First-Year Applicants:

If you are in your final year of high school or have recently graduated but not yet completed any university courses, visit the MCPHS first-year admission requirements page for more information.

Transfer Applicants:

For consideration for admission, the following application materials must be submitted:

• Completed MCPHS Application
• Official college transcripts from each college, university or secondary school attended
• Official high school transcript or GED score report
• Personal Statement (included in application)
• Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) Exam score of 65.3% (required for year 2 entry) (three attempts are allowed within three years)

Prerequisite courses must have been completed at a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C+ or higher. Math and science courses taken more than ten years prior to the anticipated date of matriculation to MCPHS will not be accepted.

Final transcripts and test scores can be emailed or mailed directly from your college/university or testing agency. If mailed, the transcript must be in a sealed, signed envelope sent directly to the Admissions Office.

MCPHS University
Admission Office
179 Longwood Avenue
Boston MA, 02115

Email: admissions@mcphs.edu

 Total credits to complete degree requirements: 120 semester hours

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Download the BSN Undergraduate Student Handbook [PDF].

NCLEX RN First-Time Test Success Outcomes by Campus

A pre-licensure candidate for the BSN degree must have abilities and skills in four areas: communication, observation, motor function and endurance, and behavioral maturity. Rea­sonable accommodations may be made for some disabilities. However, pre-licensure BSN students must be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner, with or without accommodations.

Communication

• Must be able to communicate effectively with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team through oral, written, and interpersonal means.
• Must be able to obtain information, describe patient situations, and perceive both oral and non-verbal communication (including ability to understand normal speech with­out seeing the speaker's face).
• Must be able to speak, comprehend, read, and write in English at a level that meets the need for accurate, clear and effective communication; examples include but are not limited to: giving clear oral reports, reading watches or clocks with second hands, read­ing graphs, reading and understanding documents printed in English, writing legibly in English, and discriminating subtle differences in medical terminology.

Observation

• Must be able to observe a patient accurately; examples include but are not limited to:
• listening to heart and breath sounds; visualizing the appearance of a surgical wound; detecting bleeding, unresponsiveness, or other changes in patient status; detecting the presence of foul odor; and palpating an abdomen.
• Must be able to detect and respond to emergency situations, including audible alarms (e.g., monitors, call bells, fire alarms).

Motor Function and Endurance

• Must have sufficient strength and mobility to work effectively and safely with patients and carry out nursing care activities; examples include but are not limited to: lifting and positioning patients (lifting up to 50 pounds, carrying up to 25 pounds), transferring patients in and out of bed, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (AHA Healthcare Provider), preparation and administration of medications (oral, injection, intravenous, includ­ing hanging IV bags at shoulder height), reading and emptying body fluid collection devices below bed level, application of pressure to stop bleeding, clearing/opening an obstructed airway, and provision of daily hygiene care.
• Must be able to complete assigned periods of clinical practice, including up to twelve-hour shifts (including days, evenings, nights, weekends).
• Must be able to respond at a speed and in a manner sufficient to carry out patient as­signments within the allotted time.

Behavioral

• Must possess mental and emotional health required for total utilization of intellectual abilities.
• Must be able to tolerate physically taxing workloads.
• Must be able to respond and function effectively during stressful situations.
• Must be capable of adapting to rapidly-changing environments, and respond with flex­ibility in uncertain situations.
• Must be able to interact appropriately with others (e.g. patients, families, members of healthcare team) in various healthcare contexts.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education: http://www.ccneaccreditation.org.