Nursing, B.S.N.

B.S.N. Program for Students Who Are Not Registered Nurses

Admission to the B.S.N. Program

To be admitted to the B.S.N. program as freshman nursing majors, students must meet general admission criteria/regulations for Georgian Court University as well as specific grade, SAT/ACT score, high school course, and English/mathematics placement requirements as well as a nursing pre-entrance examination, which may be waived at the discretion of the nursing admission committee. They must also have appropriate psychomotor, cognitive, and sensory capabilities to function in the professional nursing role. They must be able to tolerate physically demanding and stressful situations.

Transfer students must have a minimum 3.20 GPA and have earned a grade of C+ or better in all sciences (e.g., Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology), and required mathematics taken. A grade of C+ or better must be earned in ANY science or math class taken during the first enrollment in the course. For example, if a student is enrolled in any nursing required science or math courses and earns less than a C+, the student is not eligible to apply for admittance into the Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing and Wellness at Georgian Court even if the student retakes the course and earns the required C+.

Course Progression

The nursing curriculum is designed to progress logically from simple to more complex material and builds continuously on knowledge and skills from previous courses. All nursing courses must, therefore, be taken in sequence so that students achieve increasing levels of professional competency. For all students regardless of matriculation date, a minimum grade of C+ is required in all of the natural sciences and mathematics courses (BI213 Human Anatomy & Physiology I, BI214 Human Anatomy & Physiology II, BI219 Microbiology, CH151 Chemistry for the Health Sciences, MA103 Introduction to Statistical Thinking) for progression to the next courses in the sequence. A minimum grade of B- is required in all nursing courses (NU prefix) for progression to the next courses in the sequence. Students may earn less than a B- in or withdraw from only one nursing (NU prefix) course one time to remain in the program. The prerequisite requirements listed for each nursing course must be successfully completed prior to enrollment in the nursing course. Students must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA to remain in the B.S.N. program. To graduate from Georgian Court University with a B.S.N. commencing with May 2024, students must meet the following requirement: the overall GPA must be 3.0 or higher with no nursing course below the grade of B-. Prior to May 2024, students must meet the following requirement: the overall GPA must be 3.0 or higher with no nursing courses below a C+.

Other Requirements

Prior to entering the first clinical nursing courses, students must pass a Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course, pass a health examination, meet all the health requirements of the program, procure professional liability protection insurance in the amounts specified by the clinical placement site, and undergo a criminal background investigation.

Upon successful completion of the program of studies for Nursing, the student will receive a B.S.N. in Nursing and will have given evidence of the following outcomes and goals:

• Use critical thinking and clinical synthesis to integrate knowledge from the humanities, social and natural sciences, and the discipline of nursing to inform practice and to provide care to individuals, families, groups, and communities.
• Utilize interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary communication, collaboration, and leadership skills to produce positive working relationships in the delivery of and advocacy for evidence-based, patient-centered care.
• Integrate scientific evidence, practice guidelines, profession standards, and patient preference into the planning, delivery, and evaluation of patient care.
• Use information and other emerging technologies in a fiscally responsible manner to provide and evaluate patient care across the continuum.
• Analyze economic, legal, and political factors and local, national, and global trends in health policy and regulation to influence care delivery and the deployment of resources.
• Engage in health promotion, disease prevention, and population-focused interventions to impact the health status of individuals and populations.
• Assume a leadership role within one’s scope of professional nursing practice and apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision-making in delivering, evaluating, and improving safe and quality patient care.
• Promote the image of nursing by modeling professional behaviors, practicing self-renewal, engaging in lifelong learning, and supporting professional nursing organizations.
• Demonstrate professional, moral, ethical, and legal conduct within a context of rendering compassionate nursing care.
• Use the nursing process to provide safe, quality, evidence-based nursing care across the lifespan and the continuum.

To earn this degree, students must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including General Education requirements and the major requirements below.

Major Sequence

Students must complete at least 67 nursing credits, plus courses in related areas, including:

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General Education

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Major