Four-Year Nursing Major

Admission Requirements

Students interested in the undergraduate major apply to the University of Massachusetts through the Common Application. Students are then notified of their acceptance to the nursing major by the University of Massachusetts Undergraduate Office. Acceptance to the university does not guarantee admission to the Nursing major; students may be accepted to an alternate major, which is outlined clearly on the acceptance letter from the University. Admissions criteria for freshmen are outlined on the Undergraduate Admissions website.

Students must provide evidence of high school degree conferral as documented by official transcript, including translations and evaluations of non-English transcripts and compliance with the immunization requirements specified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Your immunizations must be current and recorded with University Health Services.

See the Undergraduate Admissions Statement on Diversity on the Office of Equity and Inclusion webpage.

Program of Study for Nursing Majors

1. Please select courses listed in bold during the semester indicated. 
2. Please also refer to University of Massachusetts graduation requirements.
3. Please select one or more of the following courses each semester to complete your General Education requirements and Nursing prerequisites in your first two years:
   1. Gen Ed (HS), 4 cr
   2. Gen Ed (AL/AT), 4 cr
   3. Gen Ed (BS), 4 cr
   4. Gen Ed (PS), 4 cr
   5. Global and US Diversity (DG/DU), 4 cr (choose courses with HS or AL/AT) 
   6. Statistics (R1/R2) *, 4 cr

* Statistics is a Nursing Prereq in your first 2 years. Stats 111, Stats 240, ResEcon 211 or 212 fulfill R1 and R2.
All of the following prerequisite and nursing courses and at least 63 credits must be completed by the end of the sophomore year.
 

Sample Program of Study: First Two Years (Freshmen entering Fall 2024 or later)

Program of Study for last two years in Major
 

(Complete at least 57 cr in junior and senior year)

• Students are assigned when they take specialty courses (maternity, pediatrics, psychiatric/mental health, community health nursing, adult health nursing)
• There are two required Nursing Electives that are different from an elective taken in other departments. They must be taken for a letter grade. Students will have a choice based upon availability.
• Students will have an opportunity to request preference for their senior internship placement but the decision of where the internship is done is based upon faculty discretion regarding student’s learning needs and availability of placements.
• NCLEX-RN licensure preparation assessments (ATI) must be taken as assigned.

Estimated Costs

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst sets the tuition and fee structure for all traditional Undergraduate and Graduate programs, except for Flexible Education Division (University+)/Online Education programs. The following websites will provide you with the most up-to-date tuition and fee structure and meal plan rates.

• Tuition and Fees
• Bursar’s Office Explanation of Fees
• Estimated Meal Plan Costs

Nursing program fee is $1000 per semester.

The Elaine Marieb College of Nursing provides the best possible clinical experiences for students, using a wide variety of in-patient, outpatient, and community sites (with day, evening, weekend, and night shifts used seven days a week). For this reason, public transportation or sharing transportation have not been reliable as means to get to the clinical agencies. Students must provide their own transportation to clinical sites assigned by their course faculty.
Other Estimated Supplies and Miscellaneous Costs for the Nursing Program as of September 2023 are posted on the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing website (costs are subject to change without notice).

NOTE: Students are required to have health insurance.