UNR or UNLV?

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I'm currently at TMCC and had planned to major in biology and then apply to a PA masters program. After a lot of reading and thinking I've decided that I would rather be an RN and eventually maybe go for my MSN.

I just found out that TMCC only admits to their RN program for the fall and all pre-reqs have to be completed by the end of the previous fall to apply:bluecry1:. By the end of this fall I will be one class short (BIOL 224). I will also have 45+ credits since I was previously working for a generic AS with transfer option and have already completed one year. I don't want to have to take a full year off before starting nursing school, and since I may go for my MSN it probably makes more sense to go straight for a BSN rather than a ADN anyway.

so I have decided to transfer to UNR or UNLV in the spring semester, finish up my pre-reqs at the uni and then apply to the BSN program. I just can't decide which program I want to go into. I don't anticipate having any problem getting into the pre-nursing major at either.

So, for those at either UNR or UNLV I am wondering what you consider the pros and cons. I know that UNLV is fourth teir and UNR is unranked, but I don't think ranking really matters that much, school is what you make of it, as they say:anbd:.

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Specializes in SRNA.

I went to UNR and had a great experience. I took all my prereqs at TMCC and xferred there without any issues. Take a look at the TMCC Transfer doc on UNR's site here: http://www.unr.edu/stsv/trcenter/how/documents/07nursing.pdf and this may be helpful too: http://hhs.unr.edu/osn/docs/BSN_Checklist_07-08.pdf

Those really helped me plan my courses. It lists all the courses at TMCC that you'd need to take. The only ones you'd have to take at UNR is your communications class and NURS 300 (online), and a capstone.

UNR admits 48 students in the Spring and 48 in the Fall and you can have 1 semester's worth of courses outstanding when you apply. Unless something has changed, it's entirely GPA based, so if you have good grades, you'll get in.

If you have any questions about UNR, feel free to PM or e-mail me from this site!

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

I know nothing about UNR but UNLV is a 16 month program and admits 3 times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall). Thus, at UNLV if you don't get in one semester you only have to wait one more semester before you are most likely admitted.

UNLV is a solid program with amazing instructors who truly care about the students and want us to do well. I am happy I chose to go to UNLV.

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Thanks guys. Right now I have a 3.85 gpa with a 4.0 in all pre-reqs. I'm assuming that admissions to the pre-nursing programs should be no problem. Do you guys know if my gpa on my pre-reqs will transfer or will they only use the courses I have taken there to compute it? Also, do you guys have any read on the average pre-req GPA for students who get admitted? I've tried to find some indication on the websites, but have had no luck.

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.
Thanks guys. Right now I have a 3.85 gpa with a 4.0 in all pre-reqs. I'm assuming that admissions to the pre-nursing programs should be no problem. Do you guys know if my gpa on my pre-reqs will transfer or will they only use the courses I have taken there to compute it? Also, do you guys have any read on the average pre-req GPA for students who get admitted? I've tried to find some indication on the websites, but have had no luck.

UNLV SON changed their admission policies a year ago. They used to require that 15 credit hours be taken at UNLV before entering their nursing program and I still think that is the policy.

When I transferred to UNLV, my GPA did not transfer with me. However, when they calculate your pre-nursing GPA, they only use the required pre-requiste grades (A&P I & II, Microbiology, Chemistry I & II, College Algebra... and there is one or two more on there).

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Specializes in SRNA.
Thanks guys. Right now I have a 3.85 gpa with a 4.0 in all pre-reqs. I'm assuming that admissions to the pre-nursing programs should be no problem. Do you guys know if my gpa on my pre-reqs will transfer or will they only use the courses I have taken there to compute it? Also, do you guys have any read on the average pre-req GPA for students who get admitted? I've tried to find some indication on the websites, but have had no luck.

When you submit your TMCC transcripts to UNR you do get a "transfer GPA" that follows you, but it really means nothing as far as admissions into the nursing program. On the application for UNR's program, there's a separate GPA calculation for admission into the nursing program that's based on the nursing program prerequisites and a few core classes...A&P I & II, Micro, Math, and a handful of other classes that I can't really remember right now. If you took the course at TMCC, they use the grade you got there.

The low end of the GPA for my class and the class before and after mine was between 3.5 and 3.7. It really just depends on who is applying with you, but from the looks of it, you'd have no problem getting into UNR when you're ready.

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