Selective Admission Process
Mid has a selective admission process for the Nursing Program, involving a few steps and requirements that help prepare students for success.
- Students may apply for the Nursing Program only after completing prerequisite courses.
- Students must also complete the TEAS Entrance Exam by the application due date.
Admission criteria are based on the following information.
- GPA in Prerequisite Courses (35% of total)
- HESI Entrance Exam (35% of total)
- Number of Credits Taken at Mid (10% of total)
- Previous Earned Degrees (10% of total)
- Previous Healthcare Experience (10% of total)
Mid admits nursing students twice a year, with a Fall Semester Cohort on the Harrison campus and a Winter Semester Cohort on the Mt. Pleasant Campus. Because course rotation may vary by location, students must complete their coursework at the campus and with the cohort they were accepted into at the beginning of the program. Students may not switch campus locations or cohorts during the program.
Students are responsible for ensuring all Mid credits, transfer credits, and test-outs are in order by the application deadline. Students can do this by making an appointment with a Mid Mentor.
Final acceptance into the Nursing Program is pending until the student completes a criminal background check and drug screening. Be aware that students with a felony or certain misdemeanors won't be admitted to the Nursing Program.
Nursing Program Prerequisites
Once students complete their prerequisite courses, they are eligible to apply to the cohort of their choice.
- Complete all prerequisite courses listed on the Curriculum Guide with a minimum grade of C, except for BIO.141, BIO.142, or BIO.138, which require a minimum grade of a B-.
- BIO.141 and BIO.142 must be taken at the same school.
- Anatomy and Physiology courses cannot be older than five years from the date the student is accepted into the program.
- Prerequisites may be taken only twice, and withdrawals count as an attempt to complete the course.
- Follow the Exemption Policy if you have taken prerequisites more than twice.
- See the accordion below for further details.
To be academically eligible to apply to the Mid Michigan College Nursing Program, students may take prerequisite courses only twice; this includes if they withdraw or fail. If a student needs to repeat a prerequisite course for a third time, the student MUST receive prior approval for an exemption for the course.
To apply for an exemption for a prerequisite course, students must submit their request, in writing, to the Dean of Health Sciences/Director of Nursing.
The exemption request must include the following details.
- Student Name and Mid Michigan College Student ID Number
- The prerequisite course for which the student is requesting an exemption.
- An explanation of why the student needs to retake the course, failed, or withdrew from the course.
- A detailed plan of academic readiness to retake the course, including how the student will be successful if given the opportunity to take the course again.
All exemption requests MUST be in writing. Each exemption request is evaluated individually.
Forward all exemption requests to
- Barb Wieszciecinski,
Dean of Health Sciences & Director of Nursing
Mid Michigan College
1375 South Clare Avenue, Harrison, MI 48625 - Fax (989) 386-6666
- Email bwieszciecinski@midmich.edu
