University of Michigan School of Nursing

Accelerated Second Career Nursing Program

Admission Requirements

To be considered for the Second Career Program, applicants must have:
  • Bachelor's or a graduate/advanced degree from an accredited institution
  • 3.0 GPA minimum (highly recommended)
Applicants must also complete the following prerequisites prior to application or complete them by the start of the program if offered admission:
  • Prerequisites in general requirements and social sciences:
    • English Composition
    • Family Concepts*
    • Normal Nutrition*
    • Developmental Psychology*
    • Statistics (The statistics course must have been completed within the past five years at a 4-year institution)
    • 2 social sciences, an introductory and an upper-level course or two upper-level courses (Courses must be taken in the following fields: anthropology, psychology, sociology)
    • Electives
  • Prerequisites in clinical sciences:
    • Anatomy & Physiology*
    • Organic-Biochemistry
    • Pharmacology*
    • Pathophysiology* (6 credits) (Without 6 credits of pathophysiology, students must have credits in microbiology and/or genetics in addition to pathophysiology for a cumulative total of at least 6 credit hours)
Please note that all clinical science courses must have been completed within the past 7 years to count for program credit.
 
* These courses may be satisfied through passing a proficiency exam. Please e-mail sn-osams@umich.edu for additional information.

 

Application Requirements

Undergraduate Admission Application

The application will be available in early spring 2013. The Second Career Program will begin during winter 2014.

Application  Required Supporting Material

Resume

Official transcripts from high school and all colleges previously attended for bachelor's and post-bachelor's degrees
Send transcripts to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
1220 Student Activities Building
515 East Jefferson Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316

Standardized Test(s)

SAT 1 or ACT (including writing test/section)
Send test score directly to the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor using the following:
  • SAT code: 1839
  • ACT code: 2062

If you did not take the SAT or the ACT in high school, these scores are not a required element of your application.

International students must also submit scores from the TOEFL, IELTS, or MELAB. For details, see the Entrance Exams webpage.
See full academic program description.
 
Attend a Second Career Information Session to learn more.