Nursing Accelerated Second Degree Program (BSN)

Nursing Department information  

The University of Michigan-Flint/Hurley Medical Center Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program provides an opportunity for students with a previous Bachelor’s degree, as well as veterans of the United States military services with honorable or general discharges, active duty service members, and members of the National Guard or Reserves, to complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in an accelerated format. Students must be committed to an intense, concentrated program of study, which consists of four full-time semesters of nursing courses completed over 16 months.  Eight (8) of the core courses include a clinical component which requires a significant time commitment within a regional hospital or other health care facility.

Admission to the Program

Admission to the program is selective. Students are admitted each Fall semester.  Application deadlines and application packets are available on the Department of Nursing website .  Only complete packets are considered.  A student who is not admitted and wants to be included in the next pool of applicants must resubmit an updated application packet.  To learn details of the application and selection processes, prospective applicants are encouraged to attend Nursing Information Meetings, held regularly throughout the school year. Review the department’s website for scheduled times.

Students may apply after the successful completion of four program prerequisites, including at least two (2) science courses (one of which must be a biology course). Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their most recent thirty (30) credit hours to be considered for admission. A minimum 3.0 grade point average in prerequisite courses (combined) is also required. It is likely that the prerequisite GPAs and overall GPAs of accepted students will be well above minimum requirements. Students must earn grades of C+ (2.3) or better in all prerequisite courses with the exception of chemistry, for which a grade of C (2.0) is acceptable. All pre-nursing prerequisite courses must be successfully completed prior to beginning Semester 1 of the University of Michigan-Flint/Hurley Medical Center Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program, although completion of a previous Bachelor’s degree is not required of veterans applying to the program. Admitted BSN students who do not successfully complete all pre-nursing prerequisite courses will be withdrawn from the program. Admissions decisions are made by the Undergraduate Nursing Selection Committee and are final; there is no appeal process.

Transfer students are required to complete at least 45 credits at UM-Flint in order to complete a bachelor’s degree on the UM-Flint campus.  If a transfer student transfers to UM-Flint, and then transfers elsewhere or takes a course as a guest student at another institution, the last 30 credits toward the degree must be completed on the UM-Flint campus.  Students must also satisfy all requirements for the degree they are pursuing.

Non-native English speakers, non-United States citizens, and/or students not born in the United States must submit official scores for one of the following three tests with the nursing application:  the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum total score of 85 and scores of at least 20 in each of the subtopics, the International English Languages Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum 6.5 overall score and 6.5 in each subtopic, or the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) with a minimum overall score of 80.

Progression in the Program

Students must earn grades of C+ (2.3) or better in all prerequisite, NUR, and NSC coursework to fulfill degree requirement.

Students admitted to the University of Michigan-Flint/Hurley Medical Center Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program are charged according to a tuition and fee schedule specific to BSN students, and this fee structure is used for all courses elected while in the program. Students will need additional funds for uniforms, annual tuberculosis and drug testing, medical equipment, background checks, health forms and textbooks. Students need the use of an automobile to travel to their clinical assignments. Transportation to and from clinical agencies is the responsibility of the student. Additional requirements may include a valid driver’s license and car insurance. Requirements vary by clinical agency. A pre-entrance physical examination, immunizations, CPR certification, and health insurance will be required at the student’s expense. Students must meet health requirements and background check requirements as mandated by their clinical sites. Students who do not provide verification of health requirements and background checks by the announced deadlines will be administratively dropped. Readmission for the next semester is dependent on available space.

Interruption of Program

Students who do not successfully complete NUR 240 cannot continue in the Nursing Program. To be considered for readmission, the student must reapply to the program. Students who elect to withdraw from their program may experience a delay before reinstatement, due to enrollment limits. Students who remain enrolled without interruption in their program are given priority in assignment to clinical courses. Any student considering interruption of the program should discuss this with his/her academic advisor in advance.

The curriculum is designed for full-time students to complete in 16 months after acceptance into the Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program. Graduates of the program are eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN examination for licensure as a Registered Nurse.