Towson University

Baccalaureate Nursing Program

University System of Maryland Hagerstown Center

The Department of Nursing at Towson University is offering our Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing at the University System of Maryland (USM) Hagerstown Center.  Both the BS degree for basic students as well as the RN to BS degree for current RN students will be offered through the Hagerstown Center. 

The Nursing program curriculum content at the USM Hagerstown Center will be identical to that offered at Towson University.  However, all nursing classes will be held at the USM Hagerstown Center and all or almost all clinical sites will be in the Western Maryland area.  Course work includes online study.  Students accepted into the Nursing program at this location will be expected to complete all nursing program requirements through this Center.  Students will be responsible for housing and transportation while attending the program. 

 
About University System of Maryland Hagerstown Center

(USMH)

The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown is a regional higher education center that offers upper division and graduate academic programs, training programs, and other related activities of the institutions of the state universities in Maryland.

Programs chosen for USMH are some of the most popular and prestigious offered by participating institutions. Many are also selected to meet high demand in areas such as business, nursing, education, and information technology. Currently, seven bachelor programs and five graduate programs are available for students.  For more information visit http://www.hagerstown.usmd.edu/

ADMISSION TO THE NURSING MAJOR

Before students can be considered for admission to the Nursing major, they must be admitted to or have applied for admission to the university.  Undergraduate Applications may be submitted online at www.towson.edu/discover.  Transfer students must adhere to the university’s transfer policies which can be found in the undergraduate catalog .  Please note that you must apply to both Towson University and the Department of Nursing.  This will require the submission of two separate applications and 2 copies of all official transcripts.

Admission to the university does not constitute or guarantee admission to the major. Admission to the Nursing major is granted only by the Department of Nursing.  Students who have received admission from both Towson University and the Department of Nursing may participate in the Nursing program at the Hagerstown Center. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE & INSTURCTIONS TO APPLY

The deadline for all application materials including the Application for Undergraduate Admission and the Application for Admission to the Nursing Major is:

January 15th

**Please note completed application materials submitted prior to April 1^st will automatically be considered for a $1,000 Transfer Academic Scholarship. To be considered students must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA and completed 56 credits from a community college.  

Please make sure to complete and submit an Application for Undergraduate Admissions which may be found and submitted online at www.towson.edu/discover.  In addition students must also submit the hardcopy Nursing Major Application.  To obtain the nursing application materials contact Brook Necker or download the application at www.towson.edu/nursing/undergraduate.html. Please return required nursing application materials to:

Brook Necker

Admissions & Retention Coordinator

Department of Nursing

Towson University

8000 York Road

Towson, MD 21252-0001

Tel: 410-704-4170

Email: bnecker@towson.edu

ELIGIBILITY AND SCREENING

Admission to the major is contingent upon the student being screened and admission being offered to the applicant by the Department of Nursing and Towson University. Students are eligible to apply for admission to the Nursing Program at the Hagerstown Center only if they have completed a minimum of 42 undergraduate units, including at least four laboratory sciences and ENGL 102 by the January 15^th application deadline. Only one grade below a grade equivalent of 2.00 is allowed in Prerequisite or General Education courses, and no more than two courses may be repeated. A minimum GPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale is required; however, achievement at the 2.50 level in itself does not guarantee admission to the program. The higher the applicant’s GPA, the greater the possibility of being offered admission.

Students must complete twelve prerequisite courses prior to beginning the nursing major in the fall.  As long as students meet the minimum requirement to apply, it is not necessary to have all of the following prerequisites completed before submitting your nursing application; however, admission into the major is contingent on the completion of all twelve prerequisite courses before enrolling in nursing courses. 

REQUIRED PREREQUISITE COURSE WORK FOR THE NURSING MAJOR

Students must complete the following prerequisites prior to beginning nursing course work at the Hagersown Center. Several of these courses can also meet General Education requirements (*GenEd).  

*ENGL 102 Writing for a Liberal Education (3)

*BIOL 190 Introductory General Biology for Health Professionals (4)

BIOL 213 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)

BIOL 214 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)

BIOL 315 Medical Microbiology (4)

*CHEM 105 Chemistry for Allied Health Professions I (4)

*CHEM 106 Chemistry for Allied Health Professions II (4)

HLTH 331 Nutrition for Health Professionals (3)

*MATH 115 Basic Mathematics for Sciences (3)

*PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (3)

*PSYC 203 Human Development (3)

*SOCI 101 Introductory Sociology (3)

For graduation, all students must complete a minimum of 120 earned degree counting units including 32 upper-level units (300 level or above); a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher; all Department of Nursing requirements; and all General Education requirements at Towson University.

Nursing Major requirements will be the only Towson University course work offered at the Hagerstown Center.  All prerequisite courses and general education courses must be completed either at Towson University or another institution prior to beginning the nursing program at the Hagerstown Center.  Nursing students are required to complete a Statistics course prior to enrolling in Nursing 431 Professional Nursing II:  Research.  Statistics will not be offered at the Hagerstown Center; thus, students should plan to complete at Towson University or another institution. 

After accepting Towson University’s offer of admission (by returning the Enrollment Contract and fee), you will receive an official evaluation of transferable credits from the Office of Admissions.

We recommend that students planning to transfer to Towson University to major in Nursing use ARTSYS to help plan a program of study. ARTSYS is a Web-based system used by Maryland community colleges and four-year institutions. ARTSYS provides students with information that can facilitate the transfer from one college to another by including course equivalences among Maryland public colleges. In addition, ARTSYS provides suggested two-year curricula referred to as Recommended Transfer Programs (RTPs). RTPs provide students with requirements and information for specific TU majors. They also identify the introductory courses for those majors.

·         ARTSYS

Updated May 2007, BNecker