Second Degree Transfer

Admission criteria

• Completion of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Demonstrated overall strong academic performance.
• Completion of 0 – 6 out of the 7 required prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better before starting the program. 

Prerequisite courses

Make sure to review all the required criteria necessary to accept prerequisite courses. All courses must be at least three-semester hour credits, with the exception of chemistry (which must be four-semester hour credits with lab).

Students who will have completed all 7 prerequisites should apply for the Accelerated 15-month program.

1. Human Anatomy & Physiology I and Human Anatomy & Physiology II - OR- one semester of Human Anatomy and one semester of Human Physiology
2. Chemistry with Lab (at least four credits)
   Note that Organic or Biochemistry will not satisfy this prerequisite.
3. Microbiology
4. Nutrition
5. Statistics
6. Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan (the course must cover the psychological development of a human across the lifespan).
   Note that the following courses will not satisfy this prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Child Psychology, and Adult Psychology

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Additional information on prerequisite courses

Due to COVID-19, NYU Meyers is accepting all prerequisites taken online for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years.
As of the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, all prerequisite courses may be taken online and will be accepted, except for chemistry with a lab. Chemistry with a lab must be taken in person beginning September 2022 and thereafter by applicants.

• During this time, all prerequisite courses will be weighed equally whether taken in a classroom setting or online.
• Prerequisite courses must be completed at a regionally accredited four-year or two-year college or university.
• All prerequisites must have been taken less than ten years prior to the date of matriculation.
• It is recommended that students have at least half of the prerequisite courses completed at the time their application is submitted. 
• Any additional course(s) that was/were not included in your admissions application must be approved by the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Asst. Director for Undergraduate Student Affairs and Admissions. Without prior approval, acceptance of any additional coursework for transfer credit is at the sole discretion of NYU Meyers administration.
• A second-degree non-accelerated student must complete at least one prerequisite course to the nursing clinical sequence at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing in their first semester of matriculation to NYU Meyers.

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Technical standards requirements

Applicants must meet the Technical Standards for Core Professional Nursing Competency Performance in order to be eligible for admission to, progress in, and graduate from the nursing program.

Criminal background check policy

All nursing students will be required to complete a series of clinical learning experiences in order to successfully meet the learning outcomes for a given program of study. Prior to participating in clinical learning experiences at any off-campus healthcare facility, students are required to complete a criminal background check and a drug test. Each clinical facility has policies regarding possible convictions and potential drug use that may bar students from being accepted at the facility for clinical placement. If a student is not accepted to an assigned placement because of the findings of a background check or drug screen, NYU Meyers does not guarantee an alternate clinical placement. College policy dictates that students who are unable to complete clinical requirements for any reason will be subject to dismissal from the program.

The process of obtaining a nursing license in New York and many other states may involve consideration of an applicant’s criminal history or other conduct (review the NYS license application). Criminal convictions and/or a record of certain other conduct may prevent a nursing student/graduate from being licensed and may preclude the nursing graduate from obtaining gainful employment as a nurse. Applicants to NYU Meyers are encouraged to determine, prior to matriculation, the licensure requirements in the state(s) in which they intend to practice.

Equal opportunity statement

NYU Meyers does not discriminate due to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis. Prospective students of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply for all of our programs.

Contact the Office of Admissions

For any questions regarding the Second Degree Transfer program, please contact NYU Meyers Office of Admissions at nursing.admissions@nyu.edu or 212-998-5317.

The Second Degree Transfer program is for students with a baccalaureate degree in another field, offering options for students who want to make a career change to nursing and still need to complete the remaining prerequisites. Students enter the program with advanced standing of 44 liberal arts credits based on completing a baccalaureate program at an accredited university or college. Students must complete or satisfy the requirements for prerequisite courses in nutrition, chemistry, statistics, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and developmental psychology, and following this, they will complete 64 credits of nursing courses. 

Apply to the Second Degree Transfer program via the Common Application.

Application deadlines

Fall entry

March 15

Spring entry

October 15

Applications will not be accepted after the final deadline. Applications will not be considered for admission until all required documents are submitted.

Applicants for the Second Degree Transfer (Non-Accelerated) program may be offered conditional admission while in the process of completing any remaining prerequisite or degree requirements. However, all degrees and prerequisites must be completed before students can start the program. 

Application requirements

Application fee

$80 non-refundable fee must be paid when submitting your admission application.  Fee waivers are available upon approval.  If you would like to apply for a fee waiver, please fill out the section “request for fee waiver” in the Personal Information section of the Common Application.

Essay

You are required to submit one full-length essay. This will be located under the Program Materials "Questions" section in the Common Application and should be up to 400 words (2500 characters).

Recommendation letters

One to two professional or academic letters of recommendation are recommended but not required. Your letter of recommendation should comment on your maturity, intellectual potential, and motivation to pursue a career in nursing.

To submit a recommendation letter, follow the instructions once you are in the Common Application.  The application will provide you with an electronic link to send to your recommenders. They will then submit their recommendation letter through that link.

Transcripts

You must submit an official college transcript(s) in a sealed envelope from each college or university that you attended before the application deadline.  Applications with missing transcripts will not be reviewed.
Transcripts can be sent to the following address (not NYU Meyers):

New York University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
383 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003, USA.

Transcripts may also be emailed to admissions.ops@nyu.edu but should still bear an official stamp, must come from a school official, and must be sent from an official school email address.

Standardized test scores

Standardized test scores are NOT required for admission into the Second Degree Transfer program and will not be used as a factor when determining your admission decision.

If English is not your first language, please send your TOEFL or IELTS scores. You can read more about the standardized testing policy for international students here.