Degree Majors and Programs

— B.S. Degree

Nursing Education Division

Nursing Major

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program (B.S.N.) is designed to prepare professional nurses to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care. Graduates are prepared to utilize a variety of roles in a multiplicity of settings for clients with minimal deficits requiring health promotion and for those with maximal health deficits. Graduates of the B.S.N. program are eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN examination for licensure as a registered nurses. The program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10006 (800-669-1656 ext. 153).

Applicants intending to study nursing are expected to have completed a college preparatory program in high school which includes four years of English or the equivalent, two years of algebra or one year of plane geometry and one year of algebra, one year of biology and one year of another science, preferably general chemistry. A course in physics is desirable.

To progress to the sophomore level of the nursing curriculum, the student must have: 1) achieved sophomore standing, 2) a 2.0 cumulative grade point average, 3) achieved at least a C (2.0) in Principles of Chemistry for the Life Sciences I-II and, 4) completed "The Foundations of Nursing" course with a grade of at least C.

The student must also achieve a minimum grade of C in all nursing and required science courses, and maintain at least a GPA of 2.0, and a satisfactory rating on all clinical evaluations. A nursing student who earns less than a C in a biological science course or any nursing course attempted may not continue in the nursing sequence until the deficiency is corrected.

All nursing majors enrolled in clinical courses must submit documentation of physical examination and immunization status annually prior to the first day of class. Forms can be requested from the Division of Nursing Education.

Nursing courses can be repeated only once with recommendation from the student's academic advisor and the Division Chair.

The major in nursing requires 63 semester credits of nursing courses. A total of 127 credits is needed to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree. General education requirements are fulfilled by taking courses offered by the Divisions of Humanities, Science and Mathematics, and Social Sciences. Other general education requirements include two credits of Physical Education or Personal Life Skills and successful completion of the Computer Literacy Requirement and the English Proficiency Examination.

The following courses, which include the general education courses, are required for the B.S.N. degree.

A. Required courses in the Freshmen Studies:

Credits

Science 100 The Caribbean: The Natural World 3
Social Science 100 The Caribbean: The Social Dimension 3
FDS 100 Freshman Development Seminar 1

B. Required courses in the Humanities Division:

Credits

COM 101-102,201 Introduction to Global Communications and Research and Applied Writing 3-3-3
Spanish 131-132 or Functional Elementary Spanish 3-3
French 131-132 Functional Elementary French 3-3
Humanities 115 Humanities Overture 3

C. Required courses in the Science and Mathematics Division:

Mathematics 140 or 143 College Algebra with Applications or Precalculus Algebra 4
Chemistry 111-112 Principles of Chemistry for the Life Sciences I-II 4-4
Biology 261-262 Human Structure and Function I-II 4-4
Mathematics 235 Introductory Statistics with Applications 4
Biology 301 Microbiology for the Health Sciences 4

D. Required courses in the Social Sciences Division:

Sociology Elective 3
Psychology 120 General Psychology 3
Psychology 202 Life Span Development 3

E. Required physical education courses 2
(May be met by Physical Education courses or Personal Life Skills course)

F. Required courses in the Nursing Education Division:

Nursing 120 Foundations of Nursing 2
Nursing 207 Human Nutrition 2
Nursing 208 Fundamentals of Nursing 6
Nursing 209 Health Assessment 2
Nursing 228 Nursing Roles with the Childbearing Family 6
Nursing 229 Pharmacology in Nursing 3
Nursing 308 Nursing Roles Adult Care I 5
Nursing 309 Nursing Roles in Pediatric Care 5
Nursing 318 Nursing Roles in Mental Health 5
Nursing 319 Nursing Roles in Adult Care II 5
Nursing 417 Nursing Roles in Adult Care III 6
Nursing 418 Nursing Roles in Community Health 6
Nursing 419 Nursing Research 3
Nursing 422 Nursing Issues 2
Nursing 424 Nursing Leadership/Clinical Elective 5