Provides individuals with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree the opportunity to obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing (B.S.N.) in 16 months of full-time study. (Program offered at the South Charleston campus.)
Admission Requirements
- Earned baccalaureate degree from an accepted, accredited higher education institution.
- A minimum overall college GPA of 3.0 and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in required prerequisite courses, both on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants with less than an overall college 3.0 GPA or cumulative 3.0 GPA in required prerequisite courses may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis, as capacity allows.
- The B.A./B.S. to B.S.N. program does not accept credits from previous nursing courses taken; accordingly, 100% of the nursing credits for the B.A./B.S. to B.S.N.degree will be earned at Marshall University
- Applicants must be admitted to Marshall University, as degree-seeking transfer students, prior to applying to the B.A./B.S. to B.S.N. program.
- All required prerequisite, non-nursing courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Prerequisite courses would include English Composition (6); Marshall University Math 121 or higher (or equivalent) (3); Introductory Psychology (3); Introductory Chemistry (3); Developmental Psychology (3) or Human Growth and Development (3); Human Anatomy (3-4); Human Physiology (3-4); Microbiology (3-4); Statistics at 200 level or higher (3); and Nutrition (3).
