2015-2016 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Nursing, B.S.N.

Admission to the Nursing Program is expected to be highly competitive and meeting the following minimum criteria does not guarantee admission.

  1. Application to the University by December 1 for Fall admission
  2. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for coursework taken at CCSU, as well as an overall minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all course work taken at all institutions (including CCSU)
  3. Minimum grade of “C+” or higher in CHEM 161, CHEM 162: General Chemistry I or its equivalent
  4. Minimum adjusted individual total score of 65% or higher for the TEAS V test
  5. Completion of or enrollment in EXS 207 and EXS 211 or its equivalent

For more information regarding application process, please consult the Nursing Department website.

Admission to CCSU as a pre-Nursing major requires:

Eligibility to enroll in CHEM 161 and CHEM 162: General Chemistry I and laboratory (For first year students, that is a math score of 550 or higher on SAT or 24 on the ACT)

        Or

AP credit for CHEM 161, CHEM 162

For transfer students and re-entry students only:

  1. A cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better
  2. A grade of "C" or better in any required science courses, if completed.
  3. A grade of “C+” or higher in CHEM 161 & CHEM 162: General Chemistry I or its equivalent, if completed
  4. A grade of "B-" or better in any nursing course, if completed

Requirements:

Nursing Major Courses:

NRSE 110Introduction to Nursing Theories

3

NRSE 150Nutrition

3

NRSE 210Health Assessment

4

NRSE 250Nursing Care of Well Populations

3

NRSE 260Evidence-Based Nursing Interventions

3

NRSE 270Gerontological Nursing

3

NRSE 303Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice

3

NRSE 310Altered Health Concepts and Therapeutic Interventions

4

NRSE 320Holistic Care of Adults with Health Alterations

5

NRSE 345Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

4

NRSE 360Maternity Nursing: The Expanding Family

3

NRSE 445Social Justice and Health Promotion of Communities

4

NRSE 465Nursing Care of Families with Children

3

NRSE 470Holistic Nursing Care of the Critically Ill

5

NRSE 485Professional Values and Role Development

3

NRSE 490Leadership and Management in Nursing

3

NRSE 495Synthesis of Professional Nursing Practice

5

Total Credit Hours:61

Related Requirements:

PSY 236Life-Span Development

3

BIO 111Introductory Biology

3

or

BMS 102Introduction to Biomolecular Science

3

or

BMS 111Cells and the Human Body

3

BMS 206Genetics for Nursing

3

BMS 216Microbiology for Nursing

3

EXS 207Anatomy and Physiology in Exercise Science I

3

EXS 208Anatomy and Physiology in Exercise Science II

3

CHEM 161General Chemistry

3

CHEM 162General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 210Foundations of Organic Chemistry

3

Total Credit Hours:27

Additional Requirements:

PS 110American Government & Politics

3

SOC 110Introductory Sociology

3

PSY 112Introduction to Psychology

3

STAT 215Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I

3

or

STAT 104Elementary Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:12