Program Requirements
Professional Nursing Education Program Requirements and Application Procedures
- Admittance to Missouri Valley College
- A minimum of Sophomore status at time of starting the program. Students are encouraged to apply to the program by February 15 of their freshman year or the year in which they anticipate starting in the nursing program.
- MVC School of Nursing Application
- Written Essay to include: brief personal description, rationale for selection of Nursing as a career and short- and long-term professional career goals. No longer than two pages, double-spaced, 1 inch margins.
- Three completed reference forms. At least one of the forms must be from a Registered Nurse and one of the forms must be from a college professor.
- Professional resume including any health-related experiences (job-shadowing, fellowships, current CNA/EMT certification, etc.), academic awards (college and high school) and extra-curricular activities including memberships and officer roles in organizations (college and high-school).
- It is highly recommended that students attempt to obtain a health-related job experience of some type prior to the nursing application process. Students with at least some minimal health care experience (either job-shadowing or actual work experience) will have a significant advantage both in the continuation of coursework in nursing and the application process.
- Minimum 2.75 college GPA (transfer students must provide official college transcripts)
- Completion of program prerequisite courses with a “C” or better by the time the student would begin the program in the
Fall:
| BI XXX Human Biology/Lab |
4 |
| BI/EX 255 Human Anatomy & Physiology |
4 |
CH 111 General Chemistry I
(Core II – Science) |
5 |
| NR 110 Introduction to Nursing |
3 |
| MA 200 Introduction to Statistics |
3 |
| NR 150 Health Assessment |
2 |
| PY 100 Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| Total |
23 Hours |
- Interview with the selection committee. Interviewees will be selected the week after the deadline and letters of invitation to interview will be mailed no later than ten days after the application deadline. Interviews will be conducted the last week of March.
- All Materials Must Be Submitted To The Director Of Nursing Education By MARCH 1.
- Students will be notified no later than April 1 of their admission status.
- International students must have completed the TOEFL exam and submit evidence of completion with scores on application.
Please Contact Tonya Eddy for any questions.
Tonya Eddy, RN, MS(N)
(660) 831-4564
(660) 631-4039
