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Department of Nursing

Program requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) General Program Requirements:

The essential components of the ASU BSN program include liberal education, professional values, core competencies, and role development. The BSN program prepares graduates to become expert providers of nursing care. It incorporates professional standards and values while imparting the skills of a registered nurse and ensures that graduates are effective communicators, embracers of positive change, protectors of the environment, and skillful users of research to improve nursing, healthcare, and healthcare systems. The ASU BSN program is designed to produce graduates who are socially responsible, internationally competitive, and globally informed. The program aims to equip students with an excellent foundation for admission into graduate level nursing education programs.

The BSN degree requires 122 credit hours (60 credit hours in the core curriculum, 60 credit hours in the nursing major, and a University requirement of 2 credit hours in wellness). In accordance with graduation requirements, students must satisfy mandates set by August State University, the University System of Georgia, and the Georgia legislature. The ASU Department of Nursing offers three tracks leading to a BSN degree. Two tracks (Basic BSN, LPN to BSN) are designed for pre-professional licensure students. The third track (RN to BSN) is for RNs seeking completion of the baccalaureate degree.

Legislative Requirements:

1. Georgia History/U.S. History
2. Georgia Constitution/U.S. Constitution


Departmental Requirements:

1. Ongoing Contact and Interview with Designated Nursing advisor
2. Application to and Acceptance into the Nursing Program
3. Tests of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) Exam
4. Criminal Background Checks *
5. Substance (Drug) Screens *
6. Minimum Grade of "C" in all core and nursing courses
7. Standardized Nursing Achievement Tests
8. Exit Survey
9. Exit Interview

*All students admitted into the nursing program must successfully satisfy the requirements for the clinical components of the nursing courses to successfully complete the nursing course. Clinical agencies have the right to refuse students access to their sites based on information obtained from criminal background checks and/or drug screen results. In the event a student can not satisfy the requirements for the clinical component of a course, the student will receive a failing grade for the course and will be dismissed from the nursing program.

The Department of Nursing reserves the right to deny students admission to the nursing program and/or dismiss students from the nursing program under the circumstance of:

1. Falsification of nursing application for program admission.
2. Conviction of a felony or crime of moral turpitude.
3. Other moral and legal violations specified in the Georgia law.