Division of Nursing

The Division of Nursing offers a pre-licensure baccalaureate degree program for individuals seeking to become registered nurses and an RN-BSN program for the registered nurse seeking to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing. After completion of the pre-licensure program, graduates are eligible to apply to the Tennessee State Board of Nursing to take the registered nurse NCLEX licensure examination.

Students enter the pre-licensure program as juniors after completing the required general education core requirements and prerequisite courses. Students are admitted once each year and begin the program in fall semester. The nursing program is 5 semesters in length including the summer session between the junior and senior year. It is a full time program of study. The nursing program can be completed in 4 academic years.

The nursing program has full approval of the Tennessee State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Graduates of the pre-licensure nursing program have a pass rate on the registered nurse licensure examination of 100%.

Mission: To prepare nurses at the baccalaureate level in a collegiate environment of academic rigor, based on the liberal arts and sciences, who are critical thinkers, and lifelong learners in the profession.
Program Learning Outcomes:  On completion of the nursing program, students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Use the nursing process, core nursing knowledge and competencies to provide, design, & manage culturally sensitive, & cost effective nursing care for patients across the life span and in different settings to promote, maintain or restore health.
• Collaborate with patient systems, nurses, interdisciplinary healthcare providers, religious congregations, and community agencies to engage in illness prevention, health promotion, maintenance, and restorative interventions.
• Use entry-level nursing skills and cultivate the attitudes necessary for critical thinking, information management, and assuming accountability for independent decisions.
• Implement professional nursing values, conduct, and scope of practice standards with responsibility and accountability to culturally diverse patients, employers, society, and self.
• Maintain an awareness of historical/current trends and the legal, ethical, social, economic, and political issues related to the changing practice environment.
• Engage in activities to promote citizenship, spiritual values, and the health and well being of culturally diverse patients.

General Admission Requirements for the pre-licensure nursing program:

• Have a minimum averages of  2.75 for cumulative, prerequisite and combined grade point averages.
• Attain a grade of “C” or higher on the first attempt of all prerequisite courses.
• May repeat of core curriculum courses only once in order to obtain a grade of “C” or higher.
• Obtain a minimum level score of “Proficient” or higher on the TEAS V entrance examination.
• Have a high probability of successfully completing all required general education and prerequisite courses prior to fall semester
• Prerequisite courses that must be completed at the time of application include: English 101 and 102, Psychology 111 and 211,Chemistry 110, Sociology 211 or 212 or 311, Biology 201 or 202, and Biology 361.
• Space availability.

For more detailed description of admission for transfer students and international students, see College Catalog.

Required Pre-licensure Nursing Courses

For course descriptions, see College Catalog.

Please call the Division of Nursing (931-424-4663) to receive answers to any specific questions you may have about the pre-licensure program.

Admission Requirements for the RN-BSN program.

• Graduation from an accredited associated degree nursing program.
• Employment as an RN in a patient care delivery setting.  Applicants who have just completed an associate degree program in nursing and have just obtained a nursing license are exempt from this criterion.
• Two professional references
• Admission to Martin Methodist College prior to applying to the RN-BSN program
• Have a grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
• Completed all attempted prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or higher
• Required courses with grades of “D” must be repeated before review for admission.

Admission to the RN-BSN program occurs in the fall semester. Courses are held in the evening from 4 pm until 10:15 pm once each week. Two courses are offered each semester. It takes four semesters or two academic years to complete the required nursing courses.
For further information on the RN-BSN program, see College Catalog.

Required RN-BSN Nursing Courses

For course descriptions, see College Catalog.

Registered nurses who hold an associate degree are considered to have met all general core requirements for the BSN degree.  However, all RN-BSN students must complete all prerequisite nursing courses. 
Prerequisite courses are:

• English 101 (English Composition I)
• English 102 (English Composition II)
• Psychology 111 (Intro. To Psychology)
• Psychology 211 (Life Span)
• Psychology 311 (Statistics)
• Sociology 211 Principles of Sociology or Sociology 212 Social Problems or Sociology 311 Marriage & Family
• BIO 201 (Anatomy & Physiology I)
• BIO 202 (Anatomy & Physiology II)
• BIO 361 (Microbiology)
• CHEM 110
• REL 399 (Biomedical Ethics)

Please call Kim Dunnavant, Coordinator of the Flex Program (931-424-7398) or the Division of Nursing (931-424-4663) to receive answers to any specific questions you may have about the RN-BSN program.