Progression Standards and Student Handbooks
All freshmen students in the Nursing Pre-Major must:
- Achieve a grade of 2.5 or better in the following prerequisite courses by the end of Spring semester Freshman year: BIOL 1200 Anatomy & Physiology I, BIOL 1300 Anatomy & Physiology II and CHEM 1200 Elements of Human Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry.
- Achieve a grade of 82 or above on the college Accuplacer Math Readiness Exam. Students failing to achieve a minimum score of 82 must complete Basic Math II with a grade of 2.0 or better Freshman year.
- Successfully complete English 1100 and 1200, PSY1100 and SOC1100.
When all of these requirements are successfully achieved, by the end of Freshman year, the student will automatically be enrolled in the nursing major starting with sophomore year.
During the sophomore year, students must achieve a grade of 2.5 or better in BIOL 2700 Survey of Microorganisms and BIOL 1650 Nutrition in order to progress to all junior nursing courses.
To continue in good standing in the major, nursing students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.5 or better in each nursing course. Students may repeat only one nursing course through the entire program. Failure to achieve a grade of 2.5 or better when the course is repeated will result in dismissal from the major.
HEALTH RECORDS - (Failure to comply with these requirements will prohibit you from attending clinical experiences.)
Prior to the first day of the sophomore clinical course and yearly thereafter, all students are required to submit to Carla McGrath in the Department of Nursing evidence of the following:
- Annual physical exam documentation.
- Annual PPD (TB test) and proof of a negative chest X-ray if the PPD test was positive.
- Two doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine or serologic proof of immunity.
- A booster dose of TD within the last 10 years.
- Three (3) doses of hepatitis B vaccine and a copy of dated immune titer.
- Proof of history of chicken pox or varicella immunization.
- Current CPR Certification. The Department of Nursing will only accept certification from the American Heart Association - BLS for Health Care Provider.
CORI : In addition, an annual CORI Application must be submitted to FSC Campus Police along with a photocopy of your current driver's license. Please click here for a copy of the CORI application.
HESI standardized testing is required at specific intervals throughout the program. Please consult your course syllabus for details. Students are responsible to pay for all required HESI tests.
Please refer to the Student Policies section of your Nursing Student Handbook for more information regarding progression in the major.
Links to Student Handbooks:
2008 2009 NURSING STUDENT HANDBOOK
2009-2010 Nursing RN-BSN Handbook
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