State school programs: How much does being a transfer applicant hurt you?

Mwallenmd
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:35:49 +0000

The issue may be related to a student who attempts to transfer into the Jr. year at a direct entry Nursing Program. Many direct entry Nursing Programs begin Nursing Concept and other Clinical Courses in the Freshman and Sophomore years (Students in other majors are not usually allowed to take these courses). Often the subsequent Nursing courses beginning in the Jr. year require that a student have already taken and passed these courses. While you might be able to take the Basic Science pre-nursing courses (i.e. Bio, Chem, Anat, Micro, Physio., etc.) while being a non-nursing major in your Freshman/Sophomore years you would not be eligible to take some Jr. yr. Nursing courses until you have completed the more Nursing specific courses the students in the direct entry Nursing Program have already completed in their Freshman/Sophomore years. Many such students end up having to add a semester or year to “catch up” with the other Nursing students. This would not be an issue if you were trying to transfer to a non-direct entry Nursing Program.