Nursing

Requirements

Admission to Newberry College and successful completion of prerequisite course work does not guarantee admission to the upper division Nursing major. Admission to the Nursing major as a junior student is a separate process that occurs in the spring of the sophomore year and is based on the student’s ability to compete academically with other applicants. The number of students admitted to the Nursing major in any given year is limited to those who can be accommodated, given available resources and within the regulations set forth by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina.

Any Newberry College student may declare Prenursing as their initial program of study either upon admission to the College or after admission to the College. This declaration will mark their admission to the Prenursing (Lower Division) curriculum. Upon declaring their intent to the College, students must schedule an appointment with a nursing faculty advisor.

Prenursing

Prenursing students at Newberry College desiring admission to the upper division nursing major must:

1. Have completed or be enrolled in a minimum of 67 credit hours of coursework applicable to the degree.
2. Have a minimum C grade in each of the 11 required Prenursing courses. The 11 prenursing courses are as follows: ENG 111/Freshman Composition 1, ENG 112/ENG 113, BIO 121 or 130, BIO 212 (Microbiology), BIO 215-216 (Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 & 2), CHE 101-102 (Concepts in Chemistry 1 & 2), either MAT 111 (College Algebra), MAT 150 (Precalculus), or MAT 211 (Calculus 1), plus MAT 200 (Applied Statistics), & SPE 110 (Public Speaking). NOTE: Effective with the class entering the Nursing major in fall 2016, PHE 220: Nutrition for Healthy Living will be added as a required Prenursing course, bringing the total to 12 required prenursing courses.
3. Have a minimum Prenursing GPA of 2.75 at the time of application to the Nursing program and at the point that the student begins the Nursing program. (*The Prenursing GPA is calculated using only the grades earned on the 11 required Prenursing courses, regardless of where the courses were taken.)
4. Have a score of “Proficient” or higher on the TEAS-V exam
5. In the event there are fewer qualified current Newberry College students than space availability, direct transfer students from other institutions will be considered for admission to the remaining seats in the Nursing major. Potential direct transfer students must contact the Department of Nursing by May 1 to be considered for the remaining seats. No direct transfer student will be admitted to the Nursing major until after all qualified Newberry College students are admitted.

Nursing-Prelicensure (131 hours)

All students admitted to the prelicensure Nursing major must complete all “Professional Screening” requirements by the July 31 deadline, regardless of date of admission to the Nursing major.

Requirements for progression in the Nursing major–Prelicensure track

Once admitted to the Nursing major, students must:

1. Maintain a Newberry College cumulative GPA of 2.0 (not rounded) assessed each semester including summers.
2. Complete all required Nursing (NUR) courses in sequence with a grade of “C” or above.
3. Repeat no more than one (1) required Nursing (NUR) course in which a grade below “C” was earned for a maximum of one (1) time only.  (NUR 420 is exempt from the repeat policy.)
4. Complete and return all required “Professional Screening” documentation covering the complete academic year, i.e. August 1 to April 30, by July 31 each year.
5. Successfully complete the appropriate Medication Calculation Test before the end of the Drop/Add period each semester (or by the last day of classes for the initial NUR semester.)
6. Complete required remediation based on standardized achievement tests included with selected Nursing (NUR) courses.
7. Maintain enrollment at Newberry College during both semesters of the academic year.

Any student who exceeds the repeat policy (#3 above) will be reclassified as an “Undecided” major in the College until he/she selects a new major.

Prenursing track students must take the NUR courses on a full-time basis. All NUR courses are taught only once a year in the following sequence. 

Junior Fall

• NUR 301: History and Trends of Nursing (2 credits)
• NUR 303: Pathophysiological Bases of Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NUR 311: Health Assessment for Nursing Practice (3 credits, lab course)
• NUR 313: Fundamentals of Generalist Nursing Practice. (5 credits, lab & clinical course)

Junior Spring

• NUR 320: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice. (3 credits)
• NUR 322: Pharmacological & Nutritional Bases of Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NUR 330: Adult Health Nursing Practice I (5 credits, clinical course)
• NUR 332: Mental Health Nursing Practice (4 credits, clinical course)

Senior Fall

• NUR 401: Selected Topics in Nursing Practice. (2 credits)
• NUR 411: Adult Health Nursing Practice II (5 credits, clinical course)
• NUR 413: Nursing the Childbearing Family (4 credits, clinical course)
• NUR 415: Nursing of Children & Families (4 credits, clinical course)

Senior Spring

• NUR 420: Professional Development as a Nursing Generalist. (2 credits)
• NUR 430: Critical Care Nursing Practice (3 credits, clinical course)
• NUR 432: Nursing Practice with Diverse Populations & Settings (4 credits, clinical course)
• NUR 434: Leadership, Management, & Change in Nursing Practice (4 credits, clinical course)

Any student who fails to meet the progression requirements listed above other than the repeat policy (#3) will be listed internally as “Out-of-Sequence” and can join an upcoming Nursing class on a space available basis once eligibility for progression is re-earned. Students already progressing in a particular class have priority for space in that class and must be registered before an out-of-sequence student is allowed a seat in the upcoming Nursing class. In the event there is insufficient space available in an upcoming class, the student who is out-of-sequence is obliged to make alternate academic decisions.

Requirements for Graduation–Prelicensure track

1. Complete all current Core, CACP, FAL, VBL, and GPA requirements as stated in the Newberry College Catalog.
2. Complete all required Prenursing and Nursing (NUR) courses with a minimum grade of “C” in each course.
3. Complete all required Nursing (NUR) courses within three (3) years prior to graduation.
4. Repeat no more than one (1) required Nursing (NUR) course in which a grade below “C” was earned for a maximum of one (1) time only. (NUR 420 is exempt from the repeat policy.)
5. Complete a comprehensive standardized nursing content examination at a level predictive of NCLEX-RN success as part of NUR 420.

The prelicensure nursing curriculum currently consists of 131 total credit hours, including 56 credit hours of required NUR courses all taken in the junior and senior years at Newberry College, 39 or 40 credit hours of required prenursing coursework (some also counts in the College Core), and plus courses that meet the Newberry College Core.

Technology Requirements for the Department of Nursing

To meet Program Learning Outcomes and to provide access to technology, students taking Nursing (NUR) courses will be required to provide themselves with a laptop computer (not a MAC and not a tablet) with wireless network capability meeting or exceeding the recommended requirements specified under the Technology Tab in Wolf Den. These laptops must have the basic software functionality of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel—as well as the other downloads listed on the Technology Tab. This functionality is provided free of charge in Windows 365, which all students can access through the Technology Tab in Wolf Den. Other nursing laptop requirements include:

1. Firefox 14 browser or higher, or Chrome as recommended by the ATI testing program (must allow status bar updates via script)
2. Adobe Acrobat Reader X or higher
3. Adobe Flash Player 11 or higher
4. Silverlight 4 or higher
5. A power cord to accommodate 3-4 hour testing sessions.