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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING

Undergraduate Admission Requirements Policy

Subsection: 5.2.3

Section 5.0 - Policy

Originating Date: May, 1973

Responsible Reviewing Agency:

Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship/Grant Committee;
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee;(for prerequisite non-nursing courses)

Revised: April, 2000
Revised: March, 2005
Revised: May, 2008
Revised: February, 2009
Revised: December, 2009
Revised: March, 2010
Revised: May, 2011
Revised: November, 2011
Revised: May, 2012
Revised: November, 2012

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Policy:

The Faculty of the College of Nursing develop admission criteria to be utilized in screening selected applicants.

Admission Requirements:

To be admitted into the nursing program/major, a student must:
1. Submit the following information:
  - completed application form
  - official transcripts of all university/college course work
  - two letters of recommendation
  - campus preference
  - disclosure statement
2. Complete the following prerequisite college courses at any time prior to beginning Semester 1 nursing courses:
  - English Composition I & II
  - Introduction to Psychology
  - Introduction to Sociology
  - Ethics
  - Culture, Race, Ethnicity, Gender
  - Humanities
  - Political Science/Social Organization
  - NOTE: Free electives must be completed prior to graduation to total 120 credit hours necessary for completion of the nursing program prior to graduation (See Policy 5.2.31).
3. Complete the following prerequisite college courses within 10 years of beginning Semester 1 nursing courses*
  - College Algebra or higher
  - Human Anatomy
  - Human Physiology
  - Human Growth & Development
  - Chemistry
  - Statistics
  - Microbiology
  - Nutrition
  - Family & Human Behavior

*An exception to the 10 year rule is made for students entering the RN-BSN program. For RNs who have been working in nursing or enrolled in a nursing program for the previous year, the 10 year rule is waived.

The following courses require a letter grade assignment:
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Chemistry
- Statistics
- Microbiology
- Nutrition
- College Algebra or higher