Montgomery College AS in Nursing to BSN at the U. of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing/Shady Grove
Prerequisite Courses for the MC to UMB 3+1 BSN Completion Program
Credits
3
Montgomery College Courses
ENGL 102/EN102 Critical Reading, Writing and Research [for students who take ENGL/EN 101 @ MC, the credit
from ENGL/EN 101 can be applied to the General Electives section below]
3 ENGL 103/EN 109 Writing for Business and Technology [Both of MC’s ENGL/EN 102 and ENGL 103/EN 109 are required]
4 # CHEM 131 Principles of Chemistry [M.C. students must take a Chemistry
Placement Test @ any MC Assessment Center or take CHEM 099 before taking CHEM 131]
8 # BIOL 212 and # BIOL 213 Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II [prerequisite for
MC’s BI 212 and 213 is BIOL 150 Principles of Biology, accepted below as General Elective]
4 # BIOL 210 Microbiology
NOTE: These four Science courses must be taken in person – online and hybrid (online lectures with
in-person labs) are not accepted.
* SCIENCE GPA
Grades from
these 4 courses
are averaged
together to
become your
Science GPA,
must be 2.75 for
MC 3+1 Program
3 PSYC/PY 102 General Psychology
3 PSYC/PY 203 Human Growth and Development
3 SOCI 100/SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
3 Social Science Elective Take any course from ANTH/AN anthropology, CCJS/CJ Criminal Justice, ECON/EC Economics,
GEOG/GE Geography, HIST/HS History, POLI/PS Political Science, PSYC/PY Psychology, SOCI/SO Sociology, or
WMST/WS Women’s Studies. Course: ___________
3 MATH/MA 110 Survey of College Math or MATH150 Elem. Applied Calculus or MATH 165 Precalculus or MATH 181/182 Calculus
[IMPORTANT: Montgomery College’s MATH 115/115A ‘Mathematical Ideas’ is NOT accepted here]
3 MATH 117 or 117A /MA116 or MA 116A Elements of Statistics
9 Humanities: Choose 3 courses from at least 2 disciplines: [ARTT/GDES/PHOT Photography - only one studio “hands on”
art course is accepted as a Humanities], English literature, languages, history, music, mathematics, philosophy, speech
(COMM/SP 108 or 112), or Gen Ed dance, film, theatre. Courses: 1) ___________, 2)___________, 3)____________
3
BIOL 226/BI 213 Nutrition (preferred) or NUTR 101/NF103 Intro. to Nutrition (formerly FM 103)
7
General Electives – any 7 credits of General Electives. If taken, BIOL 150/BI 107 Principles of Biology 4 cr.
and/or ENGL 101/EN 101 3 credits apply here, or any additional courses, academic in nature, that are not below the 100
level. English as a Second Language (AELP) and STSU/DS courses are not accepted.
Total: 59 credits
MC/UMB School of Nursing 3 + 1 Program
Website: nursing.umaryland.edu
Minimum GPA: MC students must have an overall GPA of 3.0 for college course work and a 2.75 GPA in prerequisite science
courses taken by the time of admission to MC's Nursing program.
Benefits
1.
Students can be admitted to MC’s ADN program and UMSON’s BSN program at the same time. Students are allowed to take
UMSON courses while working on their associate degree
2. Take final year of classes at the Universities of Shady Grove, the Baltimore Maryland Campus, the Laurel Center or online (based
on availability)
Attend a Montgomery College Nursing Information Session at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus for details.
Contact: Monique Alston-Davis, (240) 567-5622 E-mail: Monique.Alston-Davis@montgomerycollege.edu
www.montgomerycollege.edu/nursing
Montgomery College’s New 3 + 1 Nursing Agreement with U of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) @ Shady Grove
Sample Semester Plan
..PRIORITY COURSES..
..FOR ADMISSION TO..
..MC NURSING:..
 ENGL 102
 MATH 110/117
 BIOL 212 Anatomy I
 BIOL213 Anatomy II
&  GREAT TEAS TEST
SCORES
Summer 1 & 2
or Winter
Humanities #1
Humanities #2
Humanities #3
STUDY FOR TEAS and
plan out TEAS Test
Dates!
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
__BIOL 150 Principles of Biology 4 cr.
__CHEM 099 Intro. Chemistry (if needed 3 cr)
__ ENGL 101 3 cr.
 MATH 110 Survey of College Math 3 cr.
-------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN STUDY FOR THE TEAS
www.montgomerycollege.edu/TEAS
 # BIOL212 Human Anatomy&Physiol. 4 cr.
# CHEM 131 Prin. of Chemistry I 4 cr.
 ENGL 102 3 cr.
__ Arts or Humanities 3 cr.
SEMESTER 3
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE NURSING
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1
 # BIOL213 Hum. Anatomy & Physiol. II 4 cr.
# BIOL 210 Microbiology 4 cr.
SOCI 100 Sociology 3 cr.
PSYC 102 General Psychology 3 cr.
 CONTINUE STUDY FOR THE TEAS
 SCHEDULE TEAS TEST FOR 2 POSSIBLE
TESTINGS, MUST BE 30 DAYS APART – for
example, January 20 and February 20
Discuss TEAS Testing with MC Adviser
Carolyn.McAlister@montgomerycollege.edu
Summer or
Winter
Take any
remaining
UMB
course(s)
if needed
ENTER MONTGOMERY COLLEGE NURSING
PROGRAM @ Takoma Park/Silver Spring
SEMESTER 1
NURS 113-Fundamentals of Nursing
NURS 114-Professionalism and
Communication in Nursing
NURS 121-Basic Health Assessment
Semester 3
NURS 225-Nursing in Health and Illness II
NURS 226-Nursing Care of Special
Populations II: Maternal/Child Nursing
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# Indicates UMB’s Science GPA courses
 CONTINUE TO STUDY FOR THE TEAS
Y
E
A
R
SEMESTER 4
ENGL 103 Technical Writing 3 cr.
PSCY 203 Human Growth & Developm’t 3 cr.
BIOL 226 Nutrition 3 cr.
Social Science 3 cr.
MATH 117/117A Statistics 3 cr.
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FINISH or NEARLY finish 59 credits required by
UMB – School of Nursing (see next page)
= Roughly 2 years of work, depending on math
& English placement
Semester 2
NURS 125-Nursing in Health and Illness I
NURS 126-Nursing Care/Special Pop.
Geriatric and Psychiatric Nursing
NURS129-Pathophysiology/Pharmacology
Semester 4
NURS 205-Trans. to Prof. Nursing Practice
NURS 240-Nursing/Health & Illness III
Complete Associate’s Degree AS in Nursing
Complete NCLEX-RN Examination for Licensure
(UMB grants 30 credits for NCLEX)
Students must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and a 2.75 in prerequisite # science courses for UMB - SON
ENTER Universisty of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) – SCHOOL OF NURSING @ Shady Grove - FINAL YEAR
2nd Semester
UMSON BSN Degree Course Requirements
st
NURS 460-Health Informatics for the RN 3
“SENIOR YEAR” @ UMB – SHADY GROVE 1 Semester
NURS 450-RN to BSN Transition 3
NURS 462-Nursing Leadership/Mgmt 3
NURS 452- Nursing Research/Evidence Based Care 3 NURS 467-Public Health Nursing Essentials 5
NURS 454- Pathophysiologic Implications to Patient
NURS 418- Nursing Electives 6
Assessment 5
GRADUATE WITH A B.S.N.
NURS 418-Nursing Elective 3
Bachelor of Science in Nursing – 120 credits total
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This diagram is a sample only of how MC courses might be taken – see program for specific details.