Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Second Degree Accelerated Program (SDAP-13 / SDAP-18) · Columbus, OH · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
ActiveHybridlast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Mount Carmel says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01English CompositionEnglish CompositionC- not accepted. Credits not published.
source · mccn.edu
“English Composition”
labnomin gradeC - 02General PsychologyGeneral PsychologyC- not accepted. Credits not published.
source · mccn.edu
“General Psychology”
labnomin gradeC - 03Anatomy & Physiology IHuman Anatomy & Physiology I · SCIE 123Counted as one of two A&P courses; a separate Anatomy course counts as SCIE 123 if Physiology is also completed. Choose the science-majors version; Columbus State BIO 1121 is not accepted. Lab requirement and credits not published.
source · mccn.edu
“When transferring Anatomy & Physiology separately, we count Anatomy as SCIE 123 and Physiology as SCIE 124; both Anatomy and Physiology must be completed to receive full credit for SCIE 123 and SCIE 124.”
min gradeC - 04Anatomy & Physiology IIHuman Anatomy & Physiology II · SCIE 124A separate Physiology course counts as SCIE 124 if Anatomy is also completed. Columbus State BIO 1122 is not accepted. Lab requirement and credits not published.
source · mccn.edu
“When transferring Anatomy & Physiology separately, we count Anatomy as SCIE 123 and Physiology as SCIE 124; both Anatomy and Physiology must be completed to receive full credit for SCIE 123 and SCIE 124.”
min gradeC - 05Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentHuman Growth & DevelopmentC- not accepted. Credits not published.
source · mccn.edu
“Human Growth & Development”
labnomin gradeC - 06MicrobiologyMicrobiologyC- not accepted. Lab requirement and credits not published.
source · mccn.edu
“Microbiology”
min gradeC - 07General ChemistryGeneral ChemistryC- not accepted. Lab requirement and credits not published.
source · mccn.edu
“General Chemistry”
min gradeC
Minimum grade
C or better in all seven prerequisites; a C- is not accepted
source · mccn.edu
“Successful completion of all prerequisite course work, with a grade of "C" or better. A ‘C-’ will not be accepted. Sciences courses do not expire.”
Prerequisites at application
At least 4 of the 7 prerequisites completed to apply; all 7 before enrolling
No must-include courses are stated. The FAQ adds that students admitted pending prerequisites must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
source · mccn.edu
“Applicants should have at least 4 prerequisites completed prior to applying. All 7 prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolling at MCCN.”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit
None: science courses do not expire
The program page repeats "Science courses do not expire." No age limit is stated for the non-science prerequisites either.
source · mccn.edu
“Successful completion of all prerequisite course work, with a grade of "C" or better. A ‘C-’ will not be accepted. Sciences courses do not expire.”
Course attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum cumulative GPA for admission
3.0 for direct acceptance; 2.75 to 2.99 provisional acceptance (admissions requirements page)
School pages conflict. Another page of equal standing says “3.0 recommended, not required (SDAP program page)”. See it
Another page says something different. The SDAP FAQ also calls the 3.0 a recommended cumulative GPA, and says students admitted pending prerequisites must maintain a 3.0. We go by the program's own page. See both sources
Two tier-1 pages disagree: the admissions requirements page sets 3.0 direct / 2.75 to 2.99 provisional, while the program page says 3.0 is recommended, not required. The GPA includes all completed college coursework from every institution; quarter GPAs are converted to semester.
source 1 · mccn.edu
“Cumulative grade point average (GPA) Direct Acceptance: 3.0 Provisional Acceptance: 2.75-2.99”
source 2 · mccn.edu
“Mount Carmel College of Nursing calculates a cumulative GPA based on all completed college coursework from all colleges/universities attended. No coursework is excluded.”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school. No separate science or prerequisite GPA; only a per-course minimum grade of C.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam Not published. Confirm with the school. No TEAS or HESI on the admissions requirements, FAQ, program, required documents, transfer or tuition pages.
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Where can courses be taken?
Where prerequisites can be taken
Any regionally accredited institution with a C or better; Columbus State BIO 1121/1122 A&P is not accepted
The FAQ names Columbus State Community College, Portage Online College and The Ohio State University as local options with transfer equivalents.
source 1 · mccn.edu
“credit for college level courses taken at a regionally accredited institution will transfer to Mount Carmel College of Nursing with grades of "C" or better.”
source 2 · mccn.edu
“Mount Carmel College of Nursing does not accept BIO 1121 A&P I or BIO 1122 A&P II as equivalent transfer credit from Columbus State Community College.”
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Mount Carmel publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
SDAP-13 (January start) · ColumbusDeadline not published13-month, full-time, Monday to Friday; begins the first Monday in January and ends the following February. No application deadline is published on any page checked, and whether admission is rolling is not stated. At least 4 of the 7 prerequisites must be done to apply and all 7 before enrolling. Mandatory orientation 4 to 6 weeks before the start.
source · mccn.edu
“Students begin on the first Monday in January of one year and complete the program by February of the following year.”
SDAP-18 (August start) · ColumbusDeadline not published18-month, part-time, weekday evenings 4 to 9 p.m. with possible Friday or weekend clinicals; begins in August. No application deadline is published on any page checked, and whether admission is rolling is not stated. At least 4 of the 7 prerequisites must be done to apply and all 7 before enrolling.
source · mccn.edu
“SDAP-18 is an 18 month program that begins in August of each year and requires four consecutive terms of part-time study.”
Application Not published. Confirm with the school. Pages point to MCCN's own online application (mccn.edu/admissions/apply and carmelink.mccn.edu) with a $30 fee; NursingCAS is not mentioned, but the site does not say it is not used.
source · mccn.edu
“Online application Application Fee ($30) College Transcript(s) Activities/Interest Resume”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Tuition
$716 per credit hour (SDAP, 2026-27); 84 class credits, so about $60,144 in tuition and per-credit fees
The $60,144 product is our arithmetic, not a published total. Books, transportation, meals, clinical compliance and uniforms are extra.
source · mccn.edu
“SDAP Tuition & Fees Per Credit Hour | $716.00”
Application fee
$30, with MCCN's own online application
source · mccn.edu
“Online application Application Fee ($30) College Transcript(s) Activities/Interest Resume”
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
A baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution, held before applying; WES evaluation for foreign degrees
source 1 · mccn.edu
“Completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution†”
source 2 · mccn.edu
“Applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing and have a recommended cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater before they can apply.”
- MCCN online application, $30 fee, college transcripts and an activities/interest resume
source · mccn.edu
“Online application Application Fee ($30) College Transcript(s) Activities/Interest Resume”
- TOEFL for non-native English speakers: 79 iBT / 213 CBT / 550 PBT, valid two years
source · mccn.edu
“TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (new internet-based) for students whose native language is not English”
- Before enrollment: professional-level CPR (AHA or Red Cross), institutional health requirements, state and federal background check, drug testing
source · mccn.edu
“Current professional-level CPR certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross) Completed institutional health requirements Criminal background check (state and federal) Testing for drug and substance abuse”
- Optional pre-application transcript evaluation for $25
source · mccn.edu
“You can request a transcript evaluation from MCCN prior to applying for a $25 fee.”
- Not an I-20 granting institution
source · mccn.edu
“Mount Carmel College of Nursing is not an I-20 granting institution.”
- Mandatory orientation 4 to 6 weeks before the start
source · mccn.edu
“Orientation will be held 4-6 weeks before starting the program for students that are accepted. Attendance at Orientation is mandatory in order to start the program in January.”
Interview Not published. Confirm with the school.
Essays Not published. Confirm with the school. An activities/interest resume is required; no essay is listed.
source · mccn.edu
“Online application Application Fee ($30) College Transcript(s) Activities/Interest Resume”
Letters of recommendation Not published. Confirm with the school. Not on the required documents list.
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Good to know
What the school says about the program that is not a requirement: how it selects, how many it admits, what to expect.
Format
Blended (online and in person); a computer is required
Program page: "Format: Hybrid, On-campus and Online courses". SDAP-13 is Monday to Friday with no weekends; SDAP-18 is weekday evenings 4 to 9 p.m. with possible Friday or weekend clinicals.
source · mccn.edu
“No, the program is delivered in blended format (online and in person) and a computer is required for all students.”
Start
January (SDAP-13) and August (SDAP-18)
source · mccn.edu
“The highly competitive Second Degree Accelerated Program (SDAP) accepts between sixty and seventy students to begin in January of each year for the 13 months program and August of each year for the 18 months program.”
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Where the school's pages disagree
We show the program's own page as the value and keep the other page as a note. Where two pages of equal standing disagree, we show both and mark the value Confirm.
- Minimum cumulative GPA: two pages of equal standing give different values (see above).
Sources
Every page we read for Mount Carmel, with when we last checked it. Tier 1 is the program's own pages; tier 2 the nursing school's general pages; tier 3 university-wide pages.
- SDAP admissions requirementstier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 9, 2026
- SDAP program pagetier 1 · program page · checked Oct 9, 2026Says the 3.0 GPA is recommended, not required; disagrees with the admissions requirements page.
- SDAP required documentstier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 9, 2026
- SDAP transfer credit and GPAtier 1 · policy · checked Oct 9, 2026
- SDAP FAQtier 2 · faq · checked Oct 9, 2026Describes the 3.0 GPA as recommended.
- Tuition and fees (2026-27)tier 2 · tuition · checked Oct 9, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- GPA: the admissions requirements page lists 3.0 direct / 2.75 to 2.99 provisional, while the SDAP program page says 3.0 is recommended (not required) and the FAQ says a recommended 3.0. Two tier-1 pages disagree.
- No application deadlines are published on any page checked, only January and August start months; whether admission is rolling is not stated.
- Prerequisite credit hours and lab requirements are not published.
- Whether applications go through NursingCAS is not stated; pages point to MCCN's own online application.
- No entrance exam, attempt limit, online-lab, pass/fail or AP/CLEP policy is published.
- Whether online-only providers are accepted for prerequisites is not stated (regionally accredited institutions are).
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