<p>Gynnedd-Mercy College in suburban Phila. is sort of like a direct entry program. You enter the associates program in nursing and then are “readily admitted” into the BSN program.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.gmc.edu/admissions/documents/Undergraduate.pdf[/url]”>http://www.gmc.edu/admissions/documents/Undergraduate.pdf</a></p>
<p>Sorry for the absence. Darn “Life” keeps getting in the way. </p>
<p>Updated the Spreadsheet of BSN Direct Admission/Entry Schools. This information can be downloaded into a spreadsheet and sorted. </p>
<p><a href=“https://sites.google.com/site/directadmitnursing/home[/url]”>https://sites.google.com/site/directadmitnursing/home</a></p>
<p>All GPA and SAT/ACT scores listed, unless noted otherwise, are for General Admission to the University/College, not necessarily to the Nursing School. I’ll be working over the next few months to try and update that information as well.</p>
<p>Good Luck in your searches, and Thanks to Everyone for posing their finds here. There are now 112 schools on the list.</p>
<p>I’ve been absent for a very long time, but can I say - you guys are great! It’s a valuable resource to keep going.</p>
<p>Wheeling Jesuit University is a very good direct entry nursing program in Wheeling, WV (1/2 hour from PGH)</p>
<p>Also, Niagara University (direct entry) in Lewiston, NY</p>
<p>University of Delaware in Newark, DE is also direct entry!</p>
<p>My mistake, it has already been added.</p>
<p>What about Salve Regina?</p>
<p>Good Catch:</p>
<p>[Salve</a> Regina University - Department of Nursing - Pre-Licensure](<a href=“http://www.salve.edu/academics/departments/nur/majorsMinors/prelicensure.aspx]Salve”>http://www.salve.edu/academics/departments/nur/majorsMinors/prelicensure.aspx)</p>
<p>Hello, all. Seems like I’m not the only one on the hunt for this information. I found a pretty similar list at:</p>
<p>[Direct</a> Entry BSN Programs | Nursing Schools](<a href=“http://www.bestonlinenursingprograms.com/2705/direct-entry-bsn-program]Direct”>http://www.bestonlinenursingprograms.com/2705/direct-entry-bsn-program)</p>
<p>Schools that are not on both lists include:</p>
<p>Avila University
Creighton University
Davenport University
DeSales University
Edinboro University
Florida Southern College
Holy Family University
Illinois State University
Jacksonville University
LaSalle University
Marshall University
Massachusetts School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Niagra University
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Salve Regina
University of Mississippi
Valparaiso University
Wheeling Jesuit University</p>
<p>I probably won’t be researching the reason because in addition to a direct-admit BSN program, I also need to find a strong ChemE/MatSci program for the twin sister. (Yes, they “absolutely positively must” go to the same school.) Wish me luck. LOL</p>
<p>mlongstaff:
You might want to consider the Univ. of Delaware for your twins. UD has one of the best ChemE/MatSci Programs in the country as well as an excellent BSN Nursing Program. Check out their website. Good luck.</p>
<p>I can confirm that DeSales and Holy Family are definitely directly entry, and I’m almost sure that Edinboro also is (it is near Erie PA).</p>
<p>I can also confirm that Wheeling Jesuit is direct entry.</p>
<p>Thanks, Mwallenmd! I’ve just added that lil’ tidbit into my spreadsheet. =)</p>
<p>Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH is also a direct entry school (I believe) if I understand this correctly:</p>
<p>“First-time freshman students who graduate in the top 20% of their high school class and score a Composite ACT of 24 or an equivalent combined SAT score of 1650 (new) are guaranteed a position in the Nursing Program. To maintain this guaranteed position in the Nursing Program, these students must maintain a pre-nursing GPA of 3.0 with at least a C in all required pre-nursing courses (with no course repetitions). In addition to these grade requirements, all other admission requirements must be met.” The additional admissions requirements are just the vaccinations and background checks that every school requires.</p>
<p>[Bachelor</a> of Science in Nursing (BSN)](<a href=“http://web.ysu.edu/gen/bcohhs/Bachelor_of_Science_in_Nursing_BSN_m60.html]Bachelor”>http://web.ysu.edu/gen/bcohhs/Bachelor_of_Science_in_Nursing_BSN_m60.html)</p>
<p>Hi Jahall05. </p>
<p>Thanks for the Link. I tried it and there is no longer any mention on their web page of guaranteed admission. Also, looking at their “Admission Requirements” doc, there is also no mention of guaranteed admission. -
<a href=“http://web.ysu.edu/gen/bcohhs_generated_bin/documents/basic_module/BSN_ADMISSION_REQUIREMENTS_AS_OF_3_2013.docx[/url]”>http://web.ysu.edu/gen/bcohhs_generated_bin/documents/basic_module/BSN_ADMISSION_REQUIREMENTS_AS_OF_3_2013.docx</a></p>
<p>They must have changed their admission requirements in the last few weeks. Which is too bad. I wish ALL these 2+2 schools would realize that it’s not worth the Risk of Investing in two years of a college education with only a “Hope” that you will be admitted into the Nursing Program. </p>
<p>If you find any other schools with Direct Admission, please post here. In the two years since I’ve been reading this list, it has grown over 20% because others like you find a Direct Admit school and don’t keep it a secret. :)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>What they should do is have some predictable criteria for admission for a 2-2 program, such as GPA of at least x on 6 required prerequisites. They could always loosen those restrictions if needed, but at least people who have some indication of what is expected.</p>
<p>Bumping to make list more readily available to students beginning to look at nursing schools.</p>
<p>Bump!! This is amazing and extremely helpful</p>
<p>I just noticed West Chester U. of PA. is missing from the list. It is a public university of about 13,000 students in a very pleasant town, about 45 minutes west of Philadelphia.</p>
<p>Thank you! I wonder which of these nursing schools would give the most financial aid, though.</p>