Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) Degree at CMC

The Nursing (BS) is offered at:

• Breckenridge: Mostly in-person
• Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs: Mostly in-person
• Steamboat Springs: Mostly in-person

Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.

Upon completing the Nursing (BS) program, CMC students will be able to:

1. Synthesize professional nursing knowledge and leadership while providing quality, safe, person-centered care using clinical judgement.
2. Incorporate effective communication and professionalism with interprofessional partnerships in a systems-based practice.
3. Integrate nursing practices and healthcare policies that influence healthcare systems and population health.
4. Develop interpersonal communication and collaboration of the entire interdisciplinary team for improving patient health outcomes.
5. Apply the concepts of integrity, dignity, diversity, equity, inclusion, ethics, and social justice in professional nursing practice.
6. Utilize technology to communicate, integrate data, mitigate errors, increase sustainability, and support decisions for safe, quality care.

You must be selected for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at CMC.

BSN Application Deadline: February 15

Download the 2025 BSN Admissions Information Packet

Download the CMC BSN Student Handbook

Both a Colorado Mountain College general admissions application and a supplemental nursing application are required for admission to the nursing program.

The TEAS and CASPer tests are both required to apply. These tests must be completed prior to the application deadline. More information regarding these required tests can be found in the admissions information packet.

All prerequisite courses must be completed or in-progress prior to the application deadline. We will allow 2024 fall applicants only to take some of these classes while enrolled in the nursing program. Please reach out to the Admissions Representative for Health Sciences Programs (see below) for further information. A grade of ‘C’ or higher (not a C-) is required in all general education and nursing courses. Applicants are assigned points based on grades achieved in the prerequisite classes.

Computer competency is strongly recommended for students seeking admission into the BSN program. All admitted students must have reliable transportation to attend clinical sites which may be up to 500 miles from campus.

Applicants must demonstrate college-level proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics as part of acceptance to this program.

The nursing program has certain physical and academic standards which students are required to meet before being admitted to the program. Students accepted into the college’s programs must be physically, mentally, and emotionally self-supportive with reasonable accommodations. If there is a concern about meeting the physical and academic standards, students need to contact their Access Coordinator for assistance.

Students must be selected for admission to enroll in this program. Colorado Mountain College admits the best qualified candidates to the BSN program each fall. Students must have a minimum of a 2.4 GPA to be considered for admission to the nursing program. Admission requirements and procedures are detailed in the nursing admissions information packet. Requirements and procedures are reviewed each year and are subject to change. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain and complete the current year’s admissions packet.

Application Questions?

Samantha Mosher
Admissions Representative for Health Sciences Programs
970-947-8353
smosher4@coloradomtn.edu