306 Baccalaureate Nursing DCHP Admission Office (801) 626-6136 Applicants must first apply for admission to, or be a current matriculated student of, Weber State University. Applicants must also apply for admission to Baccalaureate Nursing option. Admissions take place two times per year for Ogden campus (this includes hybrid and online programs). Applications are available for each cyde and may be obtained from the School of Nursing Admission Counsdor in Room MH108B, Dr. Ezekiel R Dumke College of Health Professions. Applications must be completed and on file by March 10th for fall admission and October 10th for spring admission for Ogden campus (this includes hybrid and online programs). A $25 application fee must be paid at the time the application is submitted. Admission applications are reviewed and evaluated by the School of Nursing Program Admissions and Advancement Committee. Applicants are notified of committee decision by mail. Admission requirements include the following • Associate of Science Degree in Nursing • Graduate of an NLNAC accredited program with the equivalent of an Associate of Science Degree or higher • Graduate of a non-NLNAC program with successful completion of NLN ACE- II examination for registered nurses • Proof of unencumbered current Utah RN license without restrictions • Completion of prerequisite courses • Completion of WSU general education requirements for the Associate of Science Degree • Complete Federal background check and drug screen (upon acceptance to program) • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better • Admission to Weber State University • Completed application to baccalaureate nursing and payment of $25 application fee Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Enrollment Director (801) 626-7774, prompt 6 Minimum Admission Requirements: Applicants should apply for admission to Weber State University or be a current matriculated student of Weber State University. The online process for application to the MSN program becomes available in October of each year at weber.edu/MSN. The priority application deadline is March 1. Admission is for fall each year. Applicants will need to make a choice between the Administrative or Education Concentration on their application. A $100 application fee must be paid at the end of the online application process. Admission applications are reviewed and evaluated by the Nursing Program Admissions and Advancement Committee. For more information please contact School of Nursing Enrollment Director at (801) 626-7774, prompt 6. Please refer to page 278 for MSN requirements. Practical Nursing - Ogden Campus institutional certificate PN/ADN 1st Year Director: Kathleen Culliton, MSN, APRN Program Secretary: Marguerite Simmons (801) 626-7416 » Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of "B-" is required in all nursing courses in addition to a grade of "C" in each support course. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 40 credit hours is required. Clinical Ratio is 1:3 (one clinical credit hour means there are three clock hours of clinical for each week of the semester) Advisement Contact the DCHP Admission Office at (801) 626-6136 for admission advisement. Admission Requirements See page 305. Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Nursing Courses Required (must be taken in sequence) First Year Fall NRSG 1030 Foundations of Nursing Practice (3) NRSG 1031 Foundations of Nursing Practice Clinical (3) NRSG 1050 Treatment Modalities I (3) First Ye NRSG 1040 Women's Health & the Childbearing Family (2) NRSG 1041 Women's Health & the Childbearing Family Clinical (1) NRSG 1045 Nursing Care of Adults & Children I (3) NRSG 1046 Nursing Care of Adults Sc Children I Clinical (2) Support Courses Required (Courses should be taken prior to admissions or concurrently in the nursing program.) with a "C" or better prior courses must be completed an to progression to the next semester. First Year Summer OPTION I HTHS LSI 110 Health Sdences (Biomed) (4) HTHS 1111 Health Sdences Lab (Biomed) (4) CHEM PS1050 Intro to General, Organic Sc Biochemistry (5) or CHEM PS1110 Elementary Chemistry (5) WSU Math QL Requirement or OPTION II ZOOL 2100 Human Anatomy (4) ZOOL 2200 Human Physiology (4) CHEM PS1050 Intro to General, Organic Sc Biochemistry (5) or CHEM PS1110 Elementary Chemistry (5) WSU Math QL Requirement First Year Fall MCR LSI 113 Intro Mcrobiology (3) NUTR LS1020 Foundations in Nutrition (3) First ENGL EN1010 PSY SSI010 Introductory College Writing (3) Intro to Psychology (3) Nursing - Ogden Campus associate of science degree (as) associate of applied science degree (aas) ADN 2nd Year Director: Pamela Hugie, MS, RN Program Secretary: Marguerite Simmons (801) 626-7416 » Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of "B-" in all Nursing courses in addition to a grade of "C" in each support course. » Credit Hour Requirement A minimum of 69 credit hours is required for the AAS A minimum of 84 credit hours is required for the AS. Twenty residency hours are also required. Clinical Ratio is 1:3 (one clinical credit hour means there are three clock hours of clinical for each week of the semester) Advisement Contact the DCHP Admission Office at (801) 626-6136 for admission advisement. Weber State University 2011 -2012 Catalog