UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA
2008-2009
“Educational Excellence in a Caring Environment”
The mission of the BSN program at the University of West Georgia is to offer high quality undergraduate education that:
= Prepares registered nurses for basic practice roles in diverse health care settings in Georgia and the surrounding region.
= Integrates a strong liberal arts curriculum.
= Provides regional outreach through external degree and off-campus programs.
= Provides a caring, supportive, personal environment for learning that:
o Affirms the holistic nature of individuals
o Reflects caring as the essence of nursing
o Expects that nurses use critical thinking in decision making
o Supports evidence-based practice
o Utilizes disciplinary rigor to support BSN student progress toward clinical competence.
The Generic BSN program prepares individuals for initial licensure as registered nurses (RN). The program, which requires 120 semester hours of credit for graduation, combines a rich and liberal foundation in arts, sciences, and humanities with a unique nursing curriculum that emphasizes the art and science of nursing. Students complete 60 semester hours of Core Curriculum in the freshman and sophomore years. The junior and senior years are devoted entirely to the study of nursing. This program is a part time plan of study, offered on the UWG Newnan Campus, extending over eight consecutive semesters. The Generic BSN curriculum includes classroom, campus, and clinical laboratory experiences in a variety of settings such as hospitals, home health, public health, schools, and industry. A dynamic community of caring is created by full-time tenure track faculty and small classes.
The Generic BSN program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and is approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
Applicants seeking admission to the Part-time Generic BSN program at the Newnan Center should be committed to engaging in caring nursing practices with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Nursing practice is holistic and recognizes the relationship of the mind, body, and spirit. As critical thinkers, students will be expected to examine personal value systems and the value systems of others. Students seeking admission to this program should consider their personal goals and values in light of those expressed in the philosophy of the program.
Admission to the BSN program is competitive and seats are limited. Students seeking to major in nursing should contact a nursing faculty advisor as early as possible in their academic experience.
Admission to the Part-time Generic BSN program at the Newnan Center is a separate and an independent process that occurs after admission to the University of West Georgia. To be considered for admission, applicants must meet the following requirements.
1. Admission to the University of West Georgia.
2. Minimum overall college grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on 4.0 scale.
3. Completed and notarized BSN Admission Application received in the School of Nursing by January 15, 2009, to be considered for admission Summer 2009 (application available for printing on the School of Nursing website www.westga.edu/~nurs).
4. Completion of 36 semester hours of BSN Core Curriculum at the time of application and 51 semester hours at the time of enrollment in the first clinical nursing course. Required courses include:
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REQUIRED COURSES |
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Area A: |
English 1101 and 1102 (6 hours) Math 1001 or 1111 (3 hours)
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Area D and F: |
3 of the 5 required science courses: Lab Science Sequence I & II, Anatomy and Physiology I and II and Microbiology for a total of 12 hours
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Area D: |
Math 2063 (3)
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Nursing Core: |
12 hours of other required core courses Total Hours of core required for application to the program: 36
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(*See current UWG Undergraduate Catalog for required BSN Area D and F Core Curriculum courses.)
5. Score on a nursing entrance test at or above the national mean. Information concerning this test will be sent to applicants upon receipt of a nursing application.
Applicants for admission will be ranked according to an adjusted GPA (calculated from the required 36 hours of BSN Core Curriculum courses listed in #4 above) and performance on the nursing entrance test. Points will be awarded for a bachelor or higher degree in another field, licensure as an LPN, and/or completion of 15 semester hours of coursework at the University of West Georgia.
Additional information about the School of Nursing and its activities, programs, courses, and faculty can be obtained at http://www.westga.edu/~nurs. Open advising hours during fall and spring semesters are posted on the Nursing homepage website.
UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA
678-839-6552 or 770-254-7381
THE RAPIDLY CHANGING NATURE OF NURSING AND HEALTH CARE MAY REQUIRE PROGRAM REVISIONS.
PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Revised: 7/24/2008