Traditional Program Second Degree Option

Persons with a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing may enter the second degree option of the nursing program. Each applicant's academic record will be reviewed individually. The length of the program for second degree students who have completed prerequisites is four semesters during fall and spring.

Admission requirements

• A baccalaureate degree must be completed at the time of application

• 2.8 cumulative GPA or higher at time of application

Prerequisites: 

• Anatomy/physiology I and II (both must be taken at the same institution)

• One chemistry course (general, inorganic, organic, or biochemistry)

• One psychology course (developmental psychology across the life span preferred)

• One sociology course (must have a SOC prefix; examples include Intro to Sociology or Principles of Sociology. Other sociology courses by approval only)

• One microbiology course (must include a lab)

• One nutrition course (minimum 2 SH)

• One statistics course 

All prerequisite courses must be passed with a C or higher. Students cannot repeat more than two of the prerequisite courses. A single course may not be repeated more than once.

Prerequisite courses may still be in progress at the time of application but must be completed prior to beginning the clinical level of the program.

Prerequisite courses taken more than 10 years ago will not be accepted.

Applicants must first be admitted to the university before the nursing program will consider the nursing application.