Apply now to the clinical level of the nursing programTraditional 2nd Degree Program
This four-semester program follows a traditional fall/spring semester schedule. Each applicant’s course record will be reviewed individually. Depending on the academic work done by the applicant, a course in interpersonal relationship skills maybe accepted as transfer credit to meet nursing requirements.
Admission requirements
- 2.8 GPA or higher
- Anatomy/physiology I and II
- One chemistry course (inorganic, organic, or biochemistry)
- One psychology course
- One sociology course
Social science courses (psychology/sociology) can be taken with the first semesters of nursing, load permitting.
Apply:
Application deadline for fall semester is February 15 for submission of all application materials with final decision of admissions by March 30.
Application deadline for spring semester is June 15 for submission of all application materials with final decision of admissions by July 30.
- University application:
a) graduates of EMU should complete the re-admit application
b) graduates of other colleges should complete the transfer application - Clinical nursing application
- Official college transcript
Additional EMU Requirements for graduation (accelerated and traditional programs)
Previous learning is valued and recognized in applicants who have already earned a baccalaureate or higher degree prior to choosing nursing as a career. Based on this, fewer EMU core crriculum courses are required. Requirements include:
- Cross-cultural designate courses (may be transferred) (6 SH)
- An Anabaptist Biblical Perspectives (ABP) course (3 SH)
- A Senior Seminar course (2 SH)
Each applicant’s course record will be reviewed individually.
Download the curriculum for traditional second degree nursing students (PDF)