Nursing B.S
Requirements
195 units
B.S. IN NURSING
Total units required for graduation: 195
Admission Requirements
1. Application must be submitted by March 1 for Fall term and October 1 for Spring term;
2. Completion of the ATI-TEAS pre-admission examination;
3. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 overall and 2.5 on prerequisite courses listed below;
4. Additional supplemental requirements for impacted programs include health care experience, second language competence and local service area residency.
Department Regulations
1. Students in the Nursing major must earn grades of "C" or better in all nursing courses and in all natural and social science courses prerequisite or corequisite to the major. If a grade less than "C" is earned in any nursing major course, the student will be dropped from the Nursing program. Upon successful re-application to the Nursing major, Nursing courses for which the student has earned less than a grade of "C" may be attempted or repeated only one time. Students may not enroll in any course that requires other nursing prerequisites unless the prerequisite courses are completed with grades of "C" or better. Additional academic policies can be found in the Department of Nursing BSN Nursing Student Handbook.
2. Students on academic probation must remove grade-point deficiencies before progressing further in the nursing program.
3. Nursing students must carry malpractice insurance in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 per year or more in order to be admitted to clinical courses.
4. Prior to the first quarter of classes, students must submit a report of a recent physical examination, including tuberculosis skin testing, indicating that they are able to engage in activities required to meet the expectations of the program. Exams are available by appointment through the Student Health Center for a fee. Immunizations are required. Contact the Department of Nursing for more information.
5. Students must have current Health Insurance. See Department for instructions.
6. Students must have a current background check prior to their clinical experience. See Department for instructions.
7. Students must have access to insured transportation for their clinical experience.
8. Clothing required by the clinical facility appropriate for that setting must be provided by the students with appropriate identification by name and school. (Name pin and arm patch are available for purchase at the Coyote Bookstore.)
9. Advisement with a faculty member is required prior to registration each quarter.
10. Students must participate in the department competency assessment program.
Degree Requirements
Prerequisite support courses required for admission:
1. BIOL 220. Principles of Microbiology (5)
2. BIOL 223. Human Physiology and Anatomy I (5)
3. BIOL 224. Human Physiology and Anatomy II (5)
4. CHEM 205. Fundamentals of Chemistry I: General Chemistry (5)
5. CHEM 208. Survey of Human Biochemistry (3)
6. COMM 120. Oral Communication (4)
7. One critical thinking course that satisfies category A4 in the General Education Program.
8. ENG 101. Freshman Composition (4)
9. One math course that satisfies category A3/B1 in the General Education Program.
Support courses required which may be taken after admission to the nursing major:
1. MATH 305. Statistics: Hypothesis Testing and Estimation (4)
2. PSYC 201. Developmental Psychology (4)
3. One integrative capstone course that meets the multicultural/ gender requirement in the general education program (4)
Lower-division requirements (22 units)
1. NURS 200. Foundations of Nursing Process, Roles and Skills (4)
2. NURS 201. Foundations of Nursing Process, Roles and Skills: Laboratory (3)
3. NURS 204. Beginning Nursing Process, Roles and Skills (4)
4. NURS 205. Beginning Nursing Process, Roles and Skills: Laboratory (3)
5. NURS 220. Intermediate Nursing Process, Roles and Skills (4)
6. NURS 221. Intermediate Nursing Process, Roles and Skills: Laboratory (4)
Upper-division requirements (61 units)
1. NURS 316. Health Assessment (4)
2. NURS 322. Advanced Nursing Process, Roles and Skills (3)
3. NURS 323. Advanced Nursing Process, Roles and Skills: Laboratory (4)
4. NURS 332. Families and Children (4)
5. NURS 333. Families and Children: Laboratory (3)
6. NURS 334. Maternal Child and Women's Health (4)
7. NURS 335. Maternal Child and Women's Health: Laboratory (3)
8. NURS 340. Theories of Nursing (2)
9. NURS 380. Pathophysiological Concepts as Applied to Nursing Practice (4)
10. NURS 400. Psych/Mental Health Nursing (4)
11. NURS 401. Psych/Mental Health Nursing: Laboratory (4)
12. NURS 404. Leadership in Nursing: Nursing Management (4)
13. NURS 405. Leadership in Nursing: Laboratory (4)
14. NURS 406. Community/Public Health Nursing (4)
15. NURS 407. Community/Public Health Nursing: Laboratory (4)
16. NURS 422. Nursing Research (4)
17. NURS 425. Issues and Trends in Nursing and Health Care (2)
Please refer to the University catalog for official information.