“I would recommend this program to any of my friends that wanted to pursue a degree in nursing. The effectiveness of this program to my learning really came full circle my senior year when I built incredible confidence and earned the trust and support of the nursing faculty.”

Information for a Transfer Nursing Student
someone who has some previous college experience and dreams of becoming a nurse and a graduate of Columbia College of Nursing and Mount Mary College

Each student's past college experience is unique and at Columbia College of Nursing/Mount Mary College we emphasize personal attention. A nursing advisor is assigned to each transfer nursing student and together they work to reach the student's goal of earning a bachelor's degree in nursing.

The Columbia/Mount Mary nursing program is a generalist degree affording students the opportunity for a variety of workforce placement options and continuing education.

Many students can transfer a significant amount of general education credits into the required nursing curriculum which gives students the opportunity to complete nursing courses in just four semesters. Each student will be evaluated based on their previous educational experience. Students should schedule an appointment with the Nursing Admission Counselor to discuss our generous transfer credit policy.

The Nursing Program is open to both male and female students and now offers the option of direct admission into the program.

The classroom experience at Columbia/Mount Mary is truly unique. Students learn from passionate and caring faculty who use technologically advanced clinical nursing simulation centers and computerized patient mannequins. State-of-the-art classroom technology and new campus facilities enhance the student experience.

Admission to the Nursing Program

There are two admission points to the nursing program: direct and standard admission. All students must first apply and be accepted to Mount Mary College. At time of acceptance to Mount Mary College, students will either be directly admitted into the nursing program, or admitted to Mount Mary College as a pre-nursing student. Pre-nursing students apply to the nursing program under the standard admission policy as a current student in their last semester of non-nursing coursework. All applications are evaluated individually using the criteria outlined below.

Direct Admission Information

Transfer students should have the following:

• 3.0 cumulative college GPA. Grades from multiple colleges will be calculated into one comprehensive cumulative GPA.
• grade of C or better in all essential behavioral and natural science courses. These courses must have been completed within the last seven years of starting nursing coursework.

Directly admitted students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and meet progression requirements in order to continue in the Nursing Program.

Standard Admission Information

Pre-nursing students who seek to enter the nursing program must apply prior to March 1 for entry in the fall term and October 1 for entry in the spring term. The application and requirements (also outlined below) to the nursing program are online at www.ccon.edu.

To be considered for admission to the nursing program, students must meet the following criteria:

• cumulative GPA of 2.8 or greater on a 4.0 scale
• successful completion with a C or better in all essential behavioral and natural science courses. These courses must be completed within seven years from the time the student begins nursing coursework.
• fulfill core and graduation requirements of Mount Mary College. See Mount Mary's undergraduate bulletin for details
• meet the residency requirement of at least 16 non-nursing credits completed at Mount Mary College

See the comprehensive admission policy handout.