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Holy Names University/Samuel Merritt University Generic Nursing Program

The generic nursing program is offered in partnership with Samuel Merritt University for high school graduates and transfer students from other colleges who have completed 40 or fewer units of coursework and are interested in becoming registered nurses. The student completes two years of liberal arts and science courses at Holy Names University and then transfers to Samuel Merritt University for the nursing courses. Admission to Samuel Merritt University is provided if the student completes all requirements and maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The BSN degree is granted by Samuel Merritt University.

Scholarships Nursing
CampusRN has $15,000 in Scholarships Available to Nursing & Allied Health Students.

Admission Requirements
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Students must submit the following

High school transcripts showing at least six semesters of coursework
Letter of recommendation from a teacher, minister, or employer
who has personal and/or academic information about the student
SAT or ACT scores
A TOEFL score of 490 or higher if English is a second language.

Holy Names University/Samuel Merritt University Generic Nursing Program

General Education Curriculum

Students interested in pursuing the Holy Names University/Samuel Merritt University Generic program will complete 68 units of study at Holy Names University and the remaining units needed for graduation at Samuel Merritt University. Students must fulfill general education requirements established for the program, and courses may be taken in the semester day, weekend, or evening weeknight programs. The student will need to repeat any science courses in which grades below B- are earned. A sample program, in its entirety, is listed below.

Courses to be taken at Holy Names University

ART specific course numbered 1-199 to be approved (3)
BIOL 1A Principles of Biological Science (4)
BIOL 11, 11L Human Physiology and Lab (3,2)
BIOL 17, 17L Anatomy (4, includes weekly laboratory)
BIOL 20, 20L Allied Health Microbiology and Lab (3,2)
CHEM 7 Introductory Chemistry for Health Science
(4, includes weekly laboratory)
COMM 1 Essentials of Interpersonal Communication and Effective Speaking (3)
CSCI 10A Computer Operations and the Internet (1)
ENGL 1A Critical Reading and Writing I (3)
ENGL 1B Critical Reading and Writing II (3)
ISAC (2 courses) Integrative Studies Across Cultures (6)
LING 145 Linguistics (3) or completion of the Foreign Language requirement
MATH A and C Algebra Workshop (3, dependent upon Accuplacer results)
NUTR 1 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
PHIL choose from PHIL 20W, 40W, 122, or 151 (3)
PSYC 1 Introduction/Fundamentals of Psychology (3)
PSYC 30 Introduction to Life span Development (3)
PSYC 63 Statistical Methods (3)
RLST 75 World Wisdom Traditions (3)
SOCI 1 Introduction to Sociology (3)

Courses to be taken at Samuel Merritt University of Nursing are found in the Samuel Merritt University catalog. For a complete description of the courses taught at Holy Names University for any of the programs, refer to the respective sections of the Holy Names University catalog.

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