    TOEFL-Paper Based Test (PBT): 550 or higher

   2. Other documents required by UMMC and local, state, and federal authorities;

   3. Transcripts must be evaluated in a course-by-course report from World Education Services (WES) or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS).

9. If an applicant has been dismissed from any nursing program, one year must pass from the date of dismissal to the date of eligibility to apply for any UMMC School of Nursing program.

PREREQUISITE COURSES

The lower division is comprised of the following courses, which are prerequisites for the upper division of the baccalaureate program. The 62 credit hours of prerequisite courses include: Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Science survey courses or courses for non-science majors are not acceptable for transfer credit. Anatomy and Physiology courses taken more than 10 years ago may not be accepted for transfer credit.

Required Courses

• Microbiology – One course with a laboratory (4 hours)

• Human Anatomy and Physiology – Two courses in sequence with labs which include the study of structure and function of the human body (8 hours)

• College Algebra or higher level math (3 hours)

• Statistics – Must include an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, t tests, z tests, ANOVA, chi-square, hypothesis testing, p levels and confidence intervals (3 hours)

  1. Statistics may be taken as a prerequisite prior to or during enrollment in the RN-BSN program. If Statistics is not taken prior to entry, applicants must have a minimum of 60 hours of transferrable credit including the other 59 hours listed here.

• General Psychology (3 hours)

• Introductory Sociology (3 hours)

• Human Growth and Development through the Life Cycle (3 hours):

  1. In a senior college, Developmental Psychology, to include development from infancy through old age; or

  2. In a junior or community college, Human Growth and Development, to include development from infancy through old age.

• English Composition (6 hours)

• Humanities and Fine Arts Electives (9) hours

• General Elective Courses: (20 hours)

Suggested General Elective Courses

Suggested Courses for Humanities and Fine Arts Electives

Unacceptable Courses

None of the required courses listed, described, or recommended may be met by the following: courses in physical training, military science, or dogmatic religion; courses in mathematics or science designed for non-science majors; or course credit granted without college level testing.

Director of the RN-BSN Program
Jill Clayton, PhD, RN
Phone: 601-815-9477