Nursing-Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Admission Requirements
Please check the Admission pages of the catalog for full Admission Requirements.
Pre-Licensure Programs Requirements
54 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 305 | FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING PRACTICE | 4 |
| NURS 315 | PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE | 3 |
| NURS 320 | EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING | 3 |
| NURS 335 | INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING I | 4 |
| NURS 355 | NURSING CARE: CLIENTS & FAMILIES ACROSS LIFESPAN LIVING W/CHRONIC COND | 3 |
| NURS 365 | CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING PRACTICE | 3 |
| NURS 375 | INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING II | 5 |
| NURS 395 | NURSING IN MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | 3 |
| NURS 425 | TRANSITIONS IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS | 3 |
| NURS 435 | INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING III | 6 |
| NURS 455 | NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WITH ACUTE CONDITIONS | 4 |
| NURS 460 | POPULATION-BASED NURSING | 3 |
| NURS 470 | NURSING LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| NURS 475 | INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IV | 7 |
| Total Credits | 54 | |
Students must attain a nursing major GPA of 2.000 and a grade of C or better in all required nursing courses in order to graduate.
Progression in the Pre-Licensure Programs
A student’s progression through the nursing program requires achieving appropriate grades in courses and retaining approval by the nursing faculty that the student is qualified in all relevant respects to practice nursing safely and competently. Students may not be admitted to or progress in the nursing major if they are on academic probation with the university.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING PRACTICE (NURS 305), PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE (NURS 315), INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING I (NURS 335), and NURSING IN MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (NURS 395) to progress to EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING (NURS 320), NURSING CARE: CLIENTS & FAMILIES ACROSS LIFESPAN LIVING W/CHRONIC COND (NURS 355), CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING PRACTICE (NURS 365), and INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING II (NURS 375).
Students must earn a grade of C or better in EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING (NURS 320), NURSING CARE: CLIENTS & FAMILIES ACROSS LIFESPAN LIVING W/CHRONIC COND (NURS 355), CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING PRACTICE (NURS 365), and INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING II (NURS 375), to progress to TRANSITIONS IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS (NURS 425), INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING III (NURS 435), and NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WITH ACUTE CONDITIONS (NURS 455).
Students must earn a grade of C or better in TRANSITIONS IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS (NURS 425), INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING III (NURS 435), and NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WITH ACUTE CONDITIONS (NURS 455) to progress to POPULATION-BASED NURSING (NURS 460), NURSING LEADERSHIP (NURS 470), and INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IV (NURS 475).
- Progression is contingent upon satisfactory completion of prescribed prerequisites. A grade of “incomplete” in any prerequisite course will make the student ineligible for enrollment in succeeding courses until the “incomplete” is converted to a satisfactory passing grade.
- Any student earning a grade of C- or below in a required nursing course on two separate occasions, whether as a second grade of C- or below upon repeating a required nursing course, or a grade of C- or below in two different required nursing courses, will be dismissed from the nursing major.
- For more information, please see the School of Nursing student manual.
Pre-Licensure Nursing Student Expenses
Students must purchase uniforms, nursing equipment and the immunization tracker. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from clinical sites. Parking fees associated with clinical practice are the responsibility of the student. In addition, students must purchase assessment exams and nursing exams at each level as well as an electric health record subscription and pay a high fidelity simulation fee each semester. Students are responsible to cover costs incurred for post bloodborne pathogen exposure follow-up.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Integrates knowledge from liberal arts, sciences and nursing science as a basis for professional practice.
- Uses clinical reasoning and clinical judgment in providing and advocating for safe, compassionate, evidence-based quality care for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
- Communicates and collaborates effectively in an intra- and inter-professional practice.
- Provides respectful nursing care that considers diverse values, cultures, perspectives, and health practices.
- Responds to the context of the health care system using systems thinking, principles of sustainability, reflective practice, and leadership effectively to influence the practice environment and improve health outcomes.
- Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making to achieve health care outcomes for clients.
- Demonstrates accountability for personal and professional development and adherence to nursing standards of practice and professionalism.