Priority of Admissions

BSN Fall

Purpose: To ensure a diverse and qualified pool of students are admitted each semester to clinical nursing courses. Students will be ranked according to the following categories:

• Category I- Generic MSU student w/ 0 pre-requisite hours from another university and completing all prerequisites by May (also includes any student w/an Associate, Bachelor and/or Master’s degree from MSU)

• Category II – Student transferring in 12 or less pre-requisite hours from another university and completing all pre-requisites by May.

• Category III – Transfer student transferring in more than 12 pre-requisite hours from another university, establishing residency w/ the minimum of 12 hours at MSU, and completing all pre-requisites by May.

• Category IV- Generic MSU student w/ 0 pre-requisite hours from another university and completing all pre-requisites by August (also includes any student w/an Associate, Bachelor and/or Master’s degree from MSU)

• Category V– Student with 12 or less pre-requisite hours from another University and completing all pre-requisites by August.

• Category VI – Transfer student transferring in more than 12 pre-requisite hours, establishing residency w/ the minimum of 12 hours at MSU, and completing all pre-requisites by August.

• Category VII – Transfer student with 0-11 hours at MSU and completing all pre-requisites by May.

• Category VIII – Transfer student with 0-11 credit hours at MSU and completing pre-requisites by August.

ADN/BSN Spring

• Category I-   Generic ADN/BSN MSU student w/ 0 pre-requisite hours from another university and completing all prerequisites by December. (also includes any student w/an Associate, Bachelor and/or Master’s degree from MSU)

• Category II

  • ADN student transferring in 9 or less pre-requisite hours from another university and completing all pre-requisites by December.

  • BSN student transferring in 12 or less pre-requisite hours from another university and completing all pre-requisites by December.

• Category III

  • ADN transfer student transferring in more than 9 pre-requisite hours from another university, establishing residency w/ the minimum of 9 hours at MSU, and completing pre-requisites by December.

  • BSN transfer student transferring in more than 12 pre-requisite hours from another university, establishing residency w/ the minimum of 12 hours at MSU, and completing pre-requisites by December.

• Category IV

  • ADN transfer student with 0-8 hours at MSU and completing pre-requisites by December.

  • BSN transfer student with 0-11 hours at MSU and completing pre-requisites by December.

Credit that a dual enrolled or early admissions high school student earns prior to enrolling at McNeese will not be counted as transfer credit(s) in regards to priority of admissions.

App. by FC 5/04; SEC approved 4/04, SEC app. 2/05, FC app. 3/05 with revisions, Rev. 5/05 pending approval FC approved with revisions 8/05, SEC app. 03/06; FC approved 10/08 with revisions, Rev. 03/11 pend approval/ 03/11 approved FC