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There are two tracks available for students wishing to pursue
the BSN degree. The generic track is for new or transfer students
entering YSU without a previous degree or diploma in nursing.
These students complete admission requirements as a pre-nursing
major before formal admission to the BSN program. The RN to
BSN Completion Track is available for students who are currently
licensed as registered nurses and are returning to YSU to complete
requirements for a baccalaureate degree. These students are
admitted directly to the BSN program on an individual basis.
The generic BSN program consists of 127 total semester hours;
71 semester hours are in the nursing major and includes 135
on-campus lab hours and 930 clinical contact hours. Students
are responsible for adhering to the prescribed BSN curriculum
sequence including, but not limited to, course prerequisites
and mandated sequencing of nursing courses. It is also the
students’ responsibility to see that all graduation
requirements for the BSN degree are satisfied. This program
can be completed in eight semester hours if students average
16-17 hours per semester. After admission to the program,
a grade of “C” or better is mandatory for all
nursing courses; required non-nursing support courses; and
required elective hours. Only one nursing or one non-nursing
support course may be repeated (excluding required elective
courses). A repeated course must be successfully completed
with a grade of “A,” “B,” or “C”
and all incompletes must be removed before progressing in
the nursing curriculum. Grades of less than “C”
in a second nursing or required non-nursing course will result
in permanent dismissal from the nursing program.
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree will be granted to
the student who has completed all the required baccalaureate
nursing curriculum with a minimum grade point average of 2.50.
Admission to the University, meeting minimal program admission
requirements, and completion of core pre-nursing courses does
not guarantee admission into the nursing program. Pre-nursing
students are encouraged to seek advisement on a regular basis
from the pre-nursing advisor in the Dr. Dominic A. and Helen
M. Bitonte College of Health and Human Services.
The Department of Nursing reserves the right to remove a
student from the program when that student’s performance
in any nursing course is deemed to be unsafe as characterized
by dangerous, inappropriate, irresponsible or unethical behavior.
The department reserves the right to dismiss a student who
for legal, academic, emotional, or physical reasons cannot
be advised to continue in the program. Current immunizations
and CPR for Health Care Professionals certification are required
of all nursing students. Students must adhere to a dress code
which includes the wearing of specific nurse’s uniform
for nursing clinical courses.
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Registered Nurses RN/BSN Completion Track
School Licensure Program
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
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