Nursing Program and Pre-Requisite Courses Overview
Explore the nursing program at WVU, including pre-nursing courses, general education foundations, academic resources, and FERPA regulations. Learn about the FERPA guidelines and how to access academic advising and planning. Discover the prerequisite courses for nursing and delve into the essential components of the BSN program.
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SCHOOL OF NURSING Pre-Nursing June 2020 SCHOOL OF NURSING
AGENDA FERPA Nursing program Prerequisite courses for Nursing General Education Foundations (GEF) Pre-Nursing Academic resources Academic Advising Academic Planning AP Courses SCHOOL OF NURSING
Family Education Rights & Privacy (FERPA) FERPA was designed to protect the privacy of education records of the students. Students may restrict or grant permission to their parents WVU Parent/Guest Portal, https://parent-guest.portal.wvu.edu/ SCHOOL OF NURSING
Nursing Program Nursing program at WVU is 1 and 3 program First year, prerequisite and GEF courses Following 3 years, Nursing and GEF courses BSN program total credits = 122 Nursing credits = 68 Non-Nursing credits= 54 Nursing Tuition ($1,380.00/semester, currently) Background check Laptop program (MacBook Air, currently) Transportation (1st semester of senior year) SCHOOL OF NURSING
Prerequisite courses for Nursing BIOL 102/104 CHEM 111 CHEM 112 ENGL 101 MATH 124 and/or STAT 211 NSG 100 PSIO 107 PSYC 101 3/1 4 4 3 3 2 4 3 SCHOOL OF NURSING
General Education Foundations (GEF) General Education Foundations (GEF) provides the opportunity for students to appreciate the context of their actions and choices beyond their major field of study. Students take between 31 and 37 credits, organized into eight categories SCHOOL OF NURSING
General Education Foundations (GEF) for Nursing Program GEF 1: Composition and Rhetoric (3 or 6 credits) ENGL 101* and ENGL 102 (or ENGL 103) GEF 2: Science and Technology (4 6 credits) CHEM 111* GEF 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Skills (4 credits) STAT 211* GEF 4: Society and Connections (3 credits) PSYC 101* GEF 5: Human Inquiry and the Past (3credits) any courses that fulfills GEF 5 GEF 6: The Arts and Creativity (3 credits) any courses that fulfills GEF 6 GEF 7: Global Studies and Diversity (3 credits) SOCA 105 GEF 8: Focus (9 credits) . BIOL 102*/104* . CHEM 112* . PSYC 241 SCHOOL OF NURSING
Pre-Nursing Pre-Nursing students will have to formally apply to the School of Nursing. If get accepted, students will have 3 years to complete the program. Admission application for Fall 2021 Admission application is simple and free Cumulative-GPA and Prerequisite courses GPA 3.0 Deadline is between December 1st, 2020 and January 15th, 2021 Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) test, Internships, Personal Statement, or Interview is not required Application status notification is in mid-March 2021 SCHOOL OF NURSING
Academic Resources WVU Libraries Academic Resource Centers Tutoring WVUp All Night Subject-specific learning centers Chemistry Learning Center (for CHEM 111 and CHEM 112) Math Learning Center The WVU Writing Center SCHOOL OF NURSING
Academic Advising Students are encouraged to meet their advisor often, but are required to have an advising meet with their advisor at least once per semester to discuss their academic plans for the upcoming semester, career and personal goals. Students are encouraged to contact their advisor as early as possible should the students experience any problems academically, physically and mentally. Students should contact their advisor if they have any questions/concerns. STAssadzandi@hsc.wvu.edu. Write a proper email that include name and student s ID number SCHOOL OF NURSING
Academic Planning Course Registration the typical course schedule for the first semester in Fall MATH 124 3 credits (if students have to take MATH 124, they will not take PSYC 101 until the Spring semester.) CHEM 111 4 credits BIOL 102 (lecture) 3 credits BIOL 104 (lab) 1 credit PSYC 101 3 credits NSG 100 2 credits NSG 191 1 credits SCHOOL OF NURSING
AP Courses Request Scores College Board will send to WVU Will post to your DegreeWorks in mid-July Already Posted Scores Fall into Not Applied Will work with advisor to determine how to best apply courses Can be applied at anytime while at WVU SCHOOL OF NURSING
AP Courses Why? Impact to Financial Aid Graduate/Professional School applications We do not want students to repeat courses This can also impact financial aid SCHOOL OF NURSING
What will it take to graduate? Earn a minimum of 122 credits Nursing courses = 68 credits Non-Nursing courses = 54 credits Complete all requirements successfully Maintain Cumulative-GPA 3.0 Pass all prerequisite- and Nursing-courses C If not passing (get a D or an F) one Nursing course, student has one chance to repeat the course. Withdrawing a Nursing course is considered not passing one course. If not passing two courses, student will be dismissed from the program. SCHOOL OF NURSING
Welcome Week Mark your calendar for the School of Nursing Welcome Week event Mandatory Date: Tuesday, August 20th 2019 Location: Room G-17, Health Sciences Center-North Please expect to receive an email from Julian Nguyen about the event including the direction in early August. SCHOOL OF NURSING
