Determination of Class Designation for Prelicensure Undergraduate Students

POLICY:

First Year Students

All traditional prelicensure students, admitted and registered, are First Year Students until they have successfully completed the School of Nursing requirements for the following courses and have achieved the University-required 24 credits:

• CHEM 0910 (UPJ/UPG: CHEM 0190/0192) CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS
• NUR 0012/0002 (UPJ: BIOSC 0950/0951 UPG: BIOL 0950/0951) HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1/HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 1
• NUR 0013/0003(UPJ:BIOSC 0970/0971 UPG:BIOL 0970/0971) HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2/ HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 2
• NUR 0051 INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
• NUR 0031/0032 (UPJ: BIOSC 0980/0981 UPG: BIOL 0980/0981) MICROBIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
• NUR 0088 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Second Year Students

Following the completion of the prior year requirements, all traditional prelicensure registered students in the School of Nursing are Second Year Students until they have successfully completed the requirements for the following courses:

• NUR 0020 PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING CARE
• NUR 0080/0090 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1/FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1 CLINICAL
• NUR 0087 PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
• NUR 1680 INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS AND MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS
• NUR 0081 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 2
• NUR 0082/0092 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH
• PROBLEMS/ NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
• NUR 0067 NURSING RESEARCH: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL APPRAISAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
• NUR 0066 NUTRITION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
• NUR 0086 NURSING INFORMATICS

All Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN students who are admitted, registered, and who have completed pre-requisite classes are Second Year Students until they have completed the requirements of the following courses:

• NUR 0066 NUTRITION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
• NUR 0087 PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
• NUR 0082 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
• NUR 1281 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1
• NUR 1282C NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
• NUR 2000 RESEARCH FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 1

Third Year Students

Following the completion of the prior year requirements, all traditional prelicensure registered students in the School of Nursing are Third Year Students until they have successfully completed the requirements for the following courses:

• NUR 1050/1057 NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES/ NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES CLINICAL
• NUR 1052/1042 NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES/NURSING CARE OFCHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CLINICAL
• NUR 1085 ETHICS IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
• NUR 1060/1066 NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS/NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
• NUR 1120/1020 ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS/ ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
• NUR 1054 NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS

Following the completion of the prior requirements, all Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN students registered in the School of Nursing are Third Year Students until they have successfully completed the requirements for the following courses:

• NUR 1120/1020 ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS/ ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
• NUR 1050/1250C NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES/ NURSINGCARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES CLINICAL
• NUR 1052/1252C NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES/NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CLINICAL
• NUR 1060/1260C NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS/NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
• NUR 1054 NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
• NUR 1212 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE FINANCE AND POLICY

Fourth Year Students

Following the completion of the prior requirements, all traditional and Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN prelicensure registered students in the School of Nursing are Fourth Year Students until they have completed all requirements for the degree sought.