The supporting course requirement was designed to promote individual tailoring of their program to build on student's strengths and to develop new areas of knowledge that will enhance personal career goal achievement. Individualized clinical practica are required for both the Community Health experience and for Leadership and Care Management. Students develop personal objectives that address course concepts while attending to their personal goals and interests. Students are encouraged to identify practicum experiences that are of interest to them and also facilitate their career development. The nursing major looks like a lot of hours each semester.
Many students choose to continue full-time employment while completing the nursing major coursework.
Students who are working full-time need to be aware that they are responsible for meeting the expectations of the program. We advise students to share their plan of study with their employers and consider their family needs when planning for their time commitment for the year of the nursing major. No, the practicum time commitment is above a student's employment time commitment. However, some students are able to negotiate practicum experiences that build on or contribute to their work place. Although prior work experience is not counted as college credit, the program awards 32 s.h. of upper division credit as a mechanism for validating prior knowledge and experience for all students.