‘The nursing curriculum at WSSU consists of the General Education Core requirements for WSSU, nursing pre-requisites and the nursing courses. Students applying to the nursing program should have completed or be in the process of completing the General Education Core and pre-requisites. I. General Education Core Requirements Learning Outcomes Two courses must be writing intensive--Written Communication); three courses must have Critical Thinking: two courses with a primary focus on Scientific Literacy; two courses with a primary focus on Quantitative Literacy; one course with a primary focus on Critical Reading, Oral Communication and Information Literacy. Areas of Knowledge (1 course for each area): Literature; History; Social/Behavioral Science; Natural Science; Mathematics and Quantitative Logic, Fine Arts and Foreign Language and Culture, Curriculum Themes (1 course from 2 of the 6 themes): Sustainability; Healthful Living; Ethical and Moral Reasoning; Civic Knowledge; Globalization and Diversity. II, General Education Core Requirements for Transfer Students ‘Transfer students must have at least 60 hours outside of the major and must include at least one course.in each of the seven Areas of Knowledge. The nursing pre-requisite courses can count in the 60 hour of courses outside of the major III General Education Core Requirements for Second Degree Students ‘Students with a bachelor degree or AA/AS from aNC community college will receive credit for the General Education Core, Second degree students will need to take nursing pre-requisites. I. Nursing Requirements (One nursing course and six non-nursing courses are required. These courses will need to be taken. during the freshman/sophomore years in order to progress into the Upper Division of Nursing in the junior year. E BIO 231182111 Anatomy & Physiology I BIO 231282112 Anatomy & Physiology II BIO 133181131 Microbiology CHE 1311& 1111 Chem. for health Science Majors MATIPSY/SOC 2326 Statistics PSY 3336 Developmental Psychology ‘NUR 2313 Introduction to Professional Nursing (at least three of the four sciences must be completed before enrolling in this course) ‘+ Science courses must have been taken within the past seven years jon to the university does not guarantee admission to the nursing program. Students must, ‘meet specific admission criteria and must apply for admission to the upper division of the major. ‘Meeting the minimal admission criteria as listed below, does not guarantee admission into theUpper Division of Nursing. Factors that are considered in admission decisions include but are not limited to: + Grades received in science courses ‘+ Grades received in Lower Division Nursing courses ‘+ Overall academic profile Priority admission will be given to students with a grade of C or better in required life or physical science courses on the first attempt. A student who receives a failing grade in a required life of physical science course may be denied admission. Minimum Admission criteria 34k» Verbal/Critical Reading SAT score ~470 or ACT English score—19 X, TANG + Cumulative GPA 2.6 + Completion of the general education core and support courses requirements Application to the Upper Division of Nursing Students submit the Application to Upper Division by January/3il[eachryear, to begin program the ‘Summer Session I. Most applicants will be enrolled in NUR 2313 and completing any other pre- requisites or General Education courses at the time the application is submitted, Acceptance and progression is contingent upon students being successful in the enrolled courses. Applications to the Accelerated BSN Options are submitted August I-September I each year for the following January start date. a Crt Oi ‘Suggested Plan of Study: Next Page - call JL Mann‘Suggested plan of study for BSN Curriculum Freshman Fall Semester Freshman Spring Semester ‘General Education core General Education core ‘Nursing pre-requisites ‘Nursing pre-requisites ‘Sophomore Fall Semester ‘Sophomore Spring Semester ‘General Education core General Education Core/Nur. Pre-reas 92 Nursing pre-requisites NUR 2313 Introduction to Professional 3 Nursing. ‘Summer NUR 3316 Pharmacology for Nurses 3 NUR 3314 Clinical Nursing Foundations 3 NUR 3312 Health Assessment 3 Junior Fall Semester Junior Spring Semester NUR 3502 Child Health/NUR 3511 Mental ‘NUR 3502 Child Health/NUR 3511 Mental oR oR NUR 3102 Adult Health | 10 NUR 3102 Adult Health | 10 NUR 3318 Intro to Pathophysiology 3 NUR 3303 Nursing Research 3 NUR 3217 Clinical Reasoning, 2 Total 15 B ‘Senior Fall Semester ‘Senior Spring Semester NUR 4502 Community/NUR 4511 Maternity NUR 4502 Community/NUR 4511 Maternity oR oR NUR 4121 Adult I 10 NUR 4121 Adult 10 NUR 4203 Care of the Older Adult 2 NUR 4202 Content Synthesis I 2 NUR 4201 Content Synthesis | 2 [NUR 4304 Leadership and Mtg. of Care 3 Total 14 Total 5