2011-12 College Catalog - South Florida State College

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3. Satisfactory physical, mental, and dental health as
certified by a licensed health care provider. Certifi cation
of satisfactory health and immunizations are requirements
for admission to the nursing program. Students will not be
able to register until all documentation is submitted.
SELECTION PROCESS
I. If you meet the minimum requirements by application
deadline, you will be rank ordered, highest to lowest, on
a product score devised by multiplying the NLN composite
percentile score by the cumulative prerequisite GPA in the
following courses:
Prefix Number Course Title Credit Hrs.
* BSC 1085C Human Anatomy and Physiology I (G.E.) 4
* BSC 1086C Human Anatomy and Physiology II (G.E.) 4
* ENC 1101 Freshman English I (G.E.) 3
* PSY 2012 General Psychology (G.E.) 3
* STA 2023 Elementary Statistics or (G.E.)
* MAC 1105 College Algebra or (G.E.)
* MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Math (G.E.) 3
* MCB 2010C Microbiology (G.E.) 4
* DEP 1004 Human Development 3
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* Must earn a grade of C or higher.
II. In cases where all credentials are equal, the following
criteria will be used in the given sequence to determine
who will be admitted into the program:
A. Completion of any of the additional general education
courses.
B. Residence in service district.
C. Completed application date.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. SFCC reserves the right to deny admission to you, if you
lack required qualifications for the ADN Program. You must
reapply if you wish to be considered for a subsequent
class. Each class is selected from a new applicant pool.
2. Completion of all or part of the general education courses
required in the degree does not guarantee acceptance
into the program.
3. The nursing program at SFCC has a stringent attendance
policy. It is imperative that you understand and agree to
abide by the published attendance standards prior to
entering the program. The attendance policy is published
in the Nursing Student Handbook which specifi es the
number of allowable absences for each portion of the
program. If you have life or health conditions that might
hinder attendance, you may wish to consider another
program or delay application until a strong commitment
to attendance can be made.
4. An official criminal history background check and a
drug screen are required for entry into this nursing
program. Please be aware that some providers of
clinical experience will not allow individuals with
certain types of criminal history into their facilities.
This may deny entrance into the program, because
such individuals would not be able to successfully
complete clinical portions of the nursing program.
A criminal history may also prevent you from being
allowed to take the NCLEX examination for licensure
by action of the Florida Board of Nursing. For more
information or questions regarding your status,
please contact the Board of Nursing at (850) 245-4125
or access information at www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/
nursing.
5. SFCC is a drug-free campus. As a student, you may be
required to submit to random drug testing.
6. Computer literacy must be demonstrated prior to
graduation.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Regular and punctual attendance in all classes and
laboratories is required. In case of absence, it is your
responsibility to contact the instructor prior to the beginning
of the scheduled class or clinical experience. You may be
subject to administrative and/or disciplinary penalties in acts
of cheating, plagiarism, or failure to fulfi ll responsibilities in
clinical areas.
An overall GPA of 2.0 (C grade) or higher in all general
education courses and a grade of 3.0 (B grade) in each
and every nursing course. Theory and clinical grades are
computed separately. Minimal passing grade for each is 80
percent; achievement in either theory or clinical of less than
80 percent constitutes a failure in the course.
Additional costs may include:
Uniforms $ 375
Laboratory fees 725
Textbooks 900
Graduation pin 125
Travel expense 500
NCLEX Exam Fee 404
Approximate Total $ 3,029
Prefix Number Course Title Credit Hrs.
Fall Term
FIRST YEAR
HUN 1201 Nutrition 3
NUR 1020C Fundamentals of Nursing 6
NUR 1141C Pharmacology 2
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Spring Term
*# Humanities Elective (G.E.) 3
NUR 1710C Medical-Surgical Nursing for Adults
and Children I 9
12
Summer Term
Corequisite and/or transfer courses
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