School of Nursing

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(http://www.uncw.edu/son/)
Dr. Deborah Pollard, interim director

Dr. Nancy Ahern, Dr. Tamatha Arms, Dr. Traci Bramlett, Ms. Michelle McEwen-Campbell, Ms. Robin Cunningham, Dr. Nasrin Falsafi, Dr. Jane A Fox, Dr. Beth Gazza, Dr. Anne-Marie Goff, Ms. Nancy Grant, Dr. Carol Heinrich, Ms. Carol Highsmith, Ms. Carolyn Jones, Dr. Jeanne Kemppainen, Irwin Belk Distinguished Professorship, Dr. Soo Kim-Godwin, Dr. RuthAnne Kuiper, Ms. Kelly Laham, Dr. Sarah Lawson, Dr. Pamela Levesque, Dr. James Lyon, Dr. Barbara Lutz, McNeill Distinguished Professorship, Dr. Susan Marshall, Dr. April Matthias, Dr. Brandy Mechling, Ms. Nancy Murdock, Ms. Sandy O’Donnell, Dr. Diane Pastor, Ms. Barbara Pennington, Dr. Deborah Pollard, Dr. Paula Reid, Dr. Penny Sauer, Dr. Susan Sinclair, Dr. Stephanie Smith, Dr. Julie Taylor, Dr. Stephanie Turrise, Ms. Margaret Verzella, Ms. Patricia White.

The School of Nursing is a community of professional educators and practitioners dedicated to the preparation of students who have the knowledge, skills and dispositions to work with and care for adult patients on the healthcare continuum. The department focus is in the research, teaching and integration of adult, family, and community health issues into the body of knowledge that prepares undergraduate and graduate students for the health care workforce. Faculty value the integration of current theory, research, innovative teaching and learning strategies and professional expertise from multiple disciplines and perspectives both within and outside the College of Health and Human Services to inform the practice of new graduates to reach their potential. The school provides opportunities for students to develop as leaders in the practical discipline of nursing and clinical research to advocate for diverse patients and families regionally, nationally and globally. The school plans, develops, implements and coordinates state-of-the-art learning technology available to support all programs and collaboration with community partners. The school supports the programs in clinical research as they impact the health of family and communities in biopharmaceutical research and product development.

The School of Nursing offers two programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree: one with a major in professional nursing and one with a major in clinical research.

Requirements for Admission to the Bachelor of Science Degree Programs in the School of Nursing:

1.      Admission to the University of North Carolina Wilmington as a degree-seeking student.

2.      Meeting admission criteria in professional nursing or clinical research.

3.      Recommendation of the Admission and Progression Committee of the School of Nursing.

4.      Approval of the nursing or clinical research faculties, as appropriate, and director.  

Time Limits: Nursing and clinical research courses must be completed within a consecutive six-calendar-year period of time.

Ten-Year Rule: Applicants will have had to take all science and math pre-requisites within the past 10 years prior to application. Only the math/science pre-requisites are affected by this rule.  The ten-year rule does not apply to students in the RN-BS option who have current work experience as a registered nurse.

The curricula in the School of Nursing are subject to review and change based on the evolving health care delivery system.

Special Requirements for all programs in the School of Nursing

Course practice experiences will determine if these requirements are applicable to students enrolled in the RN BS nursing program.

•        Current immunization record CPR certification
•        Professional liability insurance
•        Negative drug screen
•        Cleared criminal background check
•        Seasonal flu vaccine  

Bachelor of Science Degree
Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Requirements for Admission to the Bachelor of Science Programs in the School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Professional Nursing

PreLicensure Option:
Students who declare Pre-Nursing are not automatically admitted to the nursing program. Students are admitted to the nursing program twice a year. Decisions on admission are made by the School of Nursing in the spring for fall admission and in the fall for spring admission. The application deadline for fall admission is December 15th and the application deadline for spring admission is July 1st. Admission is highly competitive and not all applicants who meet the minimum criteria for admission can be accommodated. The School of Nursing offers admission to applicants whose credentials present the best qualifications among those meeting the minimum requirements.

Minimum Requirements for Admission to Bachelor of Science in Professional Nursing Program

1. Admission to the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2. Declared a Pre-Nursing student.
3. A 2.70 total GPA is required for evaluation of a student’s transcript by the School of Nursing. Each student’s total GPA, including the fall semester/quarter grades of application year, is calculated on all transferable college courses attempted at all accredited institutions of higher education according to the guidelines in use by the UNCW Admissions Office.
4. Complete a minimum of CHM 101 , one biology course (BIO 201 , BIO 240 , BIO 241 , or BIO 246 ), one math or statistic course (MAT 111 , MAT 112 , MAT 115 , MAT 151 , MAT 161 , or STT 210 , STT 215 , PSY 105  and (SOC 105 , ECN 125 , or ECN 221 ).  In total, you must have a minimum of five of these courses completed in order to apply. At least one course in each category (Math/Science and Designated Prerequisites) must be completed for a grade in order to be evaluated for admission potential.
5. Minimum grade of “C” in all required prerequisite and corequisites (* corequisites can be completed concurrently with the first semester courses of the nursing program, NSG 250 and NSG 252). Completion of all the required prerequisites prior to start of first semester courses in the major: by August for admission to the fall cohort, and by December for the spring cohort.

• CHM 101 - General Chemistry with Lab
• BIO 201 - Principles of Biology - Cells with Lab
• BIO 240 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab
• BIO 241* - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab
• BIO 246 - Microbiology of Human Disease
• MAT 111 - College Algebra or MAT 112, MAT 115, MAT 151, MAT 161
• PSY 105 - General Psychology
• PSY 223 - Lifespan Human Development
• SOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology, or ECN 125 - Survey of Economics, or ECN 221 - Principles of Economics
• PAR 101 - Philosophical Thinking, or PAR 115 - Introduction to Ethics, or PAR 205 - American Philosophy, or PAR 215 - Bioethics
• STT 210* - Introduction to Statistics with Applications in the Health Sciences, or STT 215 - Introduction to Statistics, or other related statistics.

6. Completion of  TEAS Assessment (pre-admission test subject to change): The TEAS Assessment can be taken only one time during the testing administration period preceding application. Details regarding the pre-admission test are available at www.uncw.edu/son/prospective.html. The scores on the TEAS Assessment will be used to determine admission.
7. Physical and emotional health that enables a student to participate in and complete the program.
8. A cleared Criminal Background Check.

RN-BS Option:

1. Admission to the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2. Graduation from an Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma Registered Nurse Program.
3. A current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina or the state in which students will do their clinical coursework. This requirement must be met prior to enrollment in the first nursing course (NSG 316 ).
4. A 2.50 total GPA is required by the School of Nursing. Each student’s total GPA is calculated on all transferable college courses attempted at all accredited institutions of higher education according to the guidelines in use by the UNCW Admissions Office.
5. Minimum grade of “C” in all required and prerequisite courses for the major.
6. Physical and emotional health that enables a student to participate in and complete the program.

Bachelor of Science in Clinical Research (CLR)

Dr. J. Lyon, Dr. S. Sinclair, Ms. B. Pennington.

1. Admission to the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2. The following prerequisite courses must be completed or in progress upon application to the program: BIO 240 /BIOL 240 , BIO 241 /BIOL 241  (or EXS 216 /EXS 217 ), BIO 246 , CHM 101 , STT 210  (or STT 215  or QMM 280 ), PSY 105 , PSY 223 , SOC 105  (or ECN 125  or ECN 221 ).
3. Students must earn a grade of “C” (2.00) or better in all of the required non-CLR courses and CLR courses (specified below), and “C-” or better in all CHM required courses.
4. Completed application to the Clinical Research Program.
5. Recommendation of the Clinical Research faculty and director.
6. Approval of the Clinical Research faculty and the director.
7. A cleared Criminal Background Check.

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