Total minimum number of credits required for a major in Nursing leading to the BSN degree - 120.
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree in nursing/master’s degree in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice/, and post graduate APRN certificate programs at Wilkes University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Undergraduate Nursing Programs
Students majoring in Nursing are required to have completed courses in English (4 units), Social Studies (3 units), Mathematics (2 units, including algebra), and Science (two units, including Biology and Chemistry) during their secondary school program. The preferred criteria for admission are a high school GPA of 3.3 or numeric grade of 87. Students who have graduated from an accredited institution and meet all other admission requirements will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Admission is not guaranteed. The student of nursing assumes all of the financial obligations listed in the section on fees in this bulletin. Additional expenses incurred in the Nursing Program are listed in the Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook. A price list for these items follows.
Students must complete the required health and clearance documents and submit all requirements as directed by Castlebranch by June 30th every year of enrollment in clinical nursing courses for the fall semester and by January 5 for the spring semester. Failure to complete requirements by June 30th or January 5 will result in the loss of a clinical seat. Students must contact Lori Drozdis, Student Services Coordinator (at lori.drozdis@wilkes.edu or (570) 408-4092) for the required code.
In addition to the required health and clearance documents noted above, any student transferring into the nursing program from another school or from another program or from an undeclared status at Wilkes University must be in good academic standing before July 1st preceding the start of the entry level clinical nursing course (NSG 210 ). Students must also meet the technical standards essential to the practice of nursing, as defined in the Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook to progress into clinical nursing courses. Satisfactory clinical performance is an essential component of the Wilkes Nursing program. Students become eligible to progress into clinical nursing courses when they have met the following prerequisite course requirements: nursing majors must earn a 2.5 or better in the required prerequisite sciences (BIO 113 , BIO 115 -BIO 116 , CHM 111 ) and a 2.0 in ENG 101 . Students will be allowed to repeat a science course one time for a gradeless than 2.5. A student who achieves less than a 2.5 in two science courses will not be able to progress into the nursing program. Students must obtain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 at all times.
In order to progress THROUGH the nursing program, all nursing students must:
- Follow the admission and progression policy of the Passan School of Nursing.
In addition to fulfilling the academic requirements of the University, students majoring in Nursing are required to successfully complete comprehensive examinations and required studies as assigned by the School of Nursing before being eligible to graduate