New Nursing Requirements

By Ashleigh McCune
There are new requirements for the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Nursing Program this year. Four factors are now involved in the application process.

The Nursing Department has increased the required ACT composite score to a minimum of 19, according to Cheryl Robinson, Associate Professor of Nursing. The department is now also evaluating students’ overall cumulative GPA and prescriptive grades, called RX, which are core courses. The core courses are English 101, Psychology 101, Sociology 101 and Chemistry 111. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.5. The last factor is the Pre-Nursing Exam, which is given to those students who meet the previous requirements and is given in February.

“Students all have an equal chance and need to make themselves as marketable as possible,” said Robinson. If you are interested in the Nursing Program, talk to an advisor in the Nursing Department, Room 2332, or call 424-8300.