Nursing Pre-Licensure Bachelors-BSN Track (Accelerated) / Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Program: BSN-NRSB-5

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 64

Prerequisites: 64

Nursing Courses: 64

The Bachelor’s to BSN degree is designed for individuals who hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college. Upon completion of this track, the graduate will be granted a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and be eligible to sit for the national examination for licensure (NCLEX) as a registered professional nurse. Prerequisite completion will be determined by the program advisor with each individual evaluation of undergraduate transcripts.

Applicants to this program must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) from their previous undergraduate institution(s). The student’s Lewis University preterm GPA must be a 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) and they must earn a grade of “C” or better in all preterm courses before starting nursing core courses.

 

Admission Requirements

1. Application with application fee

2. Cumulative GPA of 2.75 from all official undergraduate coursework from an accredited college or university

3. All official transcripts must be submitted.

4. Completion of one of the following entrance criteria:
   1. KAT testing with a minimum score of 82 in math and 78 in reading comprehension.
   2. ATI TEAS exam with a minimum composite score of 67 percent
   3. ACT minimum score of 22 in math and 22 in reading
   4. SAT minimum score of 540 in math and 560 in reading

5. Information Session

Registration and Progression

The accelerated student must meet the College of Nursing and Health Sciences policies related to health record, immunizations, drug and background checks. The accelerated student must earn a grade of “C” or better in all required general education courses before starting nursing core courses. Students earning a grade of “D” or “W” in any accelerated preterm or nursing course will be permitted to repeat the course only one time. The student will be given the option to remain in the accelerated program or matriculate to the 16 week program, only after meeting with the Director. All other College of Nursing and Health Sciences BSN progression polices apply to the accelerated student. These policies are noted in the nursing student handbook. Students who earn a grade of “F” in any required nursing course at any level will be dismissed from the Nursing program. Students who earn two “D” grades or receive two “W” grades in required nursing courses (two “D” or “W” grades in one course, or one “D” or “W” grade in each of two courses) will be dismissed from the Nursing program. Dismissed students will have the option to appeal their dismissal per the student handbook. Dismissal from the Nursing program does not necessarily result in dismissal from the University.

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied for Nursing majors by successful completion of Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research (NURS 33500).

The college writing, natural science, ethics, mathematics, social science, and diversity and social justice General Education requirements are fulfilled by the non-nursing support courses.

Curriculum Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing requires the successful completion of the following courses. Progression from semester to semester requires successful completion of all nursing courses from prior semesters. Admission, progression, curriculum, and graduation policies of the prelicensure track are subject to change in order to comply with the requirements of the current Illinois Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act, Rules for the Administration of Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act, and The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008).

Semester 1 (12) – (Fall) (Spring)

1st 8 Weeks

NURS-20200	Professional Development 1: Foundations	3
NURS-23300	Health Assessment Across the Lifespan	3

Note: NURS 20200 fulfills the Globalization requirement.

2nd 8 Weeks

NURS-23200

Fundamentals of Safety and Quality in Patient-Centered Care

6

Semester 2 (13) – (Spring) (Summer)

1st 8 Weeks

NURS-32600	Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NURS-32900	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan	4

2nd 8 Weeks

NURS-32500

Adult 1: Beginning

6

Semester 3 (15) – (Summer) (Fall)

1st 8 Weeks

NURS-33600	Professional Development 2: Health Care Trends	2
NURS-33800	Childbearing Families	4

2nd 8 Weeks

NURS-33700	Children, Adolescents, and Families	4
NURS-33500	Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research	3

Note: NURS 33500 fulfills the Advanced Writing requirement.

Semester 4 (12) – (Fall) (Spring)

1st 8 Weeks

NURS-42500

Adult 2: Advanced

6

2nd 8 Weeks

NURS-42600	Professional Development 3: Leadership, Collaboration, and Teamwork	2
NURS-42700	Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing	4

Semester 5 (14) – (Spring) (Summer)

1st 8 Weeks

NURS-43500

Adult 3: Critical Care

6

2nd 8 Weeks

NURS-43600	Community Health Nursing	4
NURS-43900	Professional Development 4: Role Transition	4

Note: NURS 43600 fulfills the Civic Engagement requirement.