Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
in prescribed and elective subjects . This should include : chemistry , biology and three units in mathematics ( algebra I , algebra II and geometry ). 3 . Be in the top third of high school class . 4 . Complete the Scholastic Aptitude Tests of the College Entrance Board ( SATs ) or American College Testing ( ACTs ). Students who have been graduated three ( 3 ) years or more may have this requirement waived . 5 . Submit a written letter of recommendation concerning character and promise as a student in nursing from the principal , a teacher , or a guidance counselor from your high school / college . 6 . Evidence that foreign applicants have received a minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL examination or a 6.0 on the IELTS test . 7 . Refer to College Placement Program for College English and mathematics . Students must achieve an assessment level 3 in Math or must take developmental math during the summer prior to the Fall semester .
Any transfer applicant to the nursing program who has had science courses that are seven ( 7 ) years or older prior to beginning the nursing courses is required to take Excelsior examinations anatomy and physiology and / or microbiology ) or repeat the science courses to verify that the knowledge is current . Passing score of 50 is required by the science division for each exam . Excelsior science examinations are 3 credits each . Additional science credits may be needed to meet the curriculum requirements . If a student fails any of these Excelsior exams , the course ( s ) must be taken . All required science courses must have a “ hands on ” lab experience . Transferred students are required to take Chemistry 111 and its associated lab at Gwynedd Mercy University . Chemistry courses taken outside of Gwynedd Mercy University will not be transferred . Excelsior examinations in Chemistry will not be accepted .
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 .
REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE ACCEPTED INTO THE BSN PROGRAMS : Health and Background Requirements All BSN students are required to submit health and background requirements prior to the start of the program . Failure to achieve 100 % compliance with all requirements will result in the student ’ s inability to remain enrolled in nursing courses . Students will be required to withdraw from nursing courses .
Gwynedd Valley BSN students enrolled in Level 200 nursing courses ( effective Fall 2019 semester ): Must submit all health and background requirements as indicated no later than the due dates identified in the written information provided and mirrored on the Gwynedd Mercy University Complio / American Data Bank website . Refer also to the FMMSNHP BSN Student Guidebook .
Failure to achieve 100 % compliance with health and background requirements may result in withdrawal from nursing courses in the Fall 2019 semester . Noncompliance by the end of the Fall 2020 semester results in the inability to register for nursing courses for the Spring 2021 semester .
Gwynedd Valley BSN students enrolled in Level 300 and 400 nursing courses ( effective Fall 2019 semester ):
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