Looking to pursue a career in nursing? Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers an SDAP that allows you to graduate in as little as 13 months. If you currently have a Bachelor's degree and meet the following admission requirements, you can earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree within a convenient time frame. This program is designed for full-time students and requires 40 hours per week.
Application due date: December 18, 2020
Start date: January 4, 2021
Admission Requirements
The Second Degree Accelerated Program is highly competitive. We accept between sixty and seventy students to begin in January and August of each year. All prospective students must have the following requirements before submitting an application:
- Completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited institution.†
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is recommended (not required).
- Successful completion of all prerequisite course work, with a grade of "C" or better. A ‘C-’ will not be accepted.
- Human Anatomy & Physiology I*
- Human Anatomy & Physiology II*
- Microbiology*
- Organic Biochemistry*
- Human Nutrition*
- Statistics
- Human Growth & Development
- Comparative Religions
- English Composition
- General Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
- 5 Semester hours of Humanities/Social Science electives
- TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79 (new internet-based) for students whose native language is not English.
† If the college degree is earned from an institution of higher education outside of the United States, the applicant must contact the World Education Services and have a transcript evaluation completed and mailed to MCCN. To learn more about how to have international college credit evaluated, please visit www.wes.org.
* Courses must be completed within five (5) years of enrollment to receive credit.
** Science courses taken 5 or more years ago will not be accepted as transfer credit.
Second Degree Accelerated Program- Hybrid (SDAP-H)
The SDAP-H is a more convenient degree option for those that would like to begin working towards their Bachelor of Science in Nursing while maintaining a work schedule or other obligations. The SDAP-H offers the same classes as the SDAP and you have the ability to graduate in 18 months.
Application due date: December 18, 2020
Start date: January 4, 2021
For More Information
View our SDAP View Book if you would like more information about the program, or contact Admissions at 614-234-4CON or admissions@mccn.edu.