Prelicensure BSN Track
Admission Critera and Guidelines
Important Dates
How to Apply
Answers to FAQs Regarding the Admission Process (pdf)
Items required if Admitted
TEAS Entrance Exam Information
Prelicensure & Accelerated Prelicensure Informational Sessions
Prelicensure BSN Program Description & Curriculum
This track is for first-time nursing students (college juniors and above) who want to prepare for a career in nursing while earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Upon graduation from the program, students will sit for the NCLEX licensing exam for RNs. The curriculum provides a strong scientific base of study with a diversity of clinical experiences and unique opportunities to work with vulnerable and underserved populations. The curriculum is community-based in that it supports engagement with the community throughout the nursing major, nurturing and building relationships with community agencies consistently over time through an innovative home-basing of students in a designated community for the entire length of their nursing program. Furthermore, the curriculum also provides a strong foundation for graduate study in nursing. The nursing program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Florida Board of Nursing.
Two types of courses make up the nursing curriculum: professional courses and clinical/laboratory courses. Clinical/laboratory courses are distinguished by the C or L that follows the course number. The nursing curriculum is a full-time course of study and follows a specific sequence:
| First Semester |
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| NUR 3065L |
Health Assessment of Individuals Across the Lifespan |
3 |
| NUR 3119 |
Socialization to Professional Nursing |
2 |
| NUR 3619 |
Family and Community Assessment |
4 |
| NUR 3166 |
Nursing Science I |
1 |
| NUR 3026L |
Nursing Therapeutics I |
1 |
| NUR 3118L |
Clinical Nursing Practice |
2 |
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| Second Semester |
|
| NUR 3027L |
Nursing Therapeutics II |
1 |
| NUR 3128 |
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology |
4 |
| NUR 3535C |
Psychiatric and Rehabilitative Nursing Concepts
and Practice |
8 |
| |
|
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| Third Semester |
|
| NUR 3167 |
Nursing Science II |
2 |
| NUR 3255C |
Adult Health Nursing Concepts and Practice |
9 |
| NUR 4826 |
Applied Nursing Ethics |
2 |
| |
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| Fourth Semester |
|
| NUR 4827 |
Leadership and Management in Nursing |
3 |
| NUR 4465C |
Women's Health and Pediatric Nursing Concepts
and Practice |
7 |
| Elective |
NUR or HSC Elective (3000/4000 level) |
3 |
| |
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| Fifth Semester |
|
| NUR 4168 |
Nursing Science III |
1 |
| NUR 4636C |
Community Partnerships and Nursing Practice |
5 |
| NUR4945C |
Professional Nursing Integration |
6 |
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| Total Upper Division Hours: |
64 |
Note: One semester of summer study is required. Depending on entry into the program, the summer semester will be either the first or the fifth term.
UNF Course Schedules
Admission Criteria & Guidelines
Limited Access Admission:
The Florida Board of Nursing governs the number of first-time nursing students admitted to all nursing programs in the state of Florida. UNF currently admits two groups per year with a total enrollment of 96 students—typically 48 for the summer class and 48 for the fall class. UNF abides by the following rules for limited access programs:
Students who have graduated from a Florida community college with an AA degree or those who have successfully completed 60+ semester hours of course work at a public university in Florida will receive priority for admission over other applicants.
- Selection criteria will not discriminate against Florida community college transfer students in favor of public university students who are applying for admission or who plan to continue enrollment after completion of 60 semester hours at the lower division level.
- Where necessary to achieve established equal access enrollment goals, some students may be admitted to the program using different criteria.
Admission Requirements:
| 1. |
a. Sixty (60) semester hours of courses with satisfaction of UNF general education requirements.
UNF undergraduate catalog
b. Completion of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), and
c. Completion of all nursing prerequisite courses
-OR-
a. An Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a Florida community college/university, and
b. Completion of all nursing prerequisite courses.
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| 2. |
Minimum overall GPA of at least 2.90 on a 4.0 scale; minimum prerequisite GPA of at least 2.90 on a 4.0 scale with
at least a “C” in each nursing prerequisite (see FAQs for more details regarding GPAs and prerequisites) |
| 3. |
Completion of the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) |
Nursing Prerequisite Requirements
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| SYG 2000 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| PSY 2012 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| DEP 3054 |
Lifespan Develop Psychology |
3 |
| STA 2014 |
Elementary Statistics |
3 |
| HUN 2201 |
Human Nutrition |
3 |
BSC 2085C
BSC 2086C
|
Anatomy and Physiology with lab I
Anatomy and Physiology with lab II |
4
4 |
| MCB 2010C |
Microbiology with lab |
4 |
| CHM 2045C |
General Chemistry with lab |
4 |
*Note that the course numbers and titles are those as offered at UNF; titles and numbers may vary from school to school. For inquiries regarding these courses, please email the Nursing Admissions Coordinator (email found below).
Important Dates
Undergraduate Nursing Application Deadlines 2009
| |
Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
| Prelicensure |
X |
January 15, 2009 |
March 15, 2009 |
| Acc. Prelicensure |
X |
January 15, 2009 |
X |
| RN-BSN |
TBA |
TBA |
X |
2008 & 2009 Prelicensure Interviews
Please note that an interview is conducted prior to admission into the Prelicensure Nursing track. The interview is competitive and is conducted in a group setting. There will be no change in interview dates except for extreme emergency.
Mandatory School of Nursing admission interview dates for
2008 & 2009:
May 2009 Class—Friday, March 13, 2009 by invitation
August 2008 Class—Thursday, May 22, 2008 by invitation
The August 2009 interview date will be provided after the selection of current year’s class
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2008 Prelicensure Orientation
Please note that there is a mandatory 2-day orientation (Adaptathon) for all students admitted to the Prelicensure track.
Failure to attend will result in the forfeiture of one’s seat.
Mandatory School of Nursing orientation dates for 2008:
May 2008 Class—Thursday, May 8th and Friday, May 9th, 2008
August 2008 Class—Monday, August 18th and Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
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Requirements for Transfer Students
Due to unprecedented demand for enrollment and a simultaneous budget reduction from the State, the University of North Florida’s upper-level transfer student admission policy has recently changed.
Click here for important UNF Transfer Polices
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Admission
ALL APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OUTLINED IN
THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS!
Prelicensure Track FAQs
Items Required if Admitted
If admitted to the Prelicensure BSN track there will be several things required by the first day of orientation (Adaptathon):
- Proof of current professional liability insurance (for student nurses) with $1,000,000/$3,000,000 coverage;
- Proof of current CPR certificate for adult, child, infant, and 2-person;
- TB skin test or chest x-ray (negative for active disease);
- Immunization (with titer proof) against Hepatitis B;
- Positive Varicella (chicken pox) titer (vaccine, then titer if necessary);
- Health report indicating that there is no health condition present that would prohibit providing patient care; and
- Background check
Note that these materials are not required to apply; rather, they are required if admitted to the program. After receiving one’s RSVP for his/her seat in the program, the School of Nursing will mail out orientation packets.
Contact the School of Nursing
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Contact/Position |
Email |
Phone |
Program Admissions Information |
Ms. Beth Dibble, Nursing Admissions Coordinator |
bdibble@unf.edu (preferred) |
904.620.2418 |
Program Content/Curriculum Information |
Dr. Kathy Bloom
Prelicensure
Coordinator |
kbloom@unf.edu |
904.620.2684 |
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Dr. Lillia Loriz,
Nursing Director |
lloriz@unf.edu |
904.620.2684 |
School of Nursing
Brooks College of
Health
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