Admitted students who meet the following will be considered for matriculation into the traditional BSN option on a space-available basis.

First Time College Students

1. Minimum high school GPA of 2.50;
2. Completion of a GED.
3. For any student whose native language is not English will need to take one of the English language proficiency examinations listed below:
   • TOEFL iBT of 84 or higher total score with a minimum speaking score of 26
   • TOEFL PBT of 540 or high total score
   • IELTS Academic score of 6.5 or higher with a minimum of 6.0 in each module
   • PTE Academic score of 55 or higher overall, with no Communicative Skills sub-scores lower than 50 in each part,
   • MELAB with Speaking score of 81 or higher overall total score and minimum score of 3 on the speaking test is required as part of the application for an individual whose primary language is not English.

Transfer Students

1. For any student whose native language is not English will need to take one of the English language proficiency examinations listed below:
   • TOEFL iBT of 84 or higher total score with a minimum speaking score of 26
   • TOEFL PBT of 540 or high total score
   • IELTS Academic score of 6.5 or higher with a minimum of 6.0 in each module
   • PTE Academic score of 55 or higher overall, with no Communicative Skills sub-scores lower than 50 in each part,
   • MELAB with Speaking score of 81 or higher overall total score and minimum score of 3 on the speaking test is required as part of the application for an individual whose primary language is not English.

*Transfer credits for general education courses will only be accepted from regionally accredited colleges. Credits earned will be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Completion of challenge exams will be required for nursing courses at the discretion of the nursing faculty. The course must be comparable to the one offered by Mount Aloysius College. Coursework that has been completed seven (7) or more years previously may or may not be accepted as transfer credits. 

Transfer Applicants with Prior Nursing Credit

Transfer applicants who have had previous nursing education courses are required to:

• meet the matriculation requirements as stated below for transfer students; and
• sign and send to the previous nursing program(s) a request for a confidential reference.

In addition, the applicant may apply to take a challenge exam(s) and/or complete the clinical skills challenge. To begin the challenge process, the applicant must submit a course syllabus and calendar to the Program Chairperson a minimum of five (5) weeks prior to the start of the semester. An applicant wishing to challenge a course must have successfully completed a comparable course (including clinical if applicable) at an accredited school within the past three (3) years with a “C” or better; courses older than three years may not be challenged. A fee is associated with challenge exams. The following Bachelor of Science in Nursing courses are eligible to be challenged and successfully passed:

• *NUR310 – Nursing Assessment with lab (4 credits)
• *NUR315 – Basic Pharmacology (2 credits)
• *NUR320 – Foundations of Professional Nursing with clinical and lab (5 credits)
• *NUR325 – Gerontological Nursing (2 credits)

For the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, students can transfer NUR 305 without a challenge exam, but the course must be from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution and completed within the past 3 years with a “C” or better.

**Students transferring between nursing programs within the department, refer to the Nursing Program Transfer within the Department of Nursing Policy.

Matriculation into the first Nursing course for Traditional and Transfer students:

1. Completion of 60 credit hours of the general education curriculum by July 1^st prior to matriculation into first nursing course or hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
2. Achieve a combined SAT Critical Reading and Math Score of 1000 or ACT Composite Score of 22 or a NEX composite score of 145 with a math subscore of 50% or greater within the past three years. The nursing entrance exam deadline for fall entry for the BSN students is May 1st. The entrance exam requirement is waived for the BSN if the applicant holds a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a CGPA of 2.75 or higher.
3. Demonstrate a minimum 2.5 CGPA on post-secondary education as verified by official transcript by time of matriculation into first nursing course.
4. Completion of all prerequisite science courses (CHEM100, BIOL201/201L, BIOL202/202L, BIOL210, BIOL112) with a minimum C grade (within the past 7 years); and
5. Demonstrate a CGPA of 2.5 in the prerequisite science courses.

• LIBA 150 College Success & the Mercy Experience*
• CORE 100 – Effective Thinking and Communication
• ART, MUSC, THEA, ENGL – Aesthetics Course
• RLST/PHIL – Faith and Reason Course
• MATH 111 – The Three C’s*
• CORE 200 – Global Understanding: Strategies for Changemakers I
• ENGL 110 – Rhetoric I*
• ENGL 210 – Multi-Genre Writing*
• MATH 220 – Intro to Statistics*
• ENGL 335, 370, 490, or 495 – Upper-Level Aesthetics Course
• RLST 300/400 – Upper-Level Faith & Reason
• CORE 400 – Global Understanding II
• HPGA – History or Political Science Course

* Must have a minimum “C” grade

Courses Required for BSN

• NUR 305 – Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice 1 Credit **
• NUR 310 – Nursing Assessment 3 Lecture / 1 Lab / 4 credits **^
• NUR 315 – Pharmacology Basics 2 Credits **^
• NUR 320 – Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice 2 Lecture / 1 Lab / 90 Clinical Hours / 5 credits **^
• NUR 325 – Gerontological Nursing 2 Credits **^
• NUR 335 – Pathopharmacology I 2 Credits **
• NUR 345 – Psychosocial Integrity: Behavioral/Mental Health Nursing 3 Lecture / 45 Clinical Hours / 4 Credits **
• NUR 350 – Professional Nursing Practice I 3 Lecture / 90 Clinical Hours / 5 Credits **^
• NUR 355 – Maternal-Newborn Nursing 2 Lecture/ 45 Clinical Hours/ 1 Credit **
• NUR 365 – Nursing Research 3 Credits **
• NUR 400 – Professional Nursing Practice II 3 Lecture / 135 Clinical Hours / 6 Credits **
• NUR 401 – Capstone: Leadership in Professional Nursing 3 Credits **^
• NUR 405 – Pathopharmacology II 2 Credits **
• NUR 410 – Population Health 2 Lecture / 22.5 Clinical Hours / 2.5 Credits **^
• NUR 415 – Pediatric Nursing 2 Lecture / 22.5 Clinical Hours/ 2.5 Credits **
• NUR 425 – Nursing Informatics 2 Credits **^
• NUR 435 – NCLEX Preparation 1 Credit **^
• NUR 450 – Professional Nursing Practice III 3 Lecture / 90 Clinical Hours / 5 Credits **^
• NUR 460 – Transition to Nursing Practice 1 Lecture / 180 Clinical Hours / 5 Credits

**Must have a minimum 75%
^ Denotes Technology Enhanced Courses

• BIOL 201 – Anatomy and Physiology I*
• BIOL 202 – Anatomy and Physiology II*
• BIOL 210 – Microbiology*
• BIOL 112 – Nutrition*
• CHEM 100/101 – General Chemistry*
• PSYC 101 – General Psychology*
• PSYC 102 – Human Growth & Development*

* Must have a minimum “C” grade

View the ASN Program Outcomes

View the BSN Program Outcomes

View the Nursing Student Handbook (PDF)