Nursing Program Admission Requirements

BSN Traditional Track BSN Curriculum

The nursing traditional track is designed for students who received their high school diploma but do not meet the criteria for direct admission to the nursing program. Students admitted to the traditional track must have completed biology, chemistry, and algebra II with a grade of “B” or higher in high school. Students may also have additional college course work, such as transfer college credit hours, AP credit, College Credit Plus, or other credit. The Office of the Registrar will evaluate credit. The Nursing Program Director/Designee will determine the applicability of the credit to the nursing program.

This is a four-year program for those who want to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and become licensed registered nurses. The traditional track for nursing requires successful completion of 134 credit hours. This track includes sequenced courses that students must take to complete the program. Components include courses in the natural and social sciences, humanities, and liberal arts, in addition to clinical and non-clinical nursing courses. The breakdown of courses is as follows:

65 credit hours of nursing courses.
69 credit hours of university-required courses – Urgent Challenges Curriculum (UCC), and nursing support courses. Please note that some nursing support courses fulfill the required UCC courses

BSN Direct Admission Track Curriculum

The nursing direct admission track is designed for students who received their high school diploma with a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA). Students admitted to the direct admission nursing track must have completed biology, chemistry, and algebra II with a grade of “B” or higher in high school. Students may also have additional college course work, such as transfer college credit hours, AP credit, College Credit Plus, or other credit. The Office of the Registrar will evaluate credit. The Nursing Program Director/Designee will determine the applicability of the credit to the nursing program.

This is a four-year program for those who want to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and become licensed registered nurses. The direct admission track for nursing requires successful completion of 134 credit hours. This track includes sequenced courses that students must take to complete the program. Components include courses in the natural and social sciences, humanities, and liberal arts, in addition to clinical and non-clinical nursing courses. The breakdown of courses is as follows:

65 credit hours of nursing courses.
69 credit hours of university-required courses – Urgent Challenges Curriculum (UCC), and nursing support courses. Please note that some nursing support courses fulfill the required UCC courses

Transfer Students

Transfer students must complete the transfer nursing application. As a transfer student, consideration for admission to the nursing program requires all normal conditions and requirements of admission to Hiram College be met, and all nursing program progression criteria be met. Admission to the major is dependent on satisfactory review of the student’s academic record and space available in the program.

Transfer students must hold an overall GPA in accordance with Hiram’s general transfer standard. Students must also demonstrate an overall GPA of 2.5 and minimum of 2.0 GPA in their first-year science courses.

Credit Evaluation

The Office of the Registrar will evaluate non-nursing transfer credit with the appropriate department chair. The transfer of courses specific to the nursing program curriculum will be considered by the Nursing Program Director/Designee on a course-by-course basis.

Before previously earned credits are considered for transfer, students may be required to submit course descriptions and/or course syllabi. Each student will be advised if they have materials that need additional review, or if additional coursework completion is required prior to enrolling in the nursing program.

Current Hiram Students

Students admitted and/or enrolled at Hiram majoring in a program other than nursing can change their major to nursing depending on the space available in the program.

Current Hiram students who are changing or declaring their major to nursing must meet all normal conditions and requirements to be in good academic standing in order to be considered for admission. In addition, students declaring a nursing major must demonstrate an overall GPA of 2.5 and a minimum grade of “C” in selected science coursework, which is evaluated by the Nursing Program Director/Designee. A 2.0 GPA in first-year sciences is also required for progression to second year nursing courses.

International Students

International students and students with international high school diplomas are required that all normal conditions and requirements of admission to the College as an international student be met for consideration for admission. international applicants already enrolled at the college will be considered for the nursing program using the same criteria as domestic students with a non-nursing major. All international applicants will be reviewed by the Nursing Program Director/Designee and will be considered on an individual basis.

U.S. Armed Forces, National Guard, or Reserve Applicants

Individuals with experience in the U.S. Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Reserves will have their applications reviewed by the Nursing Program Director/Designee. The military experience and skills training of these individuals will be evaluated to determine if there is a substantial equivalent to the nursing program curriculum. Applications will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Wait List

If necessary, the College may establish a waiting list of reasonable length and in proportion to the cohort size, identifying a rank order of the wait-listed candidates. In accordance with the Statement of Principles of Good Practice established by the National Association for College Admission Counselors, no deposit will be required from wait-listed nursing candidates. The wait list will be maintained only until the last day of the next admission cycle at 5 p.m. EST.