KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Curriculum Guide for Transfer to: Michigan State University
Curriculum: BSN
Transfer Admissions Criteria to MSU
Admission as a transfer student is based on consistent academic performance, including all grades, courses,
and attempts at all previously attended institutions. Applicants with a GPA below 2.0 are not admissible.
Admission consideration is stronger for applicants who have completed 28 or more credits and meet the
following criteria:
o 3.0 GPA or higher.
o Completion of one year of English composition equivalent to Michigan State’s Writing Rhetoric and
American Cultures course Writing: Science and Technology (WRA 110). At KCC, ENGL 151 & 152.
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Completion of a math course equivalent to MSU’s College Algebra (MTH 103) or higher. At KCC, MATH 124
Students wanting to transfer to MSU should complete the Lower Level Integrative Studies courses.
When applying to MSU, GPA’s will be recalculated including: all courses, all attempts, and all colleges.
“C” grade will transfer if overall GPA from transfer institution is at least a 3.0.
Students who transfer 42 or more credits must select a major.
Transfer students are encouraged to apply at least six months prior to their desired semester of
enrollment. Decisions are typically made eight to 12 weeks after all application materials are received.
Admissions Criteria to the College of Nursing
A minimum overall GPA of 2.75 and a minimum is required. Applicants with fewer than 42 transferable credits
may apply as a pre-nursing student until requirements are met to apply to the nursing program.
To avoid extending the length of the program, students applying to transfer into the College of Nursing are
strongly encouraged to have the Integrative Studies requirements in the Arts and Humanities (IAH) and Social,
Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (ISS) completed before 42 transferable credits has been completed.
Students with 42 transferable credit hours meeting the direct admission criteria above will receive a
supplemental application to be submitted to the College of Nursing. The College of Nursing supplemental
application deadlines are: March 1 for fall (August) admission consideration
October 1 for spring (January) admission consideration
BSN Advisor: 1(517)353-4827; or 1-800-605-6424 or email nurse@hc.msu.eduor or http://nursing.msu.edu
College: College of Nursing
Major: Nursing - BSN
Michigan State University
Kellogg Community College
Minimum Course Requirements from Integrative Studies
IAH 201 (required for all MSU students)
MTH 103
Equivalencies
ENGL 151, 152 and HIST 103 or 104
Math 124
Transferable Course in MSU’s Nursing Core
PSY 101
BS 111
ANTR 350
PSL 250
CEM 141
MMG 201 & 302
MTH 110 or 116
STT 200
Equivalencies
PSYC 201
BIOL 110
BIOL 201
BIOL 202
CHEM 110
BIOL 205
MATH 122 & 124 or MATH 124 & 128
MATH 130
Revised 02/28/11 per MSU website