BSN PROGRAM

(Page 72 of the Program Guide provides a detailed curriculum guide for your four years at Waynesburg University).

Waynesburg University offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. The program is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Nursing education at the baccalaureate level prepares a generalist who is capable of providing ethical and scientific care-giving with multi-cultural patients, experiencing diverse health concerns, in a variety of health care settings. The undergraduate nursing program offers a curriculum sequence for students wishing to pursue a career in professional nursing (Basic BSN Students).

Students interested in a career in professional nursing may complete the course requirements for a baccalaureate degree in four academic years. Students admitted to the University enter the freshman year as “Exploring Nursing” students and are admitted as sophomores into the Department of Nursing as nursing majors when all prerequisites have been met. All students interested in the professional nursing program at Waynesburg University will have a personal interview in the Department of Nursing.

First year students should follow the recommended sequence of required courses for the nursing major. Each student desiring a nursing career is assigned an academic advisor, who is a member of the nursing faculty, for guidance and consultation regarding academic progression.

Curriculum

The undergraduate nursing program offers a curriculum sequence for students wishing to pursue a career in professional nursing. It is recommended that students interested in pursuing a BSN degree successfully complete, as a part of their secondary school education, a minimum of 4 units of English, 3 units of social studies, 2 units of mathematics, including algebra, and 2 units of science with related laboratories.

Admission Requirements

• Achievement of at least a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) by the end of the second semester of the Exploring Nursing (freshman) year.
• Completion of 24 credits of required courses in the nursing major with a grade of C or higher in all courses.
• Completion of anatomy and physiology with a grade of C or higher during the freshman year.
  
• Completion of clinical requirements and criminal clearance background checks by July 31.
  

Progression Policy

Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in the nursing major in order to progress to the junior and senior years of the nursing curriculum. Students must satisfy all clinical prerequisites prior to enrollment in clinical courses.