P.O. Box 70664
Phone: (423) 439-4578 or 188837NURSE
Fax: (423) 439-4522
230 Roy S. Nicks Hall
Web address:www.etsu.edu/nursing
Email: nursing@etsu.edu
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Accredited by: AACN-American Association of Collegiate Nursing
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is the foundation for professional nursing practice. The professional nurse practices in collaboration with other health care providers and is responsible for coordinating and practicing comprehensive nursing care for individuals, families, groups, and communities, and assuming management and leadership positions in nursing practice.
The College of Nursing offers five (5) tracks leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The Traditional BSN, LPN-BSN and Accelerated 2 nd Degree BSN offers coursework leading to initial licensure as a professional nurse. The RN-BSN option is designed for students who are already registered nurses but who are seeking a bachelors degree. The Dual Degree RN-BSN is offered with select community college partners for students enrolled in associates degree programs who are interested in simultaneously earning a bachelors degree.
A course of study that meets the degree requirements and the university’s General Education Program Requirements will be planned with the student through regular sessions with a College of Nursing professional advisor.
Admission - Admission to the university as a pre-nursing major does not assure admission to the major.
* Students with completed Bachelor’s degrees are exempt from taking General Education Requirements (by virtue of the completed degree) but must complete the four pre-requisite math/science courses or equivalents with at least 3 of the 4 completed prior to the application deadline.
*Transfer students are responsible for making sure courses taken at other institutions are equivalent to ETSU General Education courses. For further information about transfer equivalency, go to http://www.etsu.edu/articulation/equivalencies.aspx. For a list of ETSU General Education requirements go to: http://www.etsu.edu/uged/gened/StudentsandParents/requirements_10.aspx
Progression - Progression in the nursing major is determined by specific criteria which is located in the BSN Student Handbook. http://www.etsu.edu/nursing/bsnhandbook.aspx
Criminal Background Checks
To progress clinically, students will be required to complete a Criminal Background Check at his or her own expense from a specified vendor. Unfavorable results may result in a student’s inability to continue in clinical courses; review of the contents of the background check and the determination for eligibility for participation at a clinical site will be conducted by affiliated clinical agencies. Although the College of Nursing does not receive the contents of the background check, documentation of completion is kept with the students Clinical Course Health Requirement file.
To earn a degree from ETSU, there are specific course requirements established by ETSU, by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), by each college, and by each department. All students must meet the degree requirements at each of these levels outlined in the following list:
Listed below are the categories and courses specified under TBR General Education Requirements. Note that certain courses are required for this degree, specific to this major. Thus, these courses will satisfy both a TBR General Education requirement AND a requirement of this major. (Other majors may require different General Education courses.) Where specific courses are required for this major, only those courses are listed under the category. If there are no specific major requirements for a category, all course options appear.
9 credits, consisting of 6 credits of written composition and 3 credits of oral communication.
Complete both of the following:
Students required to complete learning support in writing must enroll in a learning support-designated section (L01-L99) of ENGL 1010 during their first 15 hours at ETSU (not including summer) unless they are also required to complete learning support in reading. Students needing learning support in both reading and writing should enroll in ENGL 1010-Lxx immediately upon completing learning support in reading. Additional information may be found on the University Advisement Center website www.etsu.edu/uac/learningsupport.
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020.
Complete one of the following:
9 credits, consisting of 3 credits of literature, 3 credits of fine arts, and 3 credits of humanities electives.
Complete one of the following:
Complete one of the following:
Complete one of the following:
6 credits, consisting of two of the following:
6 credits, consisting of both of the following:
Note: HIST 2030 History of Tennessee (3 credits) may be substituted for 3 credits of United States History.
8 credits, consisting of the following lectures and labs.
Students will enroll in the appropriate general education math course during their first calendar year of enrollment at ETSU. Students required to complete learning support in mathematics must enroll in a learning support-designated section (L01-L99) of MATH 1530 during their first 15 hours at ETSU (not including summer) unless they are also required to complete learning support in reading or writing. Students needing learning support in reading or writing in addition to learning support in math should enroll in MATH 1530-Lxx immediately upon completing their other learning support requirements. Additional information may be found on the University Advisement Center website www.etsu.edu/uac/learningsupport/
Admissions Criteria and Selection Process
www.etsu.edu/nursing/bsncriteria.aspx
Curricula
www.etsu.edu/nursing/bsncurriula.aspx
Equivalent courses can be considered for prerequisite credit, such as a statistics course for Social Science, Human Anatomy and Human Physiology and General Microbiology. Minimum acceptable grade in above courses is a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Semester Total: 13 credits
Semester Total: 14 credits
Semester Total: 15 credits
Semester Total: 16 credits
Semester Total: 14 credits
Admissions Criteria, Selection Process, and Additional Program Requirements
www.etsu.edu/nursing/rncriteria.aspx
Curricula
Curriculum for this program is tailored to the needs of students at our community college partnering institutions and thus varies by institution. Please refer to the College of Nursing website for more detailed information.
Click here to view Nursing Major Suggested Course Sequence, LPN to BSN Suggested Course Sequence, and Accelerated Second Degree BSN Curriculum.