The EMU nursing department The EMU nursing program offers an accelerated second degree program. Persons with a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing are invited to apply. This accelerated 15 month program will begin early May each year and run through August of the following year. The first and final semesters will be condensed into approximately 10-12 week semesters during the summer months.
The second and third semesters will follow a traditional fall/spring semester format. Students in this program may find it difficult to hold employment and may be expected to complete 12-hour and/or weekend or weekend clinical rotations. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis from August through January 15.
Admission Requirements
A baccalaureate degree
If a baccalaureate degree
is not completeis not complete at the time of application, the degree must be conferred by the second Sunday of May in the year the student wishes to begin the accelerated program. Such applicants must submit two letters of academic reference - one from an academic advisor and one from a professor - indicating readiness for an accelerated program and readiness to graduate on or before the second Sunday in May.
Six of the eight prerequisite courses must be completed by time of application
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8
Minimum GPA of 3.0 for all prerequisites
Anatomy/Physiology I and II
One chemistry course (general, inorganic, organic, or biochemistry)
One psychology course (developmental preferred, general or abnormal accepted)
One sociology course
Microbiology
Nutrition
One statistics course
Acclerated Accelerated Second Degree Required Courses (57 hoursSH)
NURS 301 Holistic Health Inquiry
- 3(3)
NURS 302 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for
Nursing - 4Nursing (4)
NURS 303 Foundations of Professional
Nursing - 4Nursing (4)
NURS 304 Fundamentals Practicum
- 3(3)
NURS 310 A Conceptual Framework of Nursing
- 2(2)
NURS 320 Adult Health Practicum I
- 3(3)
NURS 322 Nursing Care of
the Adultthe Adult I
- 3(3)
NURS 323 Psychosocial Nursing
- 3(3)
NURS 325 Nursing Care of Children
- 3(3)
NURS 326 Nursing and the
Beginning Family - 3Beginning Family (3)
NURS 420 Adult Health Practicum II
- 3(3)
NURS 422 Nursing Care of
the Adultthe Adult II
- 3(3)
NURS 426 Nursing and the Family in the
Community - 3Community (3)
NURS 427 Professional Issues in
Nursing - 1Nursing (1)
NURS 429 Leadership Practicum
- 3(3)
NURS 432 Community Health
- 3(3)
NURS 433 Evidence Based Practice for
Nursing - 2Nursing (2)
NURS 436 Population Health
Colloquium - 2Colloquium (2)
NURS 438 Critical Care Nursing
- 3(3)
NURS 439 Transition to Practice Issues
& Values - 3and Values (3)