Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
A student who withdrew from Gwynedd Mercy University ’ s nursing program in good standing and wishes to resume , must REPEAT ALL NURSING COURSES if the lapse of time has been two ( 2 ) or more years .
Program Admission Requirements and Procedures for Students Applying for the ABSN and BSN WEEKEND ( WBSN ) Program Track / Options : The ABSN and Weekend BSN programs have separate criteria for admission . Admission decisions for these programs are made by the program director , coordinators , and the dean after a detailed review with the admissions coordinator . Prospective students must have a college degree outside of nursing ; an earned GPA or 3.0 on a 4-point scale ; and grades of B or above in science courses . All science prerequisite courses must have been completed within the previous 7 years and psychology and statistics within the last 10 years .
The following criteria and prerequisite courses are required to be considered for ABSN and Weekend BSN admission .
• Anatomy & Physiology I + Lab
• Anatomy & Physiology II + Lab
• Microbiology + Lab
• General Chemistry II + Lab or Gwynedd Mercy University ’ s Chemistry 111 + Lab
• Principles of Nutrition ( taught by a Registered Dietician )
• Statistics
• Developmental Psychology ( must cover across the lifespan )
Internal / External Transfers
For Students Transferring to the BSN Program from Other Nursing Programs Students applying to this BSN program who may have taken nursing courses at another institution , may be able to transfer some courses ( if they achieve a " C " or higher and the courses are comparable in content and credit value ) to facilitate movement into the Gwynedd Mercy University Nursing Program . The student may be asked to challenge the Gwynedd Mercy University course content through examination to validate if he / she has the comparable course content . All nursing courses from another nursing program will be evaluated on an individual basis . Admission procedures as stated previously apply for these students . A minimum earned 3.0 GPA is required for admission .
For Students Transferring to the BSN Program from within the University Students who have been admitted to another major at Gwynedd Mercy University and who express a desire to transfer into the nursing major ( BSN Program ) must contact the Coordinator of the BSN Program and be evaluated for admission into the nursing program . Students must have completed at least one semester at Gwynedd Mercy University . Students are permitted to apply once to the Nursing Program .
Transfer evaluation is based on the following :
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• No grade below a C (“ C minus ” is not acceptable ) is acceptable in any university course
• All science courses require no grade less than a B minus . After receiving an acceptance notification letter for the nursing program , the student must complete a change of major form signed by the Assistant Dean of the FMMSNHP or Director of the BSN program . The student can begin the nursing major courses in the next Fall semester but may continue to take general education and science requirements in the intervening semester .
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