Admissions Requirements
Admission
Requirements for Undergraduate Students
Prerequisites: You must have active status on a Nurse Aide Registry.
Assessment
Baccalaureate
Nursing students are enrolled in the Total Testing program offered by
Educational Resources Incorporated (ERI). This comprehensive program prepares
individuals for the NCLEX-RN. The Nurse Entrance Test (NET) is administered
prior to taking NS 110 World of Professional Nursing to develop a baseline
profile of the essential math and reading comprehension skills of both
individual students and/or the entire class, and then appropriate remediation
is assigned. Individual nursing area tests (CAP) are administered upon
completion of each area of study. Areas of student weakness are addressed and
Content Coaching online audio remediation is provided to those students. The
Clinical and Theory Enhancer allows students to practice prior to each CAP. At the
completion of the nursing program, a comprehensive examination (RN
Assessment/PreRN Examination) is administered to further identify strengths
and weaknesses. Students will then take a computerized "mock" State Board exam
(RN-CAT). A four-day NCLEX-RN review course is provided for graduating seniors.
Curriculum Requirements
In order
to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree at Clarkson College,
students must successfully complete a total of 129 semester hours. These hours
must be distributed as follows:
- General Education = 41 semester hours (which must include 9
semester hours of the Clarkson College Core Curriculum).
- Support Courses = 21 semester hours (at least 8 semester hours
of Anatomy and Physiology, 4 semester hours of Microbiology, 4 semester
hours of Biochemistry, 3 semester hours of Pathophysiology and 2 semester
hours of Gerontology).
- Major Courses = 67 semester hours (includes 41 semester hours
of nursing theory and 24 semester hours of clinical nursing courses).
BSN Program Courses
BSN
Curriculum Plan of Required Courses
BSN
Course Descriptions
General
Education Course Descriptions
Service-Learning and Community
Service Graduation Requirements
30 hours
(23 Service-Learning)* of Clarkson College Service hours must be completed
prior to graduation. Graduates who do not complete the required number of
Service hours will not receive diplomas or transcripts, until the hours have
been completed.*Note: Service hours
accrued beyond the minimum number of required service hours can be applied
toward the requirements for the Maltese Cross Certificate or Medal.
