Frequently Asked Questions
BSN Program | RN to BSN Program | MSN Program
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BSN Program
February 15 for Fall semester, September 1 for Spring semester
You be notified by e-mail approximately 6 (six) weeks after the application deadline
-BSN: 150
-Accelerated BSN: 40 (Fall only)
- English Comp I & II
- Intro Sociology or General Psychology
- Math 1530 (or one of the following:1420, 1710, 1730, 1830, 1910 or 2000)
- Nutrition
- Sciences: Anatomy & Physiology I (with lab)
- Anatomy & Physiology II (with lab)
- Microbiology (with lab)
All science prerequisites must be completed before entering the nursing program
One science prerequisite course may be repeated one time. The second course grade will be used to calculate the Science GPA (regardless if repeated grade is higher or lower).
No more than six (6) general education credit hours can be remaining prior to enrollment in the nursing program.
Science prerequisite courses must be taken within 7 years of the anticipated enrollment in the nursing program. Science courses include Anatomy & Physiology I and II (with labs), and Microbiology (with lab).
Students are strongly encouraged to complete the nursing program at their home campus. Request for transfer are to be made in writing to the Assistant Dean of Students.
Yes
Yes. The Loewenberg offer scholarships to current nursing students only. Non-nursing and/or pre-nursing students are not eligible for LCON scholarships.
All academic advising prior being accepted into the Nursing program is done by the Academic Advising Center www.memphis.edu/aac/prenursing/index.
RN to BSN Program
The RN-BSN program is from applicants with a current licensure and already possess an Associate Degree in Nursing.
- English Comp I & II
- Intro Sociology or General Psychology
- Math 1530 (or one of the following:1420, 1710, 1730, 1830, 1910 or 2000)
- Nutrition Sciences: Anatomy & Physiology I (with lab), Anatomy & Physiology II (with lab)
- Microbiology (with lab)
Science prerequisite courses must be taken within 7 years of the anticipated enrollment in the nursing program. Required validation of current science knowledge for RNs will occur through employer verification, repeating of course, taking a higher-level science course in the same field, or obtaining a fiftieth (50th) percentile score or above on the NLN appropriate science test.
Yes. The Loewenberg offer scholarships to current nursing students only. Non-nursing and/or pre-nursing students are not eligible for LCON scholarships.
Use the Transfer Equivalency Table to determine what may transfer to the UofM. https://www.memphis.edu/admissions/transfer/equivalency_table.php
Yes, you can test out of Pharmacology, Health Assessment, and Clinical Pathophysiology by completing the passing the HEIS exam with a minimum score of 850. Students may also submit tests results for Pharmacology, Health Assessment, and/or Pathophysiology national achievement exams taken during their ADN program. Loewenberg College of Nursing will accept a score of 50% or greater on the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) or a score of 850 or greater on the Health Education Systems Incorporated (HESI) exam.
No, the check must include all searches specified by our clinical settings.
No, it must be a 12-panel urine drug screen as specified by our clinical settings.
MSN Program
The admission requirements for the MSN program are a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 and an active RN license.
- February 15 for Fall semester
- September 1 for Spring semester
- Only the Executive Leadership has a fall deadline of July 15 and a spring deadline of November 15.
The MSN program is mostly online but you will need to come to campus for orientation, lab, the pre-competency exam and the competency exam.
Since we urge students who work to enroll part-time, the MSN program typically takes two to three years to complete.
The MSN program accepts graduate nursing transfer credits up to 12 credit hours for each concentration as long as a degree was not obtained, the grades earned were B or better, the institution is accredited, and the courses have the same course description as well as amount of credits as our courses.
The MSN program has three concentrations (Executive Leadership, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Nursing Education).
Yes. We offer scholarships to current nursing students only. Non-nursing and/or pre-nursing students are not eligible for LCON scholarships.