2014-2015
Morton College Transfer Guide for Nursing Majors
For information on Colleges and Universities not listed here, see an academic advisor in the 1st floor of
Building B.
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS
AT CHICAGO
Lewis
University
Benedictine
University
Aurora
University
Governors
State
University
MINIMUM
GPA
REQUIRED
REQUIRED FOR TRANSFER
* Transfer
applicants must
earn a minimum
cumulative grade
point average of
2.75/4.00 and a
2.50/4.00 in the
natural science
prerequisite
courses.
3+1A.A.S. to BSN
* A minimum 2.5
cumulative GPA
from all colleges
and universities
attended.
*Three of the five prerequisite natural science courses (Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, General Chemistry and
Organic Chemistry) must be complete prior to application submission.
*Natural science courses must have been completed within seven years prior to enrollment.
*Prerequisite course work with a total of 57 semester hours must be completed prior to enrollment.
*Prerequisite courses to be taken at Morton College: ENG 101, ENG 102,
- English Composition I and II (6 hours)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (8 - 10 hours)
- Microbiology (3 hours)
- General Chemistry (4 - 5 hours)
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry (4 - 5 hours)
- Life Span Human Growth and Development (3 - 6 hours)
- General Education requirements as indicated in this guide
- Electives as needed to complete the 57 hours required
*Contact your admissions counselor Alefiyah Shikari at 312-996-5713 or ashika2@uic.edu
* A transfer student applicant (traditional programs) is defined as a degree -seeking student who has earned a minimum of 12
semester (18 quarter) hours of transferable credit at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution.
*(Transfer students are not required to submit ACT or SAT scores or high school transcript.
* Credits earned through Prior Learning Assessment cannot be used to meet the minimum credit hour requirement for admission.
*Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended must be sent to the Office of Admission.
*Students must be in good academic, disciplinary and financial standings at previous colleges/universities attended. An evaluation of
transfer credit will be forwarded with the acceptance letter showing courses accepted in transfer and courses/hours that still need to
be completed at Lewis.
*Prerequisite courses to take at Morton College: ENG 101, ENG 102, BIO 103, BIO 104, BIO 212, CHM 205, PSY 101, PSY 215, MAT
141, SPE 101, and 9 hrs. of Fine Arts/Humanities.
*Contact your admission counselor Kerry Meunier at 815-838-0500 or meunieke@lewisu.edu
*Associate in Applied Science in Nursing degree conferred by Morton.
* A current, unencumbered Illinois registered nurse (RN) license.
* All Morton year one, two and three coursework must be completed prior to enrolling in Benedictine’s nursing cohort classes.
* Demonstrated computer proficiency by a completed Benedictine University Computer Literacy Questionnaire.
* Letter of recommendation from a manager or supervisor. New graduates may obtain a letter from a clinical nursing instructor.
*Contact your admission counselor Hicela Woods at 630-829-6337 or hwoods@ben.edu
*Possess a
grade-point
average (GPA) of
2.75 on a 4.0
scale at Aurora
University or
other regionally
accredited
higher education
institution.
*Complete a School of Nursing application, available in the School of Nursing office.
*Earn a satisfactory score on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS).
* All pre-requisite courses must be completed before entry into the School of Nursing. Pre -requisite courses may be taken at Aurora
University or transferred from other institutions: Introduction to Research Writing, College Algebra, Biology of Cells, Principles of
Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I, Anatomy and Physiology II, Microbiology, General Psychology, Lifespan Development, General
Statistics, Pathophysiology.
* All pre-requisite courses taken must be completed with a “C” or higher prior to the time of review of the applicant’s file for entry
into the School of Nursing
*All science pre-requisites must have been completed within the last ten years.
*Contact the Office of Admission and Financial Aid for at 630-844-5533 /800-742-5281 or admission@aurora.edu
DDP-RN to BNS
completion
*Hold an
Associate's
Degree or a
Diploma in
Nursing with a
GPA of 2.00 or
higher.
*Be a State-Certified Registered Nurse.
*Individuals in the process of completing an AAS in nursing and RN Licensure may be admitted conditionally for one semester with
the provision that the RN be obtained by the end of the first semester of GSU enrollment.
*If at the end of the first semester one has not achieved their RN License, she or he will be prohibited from enrolling in nursing
classes until the conditions have been met.
*All transfer credit must be completed with a grade of “C” or above. Students rece iving a “D or F” in upper division courses with the
NURS prefix may only repeat two nursing courses before being academically dismissed from the BSN.
*Contact your admissions counselor Noreen Heidelberg at 708-235-7606 or nheidelberg@govst.edu
*Minimum GPA
of a 2.0 on a 4.0
scale
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