Western Michigan University BSN Nursing Reviews

Nursing program

• Western Michigan University offers two nursing programs—a professional nursing training program leading to a BSN as well as an RN to BSN progression path. Both programs incorporate knowledge from liberal arts, sciences along with the discipline of nursing, and are built to prepare nurse generalists who fully grasp the subject along with the profession of nursing and also who are competent to provide, coordinate and also assess patient care in the many social frameworks in which health care is delivered.
• The Western Michigan University Bronson School of Nursing is endorsed by the Michigan Board of Nursing and also certified by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The nursing school also has received approval from the American Holistic Nursing Certification Corporation, meaning that upon successfully completing the training program, you will be exempt from prerequisites should you decide to sit for the National Certification Exam in Holistic Nursing.

About the school

• Western Michigan University (WMU), is a public research institution in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America.
• The school was founded in the year 1903 by Dwight Waldo B., and also as of the Fall 2014 semester, its enrollment was 23,914 students.

Total estimated cost of attendance is approximate $20,190

Following are the minimum requirements for BSN Nursing Program. Minimum admission standards include:

1. Apply to WMU by the early application date, as defined by the University, and be accepted.
2. Demonstrate excellent academic performance in their high school curriculum, particularly in sciences.

Selection criteria for direct admission to the professional nursing program include at least all of the following:

1. High school GPA of at least 3.6 or higher.
2. Composite SAT score at or above 1240 (or equivalent ACT score).
3. At least one year of high school chemistry (grades will be evaluated).
4. At least two years of high school biology (grades will be evaluated).

High school graduates who are selected for direct admission to the professional nursing program will be notified as to their acceptance in the early spring of their admission year.

Once admitted to the professional nursing program in the fall of their freshman year, direct admission students must:

1. Maintain a minimum 3.25 University cumulative GPA.
2. Earn a B (3.0) or better in each of the prerequisite sciences courses (CHEM 1510 and 1520, CHEM 1530 and 1540, and BIOS 1910 and 2400).
3. Earn no less than a C (2.0) in all other courses.
4. Complete all prerequisite courses within one year

R.N.s interested in applying for admission to the R.N.-B.S.N. progress track must:

1. Have achieved a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a four-point scale) in the nursing associate degree or nursing diploma program from which they graduated.
2. Hold or receive a current registered nurse license no later than three months after beginning the program.

Contact:

Address: 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Phone: (269) 387-8150

Website: http://www.wmich.edu/