If you will be a freshman for the Fall 2010 semester and are interested in our new 4 year program, please visit us again in a few weeks when new admission criteria will be available. While waiting for the availability of the admission criteria, please apply to the College of Arts and Sciences -Camden Campus at http://admissions.rutgers.edu/Location/Camden.aspx . The priority application due date is December 1st, 2009 for first year students.

Please check back by December 1st, 2009 for application for Fall 2010.

Admission Criteria
Admission to the Nursing program is based on academic achievement (i.e. grade point average). To be considered for admission to the Nursing program, the prospective student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the conclusion of the Fall 2009 semester. Up to forty students will be admitted to the junior nursing class, with preference given to native Rutgers Students (i.e. students who have taken all pre-requisite courses at any campus of Rutgers University). Students who have taken all of their courses at Rutgers University (any campus) and have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better at the conclusion of the Fall 2009 semester, without any failing grades (or repeated courses), are eligible for automatic admission to the Nursing program.

Application Process

Application to the Nursing Major at Rutgers-Camden is a two-step process:

1. Apply to Rutgers-Camden College of Arts & Sciences through Rutgers University Admissions no later than December 1st, 2009. Application to Rutgers Camden College of Arts & Sciences (http://admissions.rutgers.edu/Location/Camden.aspx)
2. Apply to the Nursing program through the Nursing Department. Please submit your application packet to Mahirym Holguin in the Nursing Department between January 4th-February 26th, 2010 for Fall 2010. The application form can be downloaded from the Nursing Department website as of December 1st, 2009.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Wondering if those courses you took at a New Jersey county college will transfer to Rutgers-Camden?

To find out, go to: New Jersey Transfer, the New Jersey StatewideTransfer Initiative at www.njtransfer.org

A returning Rutgers-Camden student?

If you have graduated from Rutgers-Camden or have had a break in your Rutgers-Camden education, you should complete a "Re-enrollment" form (available from the Registrar, or the Office of Student Life). You do not have to re-apply to the University; however, you will need to complete the Nursing Program application process as outlined in Step 2 below. Submit a copy of your "Re-enrollment" form with your Nursing Department application packet to Mahirym Holguin in the Nursing Department.

Already have a Rutgers University degree (non-Rutgers-Camden) and want the Rutgers-Camden BSN?

A current Rutgers University (non-Rutgers-Camden) and want the Rutgers-Camden BSN?

If you are a currently enrolled, undergraduate student in any other college in the Rutgers University system and wish to apply for admission to Rutgers-Camden for the BS, you may do so by submitting the online "College to College" transfer application.

For More Information
Please call 856-225-6226 or email nursecam@camden.rutgers.edu if you have questions or need further information.

The electives are to represent a broad range of subjects in keeping with college requirements and are selected in consultation with the academic advisor. A maximum of six (6) credits from any single discipline are accepted as elective credit. Courses are selected from: anthropology, economics, fine arts, foreign language, history, philosophy, political science, religion, mathematics, and computer science.

NOTE:
- A grade of "C" or better is required in all non-nursing courses.
- Any course completed with less than a grade of "C" may be repeated only once to improve the grade.
- A grade of less than "C" in the repeated course will automatically make the student ineligible for admission into, or continuation in the Nursing program.
- The required course in Nutrition may be taken prior to acceptance into the Nursing program.

Required Courses for the Nursing Program:

Third Year (32 credits):
50:705:489 Pharmacology (3 credits)
50:990:357 Pathophysiology (3 credits)
50:705:350 Nursing I (6 credits)
50:705:351 Nursing I Clinical Laboratory (4 credits)
50:705:385 Conceptual Foundations of Professor Practice (for RN's only) (6 credits)
50:705:355 Nursing II (6 credits)
50:705:356 Nursing II Clinical Laboratory (4 credits)
50:520:255 Nutrition (3 credits)
Humanities Elective (3 credits)

Fourth Year (29 credits):
50:705:411 Research in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
50:705:491 Issues in Nursing (3 credits) (May be taken in Summer Session when offered)
50:705:470 Nursing III (6 credits)
50:705:471 Nursing III Clinical Laboratory (4 credits)
50:705:475 Nursing IV (6 credits)
50:705:476 Nursing IV Clinical Laboratory (4 credits)
Humanities Elective (3 credits)

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Additional Information for Prospective Students