Program Director

Program Coordinator

Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program prepares individuals for the role of the professional nurse. Students graduate with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to care for individuals, families, and communities in complex health care environments. The MSOE School of Nursing (SON) offers two curriculum pathways to earn a BSN: a traditional pathway and an accelerated second-degree pathway.

BS in Nursing Traditional Map (BSN)

The traditional curriculum pathway is designed specifically for students who are earning their first college degree. Generally, these are students who have graduated from high school and are beginning their college education or students who have earned college credits at another university and are transferring those credits to MSOE. Students are accepted directly into the nursing major. Progression through the sequence of clinical courses is guaranteed to all students who maintain full-time status and continue to meet the academic progression criteria. 

Students entering the traditional pathway from high school are accepted into the program starting freshman year and are guaranteed to graduate in four years if they start and stay on track. Students who transfer into the program enter the appropriate place in the curriculum sequence following a complete transfer evaluation. SON faculty advisors will work with part-time students to outline a sequence of courses that lead to degree completion.  

BS in Nursing Accelerated Second-degree Map (BSN-ASD)

This pathway is designed specifically for the adult professional who has already earned a bachelor’s degree in another discipline and is looking to change careers. The BSN-ASD is a compressed, year-round curriculum designed to enable students to enter the workforce as professional nurses in approximately 16 months, assuming the student has met all of the prerequisites. 

Program Goals

Within a few years of graduation, graduates of the BS in Nursing program will:

• Practice as nursing generalists to meet the ever-changing healthcare needs
• Serve the healthcare needs of a diverse global community.
• Be prepared to engage in graduate study.
• Critically reflect on their nursing practice and evaluate the effects of their nursing care.
• Be guided by ethical principles and standards of professional care.
• Demonstrate leadership skills in interprofessional interactions.

Student Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates of the BSN program will be able to:

• Provide safe, effective, compassionate, holistic care to promote self-care and restoration of health incorporating practice standards and application of the nursing process in partnership with clients and families from diverse backgrounds across a variety of care settings. (Person-Centered Care)
• Exhibit curiosity while applying nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning skills to make decisions that effectively address clients’ priority needs. (Clinical Judgment)
• Use effective communication skills that are respectful, culturally, and linguistically responsive with clients, the healthcare team, and relevant stakeholders when coordinating care to minimize risk to the client and healthcare provider. (Communication)
• Display a capacity for leadership, demonstrate a commitment to professionalism, and model the values of advocacy, compassion, integrity, human dignity, cultural competence, and social justice while embracing the concept of continuous learning. (Professional Role)
• Partner with other healthcare providers, relevant stakeholders, and the client to address social determinants of health and population health issues while advocating for changes that improve access, equity, quality, and outcomes of care. (Population Health)
• Use biomedical, health information, communication, and social networking technologies as support tools for decision-making and evaluation to improve the quality of care. (Informatics and Healthcare Technologies)
• Work effectively with other professions, team members, clients, families, communities, and other stakeholders to improve care, enhance the healthcare experience, and optimize outcomes. (Collaboration)
• Apply best evidence from diverse sources of professional literature and population data with clinician expertise and client preference/values to support decisions that ensure quality and safe care. (Evidence-Based Practice)

School of Nursing (SON) Student Handbook

Additional policies and procedures are outlined in the SON Student Handbook. Students are oriented to this document upon admission and annually through graduation. All students are expected to comply with the policies and procedures outlined in the most current edition of the SON Student Handbook.

Curricular Information

The following requirements are in addition to the academic regulations and policies in the MSOE Undergraduate Catalog.

1. Academic progression (Traditional and Accelerated)
   1. A grade of “C” or better in Human Anatomy and Physiology series is the prerequisite to progress into NUR 2010, NUR 2001
   2. A grade of “C” or better in all required NUR courses (except NUR electives) is the prerequisite to progress to the next nursing course.
   3. A grade of less than “C” or “W” in NUR courses (except NUR electives) must be repeated in its entirety (theory and clinical). This will delay progression.
   4. Students who have a gap of one year between clinical courses must be able to demonstrate the competencies of the last clinical course through a formal assessment (no cost).
      1. Students must contact the SON Chair or Program Director at least three months prior to the start of the next course to plan for a formal assessment of knowledge and skills.
      2. A formal assessment of the student’s knowledge, skills and abilities will determine if the student is able to progress or if a remediation/review (as an Instructional Review) is required.
      3. If remediation/review is required, it will be an individualized 1-6 credit NUR 4990 Instructional Review.
      4. Students who are not successful in the Instructional Review must take a NUR 4999 Independent Study, developed based on student’s specific learning needs. The Independent Study may be taken concurrently with the clinical course.
      5. Tuition fees will apply to students who are required to take the NUR 4999 Independent Study.
   5. Final grades in clinical courses are comprised of two parts:

a. A numeric grade based on exams, written work, and assignments related to lab, clinical and simulation activities.

b. A pass/fail grade for clinical performance. The clinical performance is based on faculty evaluation.

c. If a student receives a “no pass” for clinical performance, the letter grade will be a CD, D, or F for the course.

B. School of Nursing Academic Dismissal; the following academic situations will result in dismissal from the nursing program:

1. Earning less than a “C” in three required nursing courses (this includes all NUR courses except NUR electives).
2. Earning less than a “C” in the same NUR course twice.
3. Withdrawal from the same NUR course 2 times due to poor academic performance will count as one less than C grade.

Special Testing Accommodations

Students with special needs should follow up with the BSN Program Director or MSOE disability services coordinator.

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• Nursing B.S. Accelerated Second Degree (BSN-ASD)
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