Traditional BSN (TBSN)

Any freshman or sophomore student may declare a pre-nursing major. However, application to the upper division (junior year) nursing major is a separate process and determination of program acceptance occurs through the TBSN Admission Committee. As a general rule, all general education and Nursing prerequisite requirements must be completed before admission to the nursing major. Transfer students who have completed all general education and prerequisites can apply directly to the Traditional BSN Program. Conditional acceptance into the nursing major is specified for a particular cohort and program. It does not imply acceptance to any class or program of the student’s choosing.

Admission to the Traditional BSN Program

Due dates for nursing applications are:

October: For current MNU sophomores seeking admission to the class with entry in the fall of the following calendar year.

February: For applicants seeking admission to the class with entry in the fall of the current calendar year.

May: For applicants seeking late admission to the class with entry in the fall of the current calendar year. These applications are considered only on a space available basis.

Eligibility Requirements - Traditional Nursing Program

Applicants are responsible for meeting the following admission eligibility requirements. Admission to MNU is assumed.

• Submit formal TBSN application electronically to the Department of Pre-Licensure Nursing Education.
• Provide the names and contact information for two references (professors, advisors, employers) upon application to the Department of Pre-Licensure Nursing Education.
• Confirm that official transcripts from all institutions previously attended have been received by the MNU Admission’s Office. Transcripts must document satisfactory progression in courses that are prerequisite to the nursing major: a minimum grade of C- in General Education and prerequisite courses is required.
• Attain a minimum grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale in the cumulative GPA or GPA calculated using the courses prerequisite to the nursing major.
• Display attributes described in the “Functional Abilities for Professional Nursing Practice” available by request from the Department of Pre-Licensure Nursing.
• English Language Requirements: All applicants to the MNU nursing major whose native language is not English must demonstrate an established level of English language proficiency through the TOEFL iBT or IELTS exam.
• Transfer students are considered on a space-available basis and must meet the same admission criteria as current MNU students.

All applicants are provided written notification of the TBSN Nursing Admission Committee’s decision as soon as possible after the admission committee meeting.

English Language Requirements

The Pre-Licensure nursing programs require that all applicants, whether domestic or international, who are not native speakers of English, meet the minimum English proficiency requirement to be considered for admission. Therefore, all applicants for study in the pre-licensure nursing programs whose native language is not English must demonstrate an established level of English language proficiency.

• Official transcript showing the applicant graduated with a baccalaureate degree (or higher) earned in residence from an accredited English-medium U.S. college or university or a college or university in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, English-speaking province of Canada, or an English-speaking Caribbean country, with instruction conducted in English. Degrees earned online may not be used to verify English proficiency.
• Receipt of an official copy (not student’s copy) of an applicant’s English proficiency standardized test scores (e.g. TOEFL or IELTS) achieved not more than two years prior to the semester of first enrollment.
• A personal and/or phone interview may be conducted.

TOEFL iBT and IELTS Requirements:

Below are the minimum scores required on the TOEFL-iBT and IELTS exams to satisfy the minimum English proficiency requirement for admission.

TOEFL-iBT	IELTS
21 minimum on the Reading, Listening, Writing subscores	7 minimum on all subscores, with the exception of Speaking
26 minimum on the Speaking subscore	8 minimum on the Speaking subscore

When submitting test scores to MNU, please submit only original scores sent directly from the testing agency. Photocopies will not be accepted. MNU’s school code number for the TOEFL iBT is 6437.

If a student does not meet the minimum requirement for admission, the Pre-Licensure Admission Committee may petition the Department Chair of the Pre-Licensure Nursing programs for an exemption. The petition should include a justification for admitting the specific student, including a description of the interview process, and a plan for the student to achieve academic success.

Clinical Requirements

1. Health/hospitalization insurance.
2. Documentation of immunization records.
3. Certified background checks and drug screenings.
4. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Professionals Certification from the American Heart Association.

Students who do not meet these requirements by the stated time will forfeit their position in the designated class to which they have been admitted. Admission into one nursing class does not confer extended admission into future nursing classes.

Academic Progression in the Traditional BSN Program

Students are expected to progress through the nursing program as outlined in their specific advising plan and in alignment with their particular admitting class. The following statements identify some policies related to progression in the nursing major.

1. Regarding all nursing coursework, students must demonstrate academic success. Specifically:
   1. The Department of Pre-Licensure Nursing Education requires a minimum overall grade of C (73%) in all nursing courses.
   2. In addition, the Department of Pre-Licensure Nursing Education requires the attainment of a minimum grade of C (73%) on the testing portion of the course grade in all nursing courses. The test average is calculated in one of two ways, as described in each course syllabus:
      1. as an overall test average, or
      2. as a weighted test average.
   3. If either the test average OR the final cumulative course grade is below 73%, the lower of those two scores becomes the final grade for the course, and the student fails the course.
   4. Students receiving a “Fail” in lab/clinical receive a course grade of F in the associated theory course.
   5. If a student withdraws from a nursing course while failing, it counts as a course failure.
2. Nursing students are not permitted to repeat a nursing course more than once to achieve a minimum grade of C (73%).
3. Students who earn two nursing course grades below C (73%), regardless of whether in the same or different courses, will be dismissed from the nursing program. Additionally, if after failing a course, the student has been successful in repeating the failed course, the original failure will continue to count toward the two failures that warrant dismissal from the nursing major.
4. The BSN degree must be completed within four years of the date of the first enrollment in any nursing course.