Nursing, A.S.N.

Admission Requirements

All applicants must be either a graduate of an accredited high school or have a high school equivalent through GED testing. All applicants are encouraged to take the ACT and submit results to St. Mary’s School of Nursing. Applicants are admitted twice a year for classes beginning in August or January.

High School Seniors and Applicants Who Have Completed Fewer than 12 College Credit Hours Must Have:

  • A minimum high school GPA of 3.0
  • A minimum of C on all college courses completed

The Following High School Courses are Strongly Recommended:

  • English - 4 units
  • Science - 3 units (chemistry, biology I and biology II)
  • Math - 2 units (one should be algebra)
  • Social Studies - 3 units

Applicants Who Have Completed at Least 12 College Credit Hours Must Have:

  • A minimum of C on each required non-nursing course completed
  • An overall 2.0 GPA (C average) or better on all courses completed
  • An overall 2.0 GPA on all courses completed at Marshall University
  • Taken 12 college semester credit hours at the 100 level or above for a grade

GED Applicants Must:

  • Meet criteria for GED admission as stated in the Marshall University undergraduate catalog
  • Have completed at least 12 college credit hours at the 100 level and earned grades of C or above
  • Meet criteria for applicants who have completed at least 12 college credit hours

Course Requirements 

 Bison image - General Education Course

 Cap graduation image - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

Students fully admitted into the A.S.N. program are exempt from the Core Curriculum and instead complete a customized general education, as noted below.

General Education
ENG 101 Bison image Beginning Composition 13
CHM 205General, Organic, and Biochem 13
PSY 201 Bison image Introductory Psychology (CT) 13
BSC 227
& BSC 227L		Human Anatomy
and Human Anatomy Lab 1		4
BSC 228 Bison image
& BSC 228L Bison image 		Human Physiology
and Human Physiology Lab		4
Major-Specific
BSC 250 Bison image Microbiol & Human Disease3
BSC 250L Bison image Microbio and Human Disease Lab1
DTS 210Nutrition3
NUR 120Introduction to Nursing8
NUR 220Health Alterations I8
NUR 225Psychiatric Nursing4
NUR 230Health Alterations II7
NUR 235Maternal-Child Nursing6
NUR 241Health Alterations III9
Total Credit Hours66
 
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Prior to taking the first nursing course, students must have completed these courses. Because these courses are pre-requisites to admission in the ASN, these courses are not reflected in the two-year plan.

 

Major Information

  • Students are required to know and track their degree requirements for graduation or for entrance to a professional school.
  • Course offerings and course attributes are subject to change semesters. Please consult each semester’s schedule of courses for availability and attributes.
  • Every NUR course is taught every semester and the support courses are taught as such as well.