| To be eligible for admission to the Department
of Nursing and to enroll in the senior level clinical nursing
courses, the student must meet the criteria outlined below.
Copies of Department of Nursing Advanced Placement Admissions
Policies are available in the Nursing Department. |
| 1. |
File an application for admission by December
1 for Spring Term admission and by August 1 for Fall Term
admission. |
| 2. |
Have satisfactorily (C or higher) completed
the following prerequisite courses: |
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Organic and Biochemistry
Anatomy
Physiology
Microbiology |
Introductory Sociology
Introductory Psychology
English Composition
English or a related humanities course |
| 3. |
Coe College participates in the Iowa Articulation
Plan therefore students may choose one of four options to
obtain advanced placement in the nursing program. |
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Option 1: |
Direct transfer of credit for ADN and Diploma
graduates of validated Iowa schools. |
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Option 2: |
Standardized Regents Exam for ADN and Diploma
graduates from any state. |
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- Students have two attempts to pass
the Regents Exam; if unsuccessful after two attempts they
must take the corresponding required course (s).
- Students who pass the Regents Exams will receive 8cc
of academic credit towards their BSN degree.
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Option 3: |
Placement by Iowa Articulation Courses for ADN
and Diploma graduates from any state.
These courses are no longer available. Please refer to other
options. |
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Option 4: |
Validation of credit for ADN and Diploma graduates
from any state. Credit granted upon successful completion
(C or better) of NUR 405 Managing Risk and Risk Assessment. |
| 4. |
Achieve a cumulative
G.P.A. of 2.7 or above. Students with a GPA lower than 2.7
may be considered for admission on a space available basis.
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| 5. |
If students are accepted into the Nursing Program,
but do not enroll in nursing courses in the semester following
admission, they must reapply to the Nursing Department in
writing according to the deadlines stated in #1. |
| 6. |
Provide documentation of licensure as a Registered
Nurse in the state of Iowa. Exceptions will be made for V.A.
employees who are students in the program and who do their
clinicals in a V.A. facility. |
| 7. |
All RN students are required to take the following
nursing courses: |
| |
| NUR-365 |
Pathophysiology and the Nursing Process |
| NUR-405 |
Managing Risk and Risk Assessment in Health and Disease |
| NUR-425 |
Nursing Research |
| NUR-455/450 |
Leadership and Contemporary Issues/& Clinical
Application |
| Three nursing electives |
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| 8. |
Electives will vary, but 5-8 credits are required to meet residency
requirements. |
