Admission Requirements

Prospective students seeking admission to the MyWay at UMHB Bachelor of Applied Studies program must:

• reside within Texas or one of the approved National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) states: http://nc-sara.org/sara-states-institutions.
• be transferring with a "C" or higher a minimum of 12 transferable semester credit hours (non-developmental/non-vocational).
• have graduated from a regionally accredited or state accredited high school and be transferring semester credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university.
• have an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better (based on a four-point system).  Entering GPA will be calculated using all hours attempted.  The one exception to this requirement concerns a course that was repeated.  In this circumstance, only the last grade received for the repeated course will be used when calculating the entering GPA.
• not be on scholastic or disciplinary suspension from any college or university.

Prospective students seeking admission to the MyWay at UMHB Bachelor of Science in Nursing Advanced Placement for Registered Nurses (RN-BSN) program must do the following:

• hold an active, unencumbered Registered Nurse License within the student's state.
• For new Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) graduates, conditional admittance may be granted upon successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
• be employed as a Registered Nurse and maintain employment as a Registered Nurse throughout the duration of degree pursuit.
• not be on scholastic or disciplinary suspension from any college or university.
• have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher (based on a four-point system).  Entering GPA will be calculated using all hours attempted.  The one exception to this requirement concerns a course that was repeated.  In this circumstance, only the last grade received for the repeated course will be used when calculating the entering GPA.
• be transferring with a "C" or higher from a regionally accredited institution, at a minimum, the 37 semester credit hours of prerequisite courses for the BSN degree prescribed below.  Eligibility for admission to the RN to BSN Program further requires a minimum combined GPA for 3.0 for these prerequisite courses (excluding statistics).

Prerequisite Course	Semester Credit Hours	Included in Combined GPA Calculation
Rhetoric and Composition I	3	Yes
Rhetoric and Composition II	3	Yes
Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab	4	Yes
Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab	4	Yes
Microbiology with Lab	4	Yes
College or Introductory or General Chemistry with Lab	4	Yes
General Psychology	3	Yes
Developmental Psychology	3	Yes
Introduction to Sociology	3	Yes
Public Speaking	3	Yes
Statistics	3	No

 

For All Programs:

A limited number of students may be admitted on probationary admission by consent of the Admissions Committee. An interview may be required.

Students admitted on probationary admission will need to successfully master all competencies in which they are registered within their first 6-month term of enrollment. If all competencies are successfully mastered, a student's probationary admission status will be removed. If a student does not successfully master all competencies within the first 6-month term, the student would not be eligible to register for the next term. 

Individuals who are denied admission on the basis of the criteria listed above may appeal to the Admissions Office.  The appeal must be made in writing and must specify the admission requirement(s) to be reviewed.  Any supporting evidence not originally submitted with admissions materials should be included.  Please contact the Admissions Office for further information.

To be considered for admission to MyWay at UMHB, prospective students must submit:

• an application for admission with the non-refundable application fee.
• an official transcript for each college/university previously attended (sent directly from the institution to UMHB).  Even though courses taken at one institution are noted on another college's transcript, applicants must submit transcripts from the institution at which the courses were taken.  Transcripts from other institutions which have been submitted for admission or evaluation become part of the student's academic file and are not returned or copied for distribution.