Nursing

Millsaps maintains cooperative agreements with The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) School of Nursing and The University of Alabama, Birmingham. Students wishing to participate in the Early Entry Program must meet with the Director of Pre-Health at Millsaps College during the first few weeks of their first semester.

2-2 B.S.N. program

The deadline for consideration for Early Entry is November 1. Early Entry status means that the student will be atuomatically eligible to enroll in the School of Nursing at UMMC upon successful completion of prerequisite courses. Students wishing to participate in the Entry Program must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 and an ACT score of 25 or higher.

3-2 B.S./B.S.N. program

Under this plan, a student completes the prerequisite courses for nursing school and most of the degree requirements for either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in selected disciplines during three years of study at Millsaps College. The student then enrolls in a two-year curriclum at the School of Nursing at UMMC. Upon completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, the student may transfer back to Millsaps up to 12 hours of approved nursing courses to satisfy the requirements for a Millsaps degree. At that time, Millsaps College will confer the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science in the appropriate discipline. Thus, students earn a bachelor’s degree from both Millsaps and the University of Mississippi School of Nursing. Students who plan to pursue the 3-2 program in nursing may also be eligible for the Early Entry Program.

3.5/1 B.S./M.S.N. program

The University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Nursing and Millsaps College have a cooperative agreement by which a student completing a four-year Bachelor of Science degree at Millsaps College with the appropriate prerequisite courses can enroll in an accelerated four semester program of study leading to the Master of Science in Nursing from The Univeristy of Alabama, Birmingham.

Students complete 3.5 years of study at Millsaps before transferring to The University of Alabama, Birmingham in January of their final year of college. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and accumulated 116 hours of the pre-approved course work, as well as the majority of the requirements for their major to be eligible. Students arriving at The University of Alabama, Birmingham in January will transfer back to Millsaps 12 of their course hours taken during that spring semester to complete their Millsaps degree.

Students should contact the Millsaps College Director of Pre-Health (thawak@millsaps.edu) to begin planning their schedule of course work for this or any of the other Nursing pathway programs during their first semester at Millsaps.

Nursing: General Information

Students may choose to complete a bachelor’s degree at Millsaps, take the appropriate prerequisite courses, and apply to any nursing program of their choice during the fall of their senior year at Millsaps. Nursing pre-requisites vary by school so be sure to visit the appropriate web page of the nursing programs you are interested in to review their requirements. The Director of Pre-Health (thawak@millsaps.edu) is available to help with any decisions you may be considering.