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Information Session for UConn Students Petitioning to Change Major to Nursing

Information Session for UConn Students Petitioning to Change Major to Nursing. Heather Spottiswoode ASD CEIN/BS & graduate programs Admissions Coordinator. General Education https://catalog.uconn.edu/directory-of-courses/ (applies to all university students).

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Information Session for UConn Students Petitioning to Change Major to Nursing

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  1. Information Session for UConn Students Petitioning to Change Major to Nursing Heather Spottiswoode ASD CEIN/BS & graduate programs Admissions Coordinator

  2. General Education https://catalog.uconn.edu/directory-of-courses/(applies to all university students) • Content Area 1: Arts and Humanities Two courses. One must be completed prior to starting clinical. • Content Area 2: Social Sciences -HDFS 1070 -Social Science (Not HDFS). Must be completed prior to starting clinical. • Content Area 3: Science and Technology CHEM 1122 or equivalent BIO 1107 PSYC 1100 • Content Area 4: Diversity and Multi-Culturalism Two courses one of which must be International

  3. Science Foundation Courses • Biology (BIO 1107) • Chemistry (CHEM 1122) • Genetics (MCB 2400) • Anatomy & Physiology (PNB 2264/2265) • Nutrition (NURS 3100) which also covers Pharmacology & Pathophysiology • Microbiology (NURS 3110) with Pharmacology content • Psychology (PSYC 1100)

  4. Nursing Foundations • Open to University Students: • NURS 1130 Health Care Delivery Systems • NURS 1131 Intro to the discipline of Nursing • NURS 3205 Research* • NURS 3225 Ethical Way of Knowing* • NURS 4230 Evidence-based practice/Quality Improvement* • NURS 4250 Public Health Nursing* • *Nursing Majors Only

  5. UConn School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in NursingSample Curriculum Year One First SemesterSecond Semester • Healthcare Delivery System (NURS 1130) 3 credits Intro to the discipline of nursing (NURS 1131) 3 credits • Intro. to Chemistry (CHEM 1122) 4 credits Principles of Biology (BIO 1107) 4 credits • Psychology I (PSYCH 1100) 3 credits English Composition 1010 or 1011 4 credits • Social Science course 3 credits Arts & Humanities course 3 credits • Arts & Humanities course 3 credits Diversity & Multiculturalism course 3 credits • UNIV 1800 or UNIV 1810 1 credit Year Two • Third SemesterFourth Semester • Clinical Science I (NURS 3100) 3 credits Clinical Science II (NURS 3110) 3 credits • Human Genetics (MCB 2400 or MCB 2410) 3 credits Health Assessment through the Lifespan (NURS 3120) 3 credits • Human Anatomy & Physiology I (PNB 2264) 4 credits Human Anatomy & Physiology II (PNB 2265) 4 credits • Individual & Family Development (HDFS 1070) 3 credits Statistics 1000Q or 1100Q 4 credits  • Math 1020Q or higher 3 credits Writing Competency course 3 credits Year Three • Fifth Semester Sixth Semester • Nursing Research/Evidence-Based Practice (NURS 3205) 3 credits Ethics (NURS 3225) • Clinical Science Subacute/Chronic (NURS 3220) 3 credits Theory/Practice Perinatal & Women’s Health (NURS 3334) 6 credits • Theory/Nursing Practice Subacute/Chronic (NURS 3234) 9 credits Theory/Practice Child Health (NURS 3444) 6 credits • Diversity & Multiculturalism course 3 credits • Seventh SemesterYear FourEighth Semester • Theory/Practice Behavioral Health (NURS 3554) 6 credits Leadership/Capstone Practicum (NURS 4282) 9 credits • Theory/Practice Acutely Ill Adult (NURS 3664) 6 credits Public Health Nursing (NURS 4250E) 3 credits • Evidence-Based Practice/Quality Improvement (NURS 4230W) 3 credits • High School Physics and High School Chemistry are required for admission. • Students who do not have three years of the same foreign language in High School will have to meet the University’s foreign language requirement (two semesters of the same foreign language). • A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required at the completion of 26 credits • A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required by the end of the Spring Semester prior to starting clinical.

  6. Application Statistics • Very competitive program • On average 100 students apply to change major or transfer to nursing each year • Accept 10-15 internal and external students • More UConn students than external transfer students are accepted into Nursing

  7. Requirements for Admission • Physics completed either in high school or college • PHYS 1010Q at UConn meets requirement • MINIMUM 3.5 cumulative GPA • B or better in science and math courses • Strong essay clearly stating passion for nursing and why you want to be a nurse • Students need to plan on 3 years to complete the nursing program

  8. Application to the School of Nursing • Students submit the Petition for School Change form https://nursing.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/939/2015/01/schoolchangepetition2014.pdf • Compose a 1-page statement explaining why you want to change your major to nursing • Include transcripts from any colleges you have attended besides UConn • Petitions accepted from November 1 to February 1 each year for the following fall • Decisions are announced in mid March

  9. Uniqueness of UConn’s Nursing Program • Widmer Wing • Simulation laboratory - Every clinical area • 8:1 student to faculty in clinical • Total testing package: NCLEX preparation • 2019 1st time pass rate 98% • 99% are now licensed • Student Nurses Association • Annual Career Fair for nursing • Study Abroad experiences in Puerto Rico, Belgium, and Ireland

  10. Thank you for coming!

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