Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
Professional Course Requirements
Nursing 2080.....................................................................3
Nursing 2004, 2016, 2020.................................................7
Nursing 4030uc, 4037, 4072, 4073, 4074, 4075.............16
26
40 credit hours granted with current LA RN license upon
successful completion of all prerequisites and NURS 2020.
Total Hours for degree, 121.
*Students should see the Undergraduate Core Curriculum
requirements.
LPN TO BSN CURRICULUM PLAN
The School of Nursing provides an opportunity
for licensed practical nurses to be admitted into the
baccalaureate degree program. Graduates in nursing from
state-approved licensed practical nurse programs who
have an unencumbered license to practice in Louisiana
may be admitted for part-time or full-time study.
Provision is made for these students to demonstrate
their achievement by taking examinations for credit in
selected arts, sciences, and nursing courses. Twelve (12)
credit hours may be earned throughout the program from
proficiency tests and skills checkoff and recognized work
experience. Students entering the program with a degree
and transfer students with sophomore or above status are
not required to take UNIV 1001. Other requirements can
be found under “Admission to the Professional Nursing
Program” section. For further information contact the
School of Nursing.
RETENTION IN THE LPN TO BSN PROGRAM
Failure of a student to earn a “C” or better
(progressive grade) in a professional nursing course will
result in automatic probation from the professional nursing
program. Students who desire readmission after being on
probation, suspended, resigning, or withdrawing from the
professional nursing program must submit an application
for readmission through the School of Nursing Admissions
and Academic Standards Committee. Students who
have enrolled in or earned a non-progressive grade in a
required nursing course may be readmitted to repeat that
course only one time and, in addition, may be readmitted
to repeat courses in only two semesters. A failure in
either component will require that both components
of a combined theory/clinical course be repeated.
Readmission is not automatic, and must be considered on
an individual basis.
Students enrolled in the professional program of the
School of Nursing are responsible and accountable for
their actions related to patient care. All students must be
CPR certified, according to the School of Nursing Student
Handbook, to enter a clinical area. A score of 80% on a
test of dosage calculations is required each semester
before entering clinical. In addition, a score of 100% is
required on a drug safety test each semester. Failing to
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES 151
successfully pass both of these tests by the third attempt
will necessitate the student dropping all courses with a
clinical component. The faculty in the course involved and
the Director have the right and responsibility to impose
sanctions on a student whose conduct in the clinical
setting is detrimental to patient welfare. Sanctions can
include suspension from the course with a grade of F
and may result in permanent suspension (dismissal)
from the School of Nursing. Students will be required to
take nationally normed tests throughout the curriculum,
make a satisfactory score on such tests, and follow the
remediation policy of the School of Nursing. In the last
semester of the curriculum, students will be required to
take a comprehensive exam and to make a satisfactory
score on such an exam prior to graduation and taking the
licensing exam.
PRE-NURSING
Freshman Year
Hrs.
Core English Composition**............................................. 6
Biology 1014 cnp /1016, 1015 cnp /1017.............................. 8
Math 1011 cm , 1016 cm ...................................................... 6
Chemistry 1001 cnp /1003 or 1007 cnp /1009...................... 4
Core Fine Arts................................................................... 3
Psychology 2001 cs , 2078................................................. 6
33
Sophomore Year
Biology 2028...................................................................... 3
Health Studies 2007.......................................................... 3
Biology 2014, 2015............................................................ 4
Sociology 1001 cs or 1002 cs ............................................. 3
Nursing 2002, 2004, 2016................................................. 6
Nursing 2005*, 2007*........................................................ 8
Nursing 2080..................................................................... 3
Core Humanities**............................................................. 3
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NURSING
Junior Year
Hrs.
Nursing 3004 and 3005 or
[3007 and 3008].........................................................11
Core Humanities**............................................................. 6
Nursing 3032, 3034, 4030 uc ........................................... 13
30
Senior Year
Nursing 4004, 4005..........................................................11
Nursing 4062, 4063, 4064, 4065, 4037........................... 13
24
Total hours for degree, 120.
*Credit received after successful completion of challenge
examination.
**Students should see the Undergraduate Core
Curriculum requirements.