This major helps prepare professional practitioners in areas of health promotion and maintenance, illness care, and rehabilitation. Senate legislation 42-97 Credit by Portfolio Assessment enables students to receive credit for certain prescribed nursing courses. Students must carry liability insurance and have an annual health examination when enrolled in any clinical courses.
Students also are responsible for their own transportation to clinical settings.
The use of a car may be necessary. Criminal background and child abuse history clearances are required. For the B.S. degree in Nursing, a minimum of 130 credits is required. A student enrolled in this major must receive a grade of C or better, as specified in Senate Policy 82-44. Due to restricted enrollment, the School of Nursing assigns the semester in which students enroll in these courses.