Fairmont State University

School of Nursing

Associate Degree Program

• 2 year program

• eligible to sit for the National Council

Licensure Examination for Registered

Nurses (NCLEX-RN)

• curriculum is a balance of nursing and

non-nursing courses

• Jobs can be found in hospitals, clinics,

nursing care facilities, home health,

outpatient care centers

Associate Degree Program

• Traditional & Non-traditional Programs:

– Traditional – 2 year program

– Non-traditional – for students that have a

degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN);

only 3-4 semesters

• Started new curriculum for Class 2015

• New curriculum started in Fall 2015

(traditional ASN program)

– Rolling admissions (admit students fall &

spring semesters)

– Will have part time progression track (3 yrs)

Bachelor Degree Program

• Can complete program in 1 or 2 years (can

take up to 5 years to complete if you choose to attend part time)

• Part time or full time status

• Accelerated track option available (almost all of

your general studies credits required must be completed prior to

starting the BSN program)

• Provides career mobility for the ASN

graduate

• Program is completely online NOW. (Students

have the option to come to campus throughout the semester.)

Admission Requirements

• FSU general requirements:

– 2.0 GPA (if in high school GPA 2.0, you can

take at least 10 credits of college classes to

improve your GPA)

– Submit application to FSU

– Submit high school transcript or GED scores,

college transcripts to the Office of Admissions

at FSU

Admission Requirements

• ASN Nursing program requirements:

– Fill out an application for the School of

Nursing

– Take & submit ACT, SAT, or COMPASS

scores (15 ACT Math and 17 ACT English or

350 SAT Math and 445 English)

– Attain score of 50 or above on the Math &

English components, 60 or above on Reading

& Science components on required nursing

entrance exam (TEAS test). The highest

scores are accepted from each test.

Admission Requirements

• ASN requirements (continued):

– Submit above information to Office of

Admissions (Applications accepted for the

following academic year beginning on the 4th

Monday in August)

– First-come, first-served basis once application

complete and space is available. Once

prerequisites met, apply to program.

Admissions will be done on a rolling basis.

You will be given the next available space in

the Fundamentals of Nursing course.

Admission Requirements

• ASN requirements (continued):

– 48 spaces will be filled in the fall class first

– Once fall class filled, 48 spaces will be filled in

the spring class

– 15 spaces will be available for students to be

placed on a “wait list.” Wait list not started

until both fall & spring classes full. When

space becomes available, students on the list

are moved into the first spot available

regardless of the original term indicated on

the application.

Admission Requirements

• Students MUST reapply

EVERY year!

TEAS Test

• Test of Essential Academic Skills

• www.atitesting.com

• Need 50 or above in Math & English

• Need 60 or above in Reading & Science

• Can only take twice in a calendar year

• Scores are valid for 24 months of the date

that the application was submitted.

• Proven to be a statistically significant

predictor of early nursing school success

TEAS Test

• $95 fee

• Must create an ATI account

• 4 part online assessment (Reading,

Mathematics, Science, and English)

• Time Limit is 209 minutes

• Four-option multiple-choice with 170 total

questions

TEAS Test• Can register to take exam through

Pierpont Community & Technical College

(www.pierpont.edu/ce) or through

www.atitesting.com

• Test results available immediately after

exam submitted. Can download copy from

atitesting.com

• FAQs-

http://pierpont.augusoft.net/Customers/Pie

rpont/files/TEAS%20FAQs%202013%20R

evision%20Accepted%20%281%29.pdf

TEAS Test Prep

• Tutoring is offered in the Ruth Ann Musick library

on the FSU campus (nursing program provides

5 books in library for students)

• Brainfuse is online tutoring that FSU students

can use. Through myfairmontstate portal.

• 2 practice exams online (150 questions each)

• TEAS study manual

• TEAS study package - (study manual & both

practice exams)

COMPASS Test

• assessment of your current skill level – it is

NOT a test you can pass or fail.

• Results indicate to us what level of Math

and/or English you’re prepared to register

for (without it being too difficult or easy for

you to complete successfully).

• COMPASS samples available online at

www.act.org/compass.

COMPASS Test

• Computerized & multiple choice

• NOT timed!

• The following students must take

placement test(s):– Students without ACT/SAT scores MUST take placement tests

– Students who graduated high school or completed the GED

more than 5 years prior to the admissions application date

– Students with ACT/SAT scores on file that are 5+ years old

– Students with COMPASS scores on file that are 2+ years old

• Test given in room 207 in Jaynes Hall

COMPASS Test

• Can take two times each semester

• FSU start Fall semester testing the 1st

week of Fall classes until the week before

the Spring semester begins.

• Start Spring semester testing the 1st week

of Spring classes until the week before the

Summer semester begins

• Summer testing starts the 1st day of

Summer classes and continues until the

week before the Fall semester begins.

ASN Model Schedule

1st Semester 2nd Semester

ENGL 1104 Written English I 3 NURS 1108 Nursing Care of Adults I 6

NURS 1101 Fundamentals of Nursing 7 NURS 1115 Maternal-Child Nursing I 4

FOSM 1110 Nutrition 3 NURS 1110 Nursing Pharmacology I 1

HLCA 1170 & 1171 Anatomy & Physiology 4 BIOL 2205 Microbiology 3

PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology 3

Total 17 Total 17

3rd Semester 4th SemesterNURS 2203 Mental Health Nursing 4 NURS 2215 Maternal-Child Nursing III 2

NURS 2208 Nursing Care of Adults II 6 NURS 2212 Nursing Care of Adults III 3

NURS 2110 Nursing Pharmacology II 1 NURS 2211 Professional Role Transition 2

NURS 2115 Maternal-Child Nursing II 2 NURS 2210 Nursing Pharmacology III 1

NURS 2220 Nursing Capstone Clinical 2

ENGL 1108 Written English II 3

Total 13 Total 13

Waiting to get into the program

• In order to maximize the courses that you

take, your electives should be courses that

count toward the general studies

requirements for the BSN degree (this will

make you a great candidate for the

accelerated BSN program track)

Waiting to get into the program

Outcome (credit hours) Accepted Courses Completed Course(s) Used

(*=memo in file)

*Unique Credit

Hours Applied

IA. Critical Analysis (3) NURS 3360, NURS 4440, any

other choice

IB. Quantitative Analysis (3) MATH 1107 or higher

IC. Written Communication (6) ENGL 1104 AND ENGL 1108

ID. Teamwork (3) NURS 4400, NURS 4440, any

other choice

IE. Information Literacy (3) NURS 4400, any other choice

IF. Technology Literacy (3) NURS 4430, any other choice

IG. Oral Communication (3) COMM 2200, 2201, or 2202

III. Citizenship (3) Any choice

IV. Ethics (3) NURS 3360, any other choice

V. Health (3) NURS 4410, any nursing course,

any other choice

VI. Interdisciplinary (3) NURS 4440, any other choice

VIIA. Fine Arts (3) Any choice(s)

VIIB. Humanities (3) Any literature course

VIIC. Social Sciences (3) Any choice

VIID. Natural Sciences (3-4) Any choice

VIII. Cultural Awareness (3) Any choice

Total Unique General Studies Credit Hours (30

required)

Required Support Courses Statistics

PSYC 2240, BUSN 3310, MATH

1113, or SOCY 2240

Management

MGMT 2209 or MGMT 3308

Nursing Credits Over 35 Any nursing credits over the 35

credits given for licensure

Free Electives Credits needed to get 120 or

more total credit hours.

BSN Program Requirements FormStudent Name: Click here to enter text. FSU ID: Click here to enter text.Year admitted to NURS 3350: Click here to enter text.Desired Track: ☐Traditional ☐Accelerated ☐Plan of progression completed

Required General Studies Outcomes, Courses, and Credit Hours (Course lists for general studies outcomes are listed in FSU catalog)

* In order to count as unique general studies credit hours, courses cannot be in the Major (NURS) or duplicated (used in more than one

category). Courses can only be used twice.

To find courses that fit in the

General Studies Outcomes• Go to the FSU homepage – Students –

Enrollment Center – Catalogs

• Select the catalog for the year you were

admitted into the program

• Select General Studies Requirements for

Bachelor’s Degree

GREAT NEWS

• Once you are accepted into the nursing

program, you will then have a nursing

faculty member as your advisor!!

• We will help you schedule classes that will

work towards your degree

BSN Nursing ClassesNursing Course (credit hours) Semester Offered Completed Grades

(*=memo in file)

NURS 3320 Health Assessment (4) w/lab hours Fall or spring– ASN 2nd year, BSN 1st

semester

NURS 3340 Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3)

w/lab hours

Fall or Spring – ASN 2nd year, BSN 1st

semester

NURS 3350 Professional Concepts in Nursing (3) Fall or Spring– BSN 1st year (point of

admission)

NURS 3360 Nursing Ethics (3) Fall or Spring – BSN 1st year

NURS 4400 Research in Nursing (3)

(prerequisite or concurrent enrollment - statistics)

Fall or Spring – BSN 2nd year

NURS 4410 Community Health Nursing (5) w/clinical Fall or Spring– BSN 2nd year

NURS 4430 Nursing Leadership and Management (3)

(prerequisite or concurrent enrollment -

management)

Fall or Spring – BSN 2nd year

NURS 4440 Nursing Practicum (4) w/clinical

(must complete all coursework prior to or

concurrently)

Fall or Spring – BSN 2nd year,

capstone course, last semester

Required BSN Nursing Courses

Questions??

• Contact us!!

• Janice Porto – Senior Administrative

Secretary

239 Education building

304-367-4133

Janice.Porto@fairmontstate.edu