BSN ACCEL - Accelerated Nursing Jackson (BSN)

Admission to the Accelerated Baccalaureate Program is based on evaluation of the following by the Undergraduate Admission and Progression Committee:

1. A complete application;

2. A Baccalaureate degree from a college accredited by one of the institutional accrediting agencies (applicants must hold the degree before beginning the Accelerated BSN program);

3. A cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale (Hours from all previously attempted undergraduate coursework are used in calculating the cumulative GPA.)

4. Completion of required prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of C in each course and a GPA of 2.0. Applicants may apply for admission when the number of prerequisite courses completed, academic electives, and those on the plan of study, equals 76 credit hours. All 76 credits must be completed before beginning the nursing program.

5. At least two science prerequisites must be successfully completed with a minimum grade of C and a minimum 2.0 GPA posted prior to the program application deadline.

6. Official transcripts from all schools attended.

7. For applicants who earned coursework/degrees from institutions outside the United States:

   a.    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:

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

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

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

   c.    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).

8. 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.

Applicants who are admitted to the Accelerated BSN Program must attend a program overview day with the SON faculty, held approximately 8 weeks before the program begins.

Students must enroll full-time in the Accelerated BSN program option. Because of the accelerated pace of the curriculum, students are strongly encouraged NOT to work while in the program.

Program Application

All applications and fees must be received by the Office of Enrollment Management by August 1 for the spring semester. All application documents must be submitted by September 1.

PREREQUISITE COURSES

The lower division is comprised of the following courses, which are prerequisites for the upper division of the baccalaureate program. The 76 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)

• 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: (34 hours)

Unacceptable Courses

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

At least two of the science prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of C prior to the program application deadline.

Suggested General Elective Courses

Suggested Courses for Humanities and Fine Arts Electives

Jennifer Hargett, DNP, RN, ONC, CNE
Phone: 601-984-6200
Email: jhargett@umc.edu