Admission Requirements and Process for RN Students without a Baccaluareate Degree
- Prerequisite General Education Course Requirements for Registered Nurse Students with a Non-Baccalaureate RN Associate Degree or Diploma:
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Humanities
Including: two English writing courses
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15 – 18 credits
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Social Sciences
Including: psychology, sociology
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15 – 18 credits
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Biophysical Sciences
Including: anatomy and physiology, chemistry, nutrition
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15
credits
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Mathematics
Including: statistics
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6
credits
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Total:
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54 general education credits
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Since most students already will have taken 30 – 33 credits of these courses as part of their previous RN program requirements, they will typically only need to take 24 credits of additional general education courses prior to matriculation. Since general education coursework in diploma and associate degree programs is primarily at the introductory level, a minimum of 12 credits of general education requirements must be beyond introductory level. Students may meet the general education prerequisites through College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), or the Excelsior College Examinations (ECE), formerly known as the ACT Proficiency Examination Program.
Please see IA for additional administrative requirements.
[Policy updated June 2014]