Advising/Registration Information
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Advising/Registration Information
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Transferring to Illinois State
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
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For further information on the RN to BSN Program please use the following email or telephone number:
(309)438-7400
Admission Requirements
Registered Nurses who wish to return to school to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree must:
- Be a graduate from a state-approved diploma school of nursing or an associate degree nursing program.
- Be licensed as a registered nurse in the state of Illinois (at the time of admission and not at the time of application). Note—Those students who are completing their ADN Program with intentions of graduating in a May term must receive notification that they passed their Nursing Licensure Exam in order to start the RN to B.S.N. sequence at MCN in the fall.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale. Cumulative GPA refers to all courses completed that have generated college credit.
- Have completed (at the time of admission and not at the time of application) a specified portion of the Illinois Transferable General Education Program and the Mennonite College of Nursing prerequisite courses with a minimum of 59 total credit hours earned
OR Have completed (at the time of admission and not at the time of application) an Associate’s Degree in Arts or Science with all Mennonite College of Nursing prerequisite courses completed. - Obtain a "C" or better in each of the Mennonite College of Nursing prerequisite courses to include:
- Chemistry - CHE 110/112 or 140
- Statistics - ECO/GEO/POS/PSY 138 or MQM 100 or Math 150
- General Psychology - PSY 110
- Lifespan Development - PSY 213
- Microbiology- BSC 160
- Anatomy and Physiology I - BSC 181
- Anatomy and Physiology II - BSC 182
- Nutrition - FCS 102
- Consider completing an approved Illinois State global studies course prior to admission into Nursing. Although this course may be completed following admission, earlier completion will allow for a reduced workload upon entrance. Students with an earned Bachelor’s Degree in another discipline upon admission are EXEMPT from this requirement. Approved global studies courses may be found in the Illinois State University Undergraduate Catalog.
(NOTE: Transfer students may refer to Transferring to Illinois State for information relating to prerequisite courses taken at a college/ University other than Illinois State)
