<p>I've heard that being a transfer applicant sets you back in state school nursing admissions, even if you are applying from a similar par school. Is this true? Does anyone have experience with or knowledge of this?</p>
<p>You would want to try to complete as many courses in the university’s nursing curriculum as possible before you transfer - to increase your chances of graduating on time. That is particularly true for science classes that build upon each other.</p>
<p>The issue may be related to a student who attempts to transfer into the Jr. year at a direct entry Nursing Program. Many direct entry Nursing Programs begin Nursing Concept and other Clinical Courses in the Freshman and Sophomore years (Students in other majors are not usually allowed to take these courses). Often the subsequent Nursing courses beginning in the Jr. year require that a student have already taken and passed these courses. While you might be able to take the Basic Science pre-nursing courses (i.e. Bio, Chem, Anat, Micro, Physio., etc.) while being a non-nursing major in your Freshman/Sophomore years you would not be eligible to take some Jr. yr. Nursing courses until you have completed the more Nursing specific courses the students in the direct entry Nursing Program have already completed in their Freshman/Sophomore years. Many such students end up having to add a semester or year to “catch up” with the other Nursing students. This would not be an issue if you were trying to transfer to a non-direct entry Nursing Program.</p>