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PRELICENSURE NURSING

ACCREDITATIONAccredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON).

OPPORTUNITIESThrough interactions with clients—individual persons, families and communities—and other health care professionals, nursing graduates will contribute toward meeting the wide-ranging needs of the region, state and the larger community. Students have the opportunity to complete their course clinical experiences in New Hanover and surrounding SE NC counties.

CURRICULUMThe learning outcomes of the curriculum incorporate the professional values of client-centered care (altruism, human dignity and autonomy), lifelong learning (clinical reasoning and integrity) and quality improvement (research and social justice).

The purpose of this baccalaureate program is to prepare generalists who possess the knowledge, skills and attitudes with which to practice family-centered professional nursing in a variety of current and emerging health care delivery systems. In addition, the program is designed to provide a foundation for graduate nursing education.

WHAT DO NURSES DO?DIVERSE FACULTYOur highly qualifi ed instructors are committed to student success. They help students prepare for NCLEX with a pass rate of 97%, compared to the national average of 86%.

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Our Mission: � e School of Nursing’s goal is to educate nursing and clinical research professionals through excellence in teaching, scholarship, service and community

engagement. Emphasis is placed on educating individuals to improve health outcomes and quality of life in diverse populations.

PRELICENSURE NURSINGNSG CORE CURRICULUMPREREQUISITE AND COREQUISITE COURSES

Questions? Contact the Student Success Center at 910.962.3208 or chhs@uncw.edu.

For more information about this � eld, career options, professional opportunities and the UNCW program, go to uncw.edu/chhs/son/academic/nursing-BSN/prelicensure.html

Course # Course Title

NSG 250 Introduction to Health Assessment 1

NSG 252Clinical I: Foundations in Prof. Nursing Practice

1

NSG 320 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I 2

NSG 324 Clinical Appl. of Therapeutic Nutrition 2

NSG 326 Clinical II: Adult Health I 2

NSG 415 Research in Nursing (WI, IL) 2

NSG 329 Clinical III: Mental Health Nursing 3

NSG 330 Clinical IV: Maternal-Infant Nursing 3

NSG 334 Gerontology Nursing 3

NSG 335 Patho/Pharm II 3

NSG 322 Issues, Trends & Health Policy 4

NSG 401 Clinical V: Pediatric Nursing 4

NSG 405 Clinical VI: Community Health Nursing 4

NSG 403 Clinical VII: Adult Health II 5

NSG 406 Leadership & Management 5

NSG 409 Clinical VIII: Capstone 5

Course # Course Title

BIO 201 Principles of Biology – Cells w/Lab

BIO 240 Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab

BIO 241 Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab

BIO 246 Microbiology of Human Disease

CHM 101 General Chemistry w/Lab

MAT

MAT 111 College Algebra, MAT 112 Trigonometry, MAT 115 Precalculus, MAT 151 Basic Calculus I, MAT 152 Basic Calculus II, MAT 161 Calculus w/ Analytical Geometry I, or MAT 162 Calculus w/ Analytical Geometry II

PAR

PAR 101 Philosophical Thinking, PAR 110 Introduction to Logic, PAR 115 Introduction to Ethics, PAR 205 American Philosophy, PAR 211 Philosophy of Human Nature, or PAR 215 Bioethics

PSY 105 General Psychology

PSY 223 Lifespan Human Development

SOC or ECN

SOC 105 Introduction to Sociology, ECN 125 Survey of Economics or ECN 221 Principles of Microeconomics

STT

STT 210 Introduction to Statistics w/ Applications in Health Sciences, STT 215 Introduction to Statistics, BAN 280 Statistical Analysis for Business & Economics or PSY 225 Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Median salary of $67,490 in 2015 and employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 16% from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Application deadlines are Dec. 15 and July 1. Students accepted for the Dec. deadline will begin NSG courses the following fall; those accepted for the July deadline will being NSG courses the following spring.

• Students must be admitted to UNCW before applying to NSG. Transfer students should plan to apply to UNCW at least three months before NSG application deadlines.

• 50 students are admitted to each cohort.

ADMISSIONS

Students should apply to the NSG program after completing a minimum of fi ve prerequisite courses: CHM 101, PSY 105, one BIO, one MAT or STT, and one SOC or ECN. Students must also complete the TEAS Assessment to apply.

Admission scores are comprised 75% of prerequisite GPA and 25% of TEAS score. Average prerequisite GPAs for each accepted cohort range from 3.6 to 3.9.

Admission to the program is extremely competitive. For more admissions information, including data for previous cohort, visit uncw.edu/oss/son/bsn.html or schedule an appointment with a Student Success Advisor.

Program Semester

UNCW is an EEO/AA institution. UNCW does not discriminate on the basis of sex. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to TitleIX@uncw.edu.