NURSING Transfer Advising Page - UPDATED

Important Changes:

1)      ENGL 103 IS NO LONGER REQUIRED in addition to ENGL 102.  UM now accepts ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 or 103 as the 2-course English Composition sequence. (UMB School of Nursing has confirmed all of these sequences as of 11/25/19)

a.      Of course, some fine print still exists – here’s how it appears on the MC Transfer Advising Page for Nursing:

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NEW – as of 11/13/19 Both ENGL 102 and ENGL 103 are no longer required to transfer Spring 2020 & after. 
UMB English Composition Requirement – two courses, 6 credits - take one 2-course sequence from 1. or 2.:
1.  ___ ENGL 101/101A College Writing  and ___ ENGL 102 Writing & Research OR  ____ENGL 103 Writing/Workplace
OR – if you did not take MC ENGL 101 based on placement or rec’vd 101 credit for an AP ENGL Lang score of 3, you need:

2. ___ ENGL 102 Writing/Res. and ONE from: ___ ENGL 103 OR  _____ ENGL Literature OR ___ ENGL264 Creative Writing.

• If you have already taken ENGL 101 and 102 and 103, ENGL 101 will count as an Elective in General Electives below.
• For ENGL 101 or 102 accepted by MC from another college, contact UMB now for an evaluation of college transcripts as UMB may differ from MC in accepting credits: www.nursing.umaryland.edu/academics/undergrad/bachelor-of-science-nursing/ 

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b.      Exceptions to ENGL 101 – some students will need to “replace” ENGL 101 credit with another ENGL course with ONE from: ___ ENGL 103 OR  _____ ENGL Literature OR ___ ENGL264 Creative Writing.  Who?

                                                  i.      Students who place directly into ENGL 102 through Placement Testing or SAT/ACT scores

                                                 ii.      Students who transfer in an ENGL from another Maryland school where only one Freshman English course is required (for example, Frederick Community College’s ENG 101 transfers to MC as our ENGL 102, but as noted above students should also check this directly with UMB)

                                               iii.      Students who earned AP English Language credit for ENGL 101 with a score of 3 (because UMB only accepts AP scores of 4 or higher) – you can check specific AP scores in Image Now – Perceptive Content. 

2)    STUDENTS WITH TRANSFER CREDITS FROM OTHER COLLEGES – please immediately recommend that students with transfer credits have those credits evaluated directly by UMB when they start at MC.  This is a simple process, as UMB encourages students to submit unofficial transcripts and will send a detailed list of how those credits will be accepted through their Traditional BSN Admissions Webpage,  www.nursing.umaryland.edu/academics/undergrad/bachelor-of-science-nursing/ 
Scroll down to see this note in the right column:

Find out how your prerequisites transfer.  Before you begin the admissions process, you can submit copies of your unofficial transcript(s) to us for review, and an admissions counselor will advise you on your requirements for admission.

3)      The One Additional Social Science can include an MC BSSD HLTH Health course: 

a.      One Additional Social Science (3 cr.)                 From: ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLI, SOCY, PSYC, [WMST 101 only if taken Fall 2019 and after], or these specific MC HLTH courses only: HLTH 131, 160 , 170, 212, 225

b.      And you already know that WMST 101 can apply as a Social Science also only if taken Fall 2019 or after…

4)      HISTORY courses taken as Humanities also apply in the “Additional Social Science” category, not as “Arts or Humanities” – this is noted on the Advising Page.

5)      For Arts and Humanities, CLEP credits in World Languages of French, German and Spanish can fill 2 courses of the 3 course requirements:

UMB accepts CLEP FREN/GERM/SPAN Language tests for 2 Humanities courses. UMB & MC use the same CLEP test scores, if you have earned CLEP FREN/GERM/SPAN credits @ MC, 2 courses may apply to UMB Humanities. www.nursing.umaryland.edu/admissions/faq/

You can refer students to the CLEP World Languages Sample Test so they can decide for themselves whether they are ready for the test, just Google “CLEP Language Tests” or go to  https://clep.collegeboard.org/world-languages  Students typically are granted credit for 101, 102 (Elementary Level) and also 201 (Intermediate I) depending on proficiency.

6)      Page 3 of the Transfer Advising Page for Nursing includes a General Studies STEM degree audit with UMB Nursing notes.  The GEIR notes are confusing but basically, a student can take:  For GEIR #1 - COMM 108/112 or an Arts or Hum and for GEIR #2 - a HLTH if desired, can be any GEIR HLTH if the student has already fulfilled the Additional Social Sciences requirement.  Still confusing!  But this does show how a HLTH can fit, especially now that ENGL 101 is accepted, this opens space for a General Elective which can be a HLTH for students completing an AA degree. 

7)      REPEAT COURSE POLICY – Page 2 states this under Will repeating science courses hurt my chance of admission? , but not all students fully understand that UMB does not use the same “Exclusion” policy that MC uses to calculate a GPA – UMB uses all grades from all attempts at courses to calculate a GPA.  Students cannot apply for a Direct Admit to the Traditional BSN if they do not have the minimum overall GPA of a 3.0 from MC and any other colleges attended combined.

8)      New pre-Nursing students don’t need to immediately choose between MC Nursing 3+1 and trying for a UMB Direct Admit into the Traditional BSN Program when they start on requirements.  A decision about whether to apply to MC Nursing 3+1 can come after they see whether their grades in the first several semesters make them competitive for a Direct Admit.  But early on, please advise all students (whether Direct Admit to BSN or 3+1) to attend BOTH Nursing Information Sessions.  This note appears at the top of Page 2: 

All students should attend a UMB Nursing Information Session (Walk In or Online) www.nursing.umaryland.edu/admissions/visit-us/
AND attend a Montgomery College Nursing Information Session for MC/UMB 3+1 Program Info: www.montgomerycollege.edu/nursing