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 The purpose of the baccalaureate nursing program is
to prepare a beginning professional practitioner of nursing who is capable
of utilizing the nursing process based upon appropriate theories. The
beginning professional practitioner of nursing functions as an initiator
of primary care in meeting th needs of individuals, families, and groups. The
graduate will be able to assume the role of a leader of others in delegating
nursing care, giving nursing care and using research finding in nursing. The
graduate should possess the willingness and the ability to continue professional
growth by pursuing graduate education or life-long nursing study.
Suggested Curriculum
Admission Requirements and Application
For admission into the Baccalaureate program the student:
- Must have a 2.75 or better GPA and a 21 ACT.
- Complete with a C or better a minimum of 55 hours of specified curriculum courses including BIO 202, BIO 301, MA 110, NU 252, NU 301, and PSY 315 prior to entering clinical nursing.
- File an Application to Clinical Nursing between November 1 and April 1 prior to desired Fall admission.
Re-Admission Form
Advisement
Sheets
RN to BSN Career Program
Associate degree nurses who wish to broaden their career opportunities may find our special one day per week schedule beneficial. Thirty hours of nursing credits may be validated. Nursing courses may be completed in three academic periods. Now nursing courses may be completed through the Center for Adult Programs in evening or weekend classes.
Suggested Nursing Course Sequence
Summer |
Fall |
Spring |
NU 400 - 2 hrs. |
NU 417 - 5 hrs. |
NU 422 - 2 hrs. |
NU 410 - 3 hrs. |
NU 419 - 3 hrs. |
NU 420 - 3 hrs. |
NU 418 - 3 hrs. |
NU 430 - 3 hrs. |
NU 440 - 4 hrs. |
8 hrs. Total |
11 hrs. Total |
9 hrs. Total |
A plan for completing non-nursing courses will be individualized for each student.
Admission Requirements for Application
For admission to the RN-BSN program the student:
- Must have an unrestricted R.N. license.
- Must have completed a basic nursing program within the past three years or have practiced nursing for three of the last five years.
Advisement Sheets
Career Opportunities for the Baccalaureate Graduate
- Hospitals
- Physician's Offices
- Long Term Care Facilities
- Nurse Manager
- Public Health
- School Nurse
- Industrial Nurse
- Travel Nurse
- Insurance Companies
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