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Bachelor of Science in Nursing Th is ma jo r is a va ila b le o n th e Au ro ra a n d Geo rg e Willia ms Co lleg e ca mp u ses.
RN to BSN Completion Track Th is ma jo r is a va ila b le o n th e Au ro ra , Wo o d sto ck, Geo rg e Willia ms Co lleg e ca mp u ses, a n d a d d itio n a l sites in Illin o is a n d Wisco n sin . Th is ma jo r is o ffered in th e Ad u lt Deg ree Co mp letio n a n d AU On lin e fo rma t. Th e p ractice o f n u rsin g is b o th an art an d a scien ce. Nu rsin g is a th erap eu tic h elp in g relatio n sh ip d ev o ted to p ro mo tin g , resto rin g , an d main tain in g th e h ealth o f in d iv id u als, families, g ro u p s an d co mmu n ities. Th e missio n o f th e Sch o o l o f Nu rsin g is to su p p o rt th e missio n o f th e u n iv ersity in p ro v id in g an in clu siv e co mmu n ity d ed icated to th e tran sfo rmativ e p o wer o f learn in g . Fiv e th emes serv e to p ro v id e recu rren t fo ci th ro u g h o u t th e p ro g ram: carin g , h ealth , learn in g , co mmitmen t to h u man d ig n ity , an d n u rsin g . Th e n u rsin g facu lty is co mmitted to a co llab o rativ e learn in g en v iro n men t fo r stu d en ts. Th e n u rsin g facu lty seek s to acco mmo d ate th e learn in g n eed s an d p ro fessio n al asp iratio n s o f stu d en ts with v aried ed u catio n al b ack g ro u n d s. Au ro ra Un iv ersity o ffers a fo u r-y ear Bach elo r o f Scien ce in Nu rsin g d eg ree. Two ad missio n track s are av ailab le. Hig h Sch o o l sen io rs may ap p ly fo r d irect ad missio n to th e BSN p ro g ram if th ey h av e a min imu m ACT sco re o f 2 3 an d a min imu m GPA o f 3 .2 . Oth er stu d en ts may ap p ly fo r ad missio n p rio r to b eg in n in g th eir first n u rsin g co u rses. Dead lin es fo r ad missio n are fo u n d o n th e n u rsin g web p ag e. Tran sfer ap p lican ts may also ap p ly fo llo win g ad missio n to th e u n iv ersity . All ap p lican ts are rev iewed fo r accep tan ce to th e Sch o o l o f Nu rsin g . Su ccessfu l ach iev emen t in th e stan d ard ized en tran ce ex am is req u ired fo r accep tan ce to th e Sch o o l o f Nu rsin g . Th e min imu m g rad e p o in t av erag e (GPA) fo r ad missio n is 2 .7 5 /4 .0 scale. Ap p lican ts will b e ex p ected to main tain a su ccessfu l acad emic p ro file in o rd er to p ro g ress in to n u rsin g co u rses at th e ju n io r lev el. An RN to BSN co mp letio n track is av ailab le to reg istered n u rses with an asso ciate’s d eg ree o r d ip lo ma in n u rsin g . Co u rsewo rk is d esig n ed to b u ild o n p rio r learn in g an d p ro v id es o p p o rtu n ities fo r accelerated , in d iv id u alized stu d y . Fo llo win g ad missio n to th e Un iv ersity , ap p lican ts are rev iewed fo r accep tan ce to th e Sch o o l o f Nu rsin g . Th e min imu m g rad e p o in t av erag e (GPA) fo r ad missio n in to th e RN to BSN co mp letio n p ro g ram is 2 .5 /4 .0 scale. Th e RN-BSN co mp letio n stu d en t mu st main tain a cu rren t, activ e u n restricted licen se to p ractice as a RN in th e stu d en t's state o f resid en ce fo r ad missio n in to th e Sch o o l o f Nu rsin g . Reg istered n u rses co mp letin g a b ach elo r’s d eg ree in n u rsin g earn 4 0 semester h o u rs as b lo ck cred it in th e tran sfer ev alu atio n p ro cess fo r p rio r n u rsin g ed u catio n . Pro v isio n al ad missio n d etermin ed b y th e RN-BSN ch air may b e g ran ted to a stu d en t co mp letin g th eir an d /o r p rep arin g to tak e th e NCLEX ex am. Stu d en ts may en ro ll in th e p ro g ram an d tak e th e first two n u rsin g co u rses with sp ecial p ermissio n fro m th e RN-BSN ch air. Pro g ressio n in th e p ro g ram will o ccu r fo llo win g an u n restricted RN licen se, fin al tran scrip ts su b missio n , an d a 3 .0 GPA in th e first two n u rsin g co u rses tak en at AU/GWC. * * * Th e ad missio n req u iremen ts fo r th e Ad u lt Deg ree Co mp letio n p ro g ram are two y ears o f d emo n strated wo rk ex p erien ce, military serv ice o r o th er relev an t ad u lt resp o n sib ilities, an d 1 5 semester h o u rs o f tran sferab le co lleg e cred it with a GPA o f 2 .0 o r h ig h er. In d iv id u al circu mstan ces can b e rev iewed b y an ad missio n co u n selo r. (See p ro g ram req u iremen ts b elo w) Pro g ra m Outco mes Grad u ates o f th is CCNE-accred ited p ro g ram are p rep ared to en ter th e p ro fessio n o f n u rsin g as co n trib u tin g memb ers o f th e d iscip lin e to p ro mo te, main tain an d resto re th e h ealth o f p atien ts. Grad u ates are p rep ared fo r p ractice in a v ariety o f care settin g s, p articip atio n in a wid e ran g e o f h ealth p ro mo tio n an d teach in g activ ities, an d ad v an cemen t to g rad u ate stu d y in n u rsin g . Grad u ates are p rep ared to : In teg rate k n o wled g e fro m th e lib eral arts an d scien ces ed u catio n in to o n e’s p ro fessio n al n u rsin g p ractice. Demo n strate carin g an d cu ltu rally sen sitiv e b eh av io rs th at create an en v iro n men t o f resp ect fo r th e d ig n ity o f p atien ts, families, self an d o th ers. Utilize mu ltip le in terp ro fessio n al an d in trap ro fessio n al meth o d s o f co mmu n icatio n to co llab o rate effectiv ely in d eliv erin g safe, p atien t-cen tered care th ro u g h o u t th e lifesp an an d in a v ariety o f settin g s. Articu late a p h ilo so p h y o f n u rsin g wh ich g u id es o n e’s p ractice as an ed u cato r, research er, ad v o cate, man ag er an d p ro v id er o f care. Eth ically man ag e d ata, in fo rmatio n , k n o wled g e an d tech n o lo g y to ach iev e d esired q u ality o u tco mes. In teg rate sch o larly in q u iry an d research in to ev id en ce-b ased n u rsin g p ractice. In teg rate critical th in k in g an d p ro fessio n al v alu es in to th e clin ical d ecisio n -mak in g p ro cess. Perfo rm co mp eten tly , effectiv ely an d eth ically as a b accalau reate n u rse to p ro mo te, main tain an d resto re th e h ealth o f v u ln erab le p o p u latio n s. Accep t resp o n sib ility fo r lifelo n g learn in g , g lo b al citizen sh ip an d serv ice in th e n u rsin g p ro fessio n . Assu me a p ro fessio n al n u rse lead ersh ip ro le to assu re q u ality n u rsin g p ractice in th e d eliv ery o f h ealth serv ices. No te: Ad d itio n al in fo rmatio n ab o u t th e p ro g ram an d p o licies are co n tain ed in th e cu rren t Au ro ra Un iv ersity Baccalau reate Nu rsin g Stu d en t Han d b o o k .
Nursing Major – Pre-licensure Program BSN Co re Co urse Prerequisites: 4 0 semester h o u rs* BIO1 2 1 0 Bio lo g y o f Cells (4 ) BIO2 2 8 0 Micro b io lo g y (4 ) BIO2 6 6 0 An ato my an d Ph y sio lo g y I (4 ) BIO2 6 7 0 An ato my an d Ph y sio lo g y II (4 ) BIO3 0 5 0 Path o p h y sio lo g y (4 ) CHM1 2 0 0 Prin cip les o f Ch emistry (4 ) MTH2 3 2 0 Gen eral Statistics (4 ) PSY1 1 0 0 Gen eral Psy ch o lo g y (4 ) PSY3 2 5 0 Lifesp an Dev elo p men t (4 ) Select Co urse: ART, COM, ENG, HUM, MUS, THE, o r SPA (4 ) * All p re-req u isite co u rses mu st b e tak en p rio r to b eg in n in g n u rsin g co u rses. Nursing Co urse Requirements: 6 0 semester h o u rs NUR3 0 0 0 In tro d u ctio n to Pro fessio n al Nu rsin g (3 ) NUR3 1 0 0 /Z Prin cip les o f Nu rsin g I (6 ) NUR3 1 1 0 /Z Prin cip les o f Nu rsin g II (6 ) NUR3 1 6 0 Ph armaco lo g ical Co n cep ts (4 ) NUR3 2 6 0 /Z Health Assessmen t, Ed u catio n an d Pro mo tio n (4 ) NUR3 4 0 0 /Z Psy ch iatric/Men tal Health Nu rsin g (5 ) NUR4 0 5 0 Nu rsin g Research (3 ) NUR4 2 0 0 /Z Nu rsin g : A Glo b al Co mmu n ity Ou tlo o k (4 ) NUR4 3 0 0 /Z Med ical Su rg ical Nu rsin g I: Co llab o rativ e Practice in Health an d Illn ess (7 ) NUR4 5 0 0 /Z Nu rsin g Care o f th e Family (7 ) NUR4 6 0 0 Lead ersh ip Eth ics & Po licy (3 ) NUR4 6 0 5 NCLEX Rev iew (1 ) NUR4 8 0 0 /Z Med ical Su rg ical Nu rsin g II: Co llab o rativ e Practice in Health an d Illn ess (6 )
Nursing Major – RN to BSN Program Requirements fo r Reg istered Nurse Students: Fo rty (4 0 ) semester h o u rs fo r p rio r n u rsin g ed u catio n are receiv ed as b lo ck cred it in th e tran sfer ev alu atio n . RN to BSN co mp letio n stu d en ts co mp lete th e co re req u iremen ts as p art o f th eir d eg ree co mp letio n p ro g ram o r in tran sfer eq u iv alen cy . Co re Co urse Requirements: 2 4 semester h o u rs BIO3 0 5 0 Path o p h y sio lo g y (4 )* MTH2 3 2 0 Gen eral Statistics (4 )* PSY3 2 5 0 Lifesp an Dev elo p men t (4 ) IDS3 0 4 0 Glo b al Ju stice (4 )* Eig ht semester ho urs fro m the fo llo wing : Hu man Bio lo g y , Micro b io lo g y , Bio lo g y o f Cells, An ato my an d Ph y sio lo g y I an d II o r co u rse eq u iv alen cy (8 ) RN to BSN Co urse Requirements: 3 0 semester h o u rs NUR3 0 1 5 In tro d u ctio n to Nu rsin g In fo rmatics (4 ) NUR3 0 3 0 Dimen sio n s o f Pro fessio n al Practice (4 ) NUR3 2 8 0 /Z Health Assessmen t, Ed u catio n an d Pro mo tio n (4 ) NUR4 0 6 0 Nu rsin g Research /RN (4 ) NUR4 6 2 0 Lead ersh ip an d Man ag emen t/RN (6 ) NUR4 7 8 0 Eth ical, Cu ltu ral, an d Po licy Co n sid eratio n s in Health care (4 ) NUR4 8 5 0 Nu rsin g : A Glo b al Co mmu n ity Ou tlo o k /RN (4 )
NUR3000 Introduction to Professional Nursing NUR3015 Introduction to Nursing Informatics/RN NUR3030 Dimensions of Professional Practice/RN NUR3100/Z Principles of Nursing I NUR3105/Z Exploring Intraoperative Nursing NUR3110/Z Principles of Nursing II NUR3160 Pharmacological Concepts NUR3260/Z Health Assessment, Education and Promotion/Lab NUR3280/Z Health Assessment, Education and Promotion/RN NUR3400/Z Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing NUR4050 Nursing Research NUR4060 Nursing Research/RN NUR4200/Z Nursing: A Global Community Outlook NUR4300/Z Medical Surgical Nursing I: Collaborative Practice in Health and Illness NUR4500/Z Nursing Care of the Family NUR4600 Leadership Ethics & Policy NUR4605 NCLEX Review NUR4620 Leadership and Management/RN NUR4780 Ethical, Cultural and Policy Consideration in Healthcare/RN NUR4800/Z Medical Surgical Nursing II: Collaborative Practice in Health and Illness NUR4850 Nursing: A Community Outlook/RN BIO1210 Biology of Cells BIO2280 Microbiology BIO2660 Anatomy and Physiology I BIO2670 Anatomy and Physiology II BIO3050 Pathophysiology CHM1200 Principles of Chemistry MTH2320 General Statistics PSY1100 General Psychology PSY3250 Lifespan Development