College of Nursing and Health Professions
Dean: Professor Bishop; Associate Deans: Professor Carper, Hymovich
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Purpose and Programs
Purpose. The College of Nursing and Health Professions provides
professionally recognized nursing education programs, health fitness and health
promotion programs, continuing education programs, outreach services, research,
and professional activities to advance health care science and practice, and
health promotion for the peoples of North Carolina.
Programs. Degrees awarded through the College are the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), the dual degree Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Health Administration (M.S.N./M.H.A.) Bachelor of Science in Health Fitness, and the Master of Education in Health Promotion. All nursing degree programs offered by the College are accredited by the National League for Nursing.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Department of Adult Health Nursing
Chairperson: Associate Professor Hussey
Professor: Carper, Hagopian
Professors Emeritus: Caddell, Jernigan, Smith
Associate Professors: Curran, Fray, King, Moore
Associate Professor Emeritus: Mayo
Assistant Professor: Sanders
Lecturers: Daniels, Groce, Smith
Department of Family and Community Nursing
Interim Chairperson: Professor Hymovich
Professor: Bishop
Professor Emeritus: Nicholson
Associate Professors: Boggs, Cody, Janken,
Newman
Associate Professors Emeritus: Andrews, Clinton
Assistant Professors: Edwards, Hunter, Langford, Maynard, Neese, Ruth
Lecturers: Morris, Nishioka, Sullivan
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (B.S.N.) requires a minimum of 120
semester hours. The last 30 semester hours must be earned at UNC Charlotte.
Upper Division Nursing Major
Requirements for Admission. Admission decisions to the Upper Division Nursing Major are made by the College for the Fall of each academic year. Not all applicants who meet the minimum requirements can be accommodated. Consistent with University policy, the College offers admission to applicants whose credentials present the best qualifications among those meeting minimum requirements.
Minimum criteria for application to the Nursing major are: a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better in all college coursework, a minimum of a C in all required prerequisites, and the completion of required nursing prerequisites by the end of the Spring semester prior to the Fall for which application is made.
Completed applications are accepted through January 15 of the academic
year preceding the Fall for which admission is sought. Application forms are
available in the Office of Student Affairs, College of Nursing and Health
Professions. Admission decisions are communicated in writing by the College.
Applicants who are not admitted may reapply for a future Fall term.
Prerequisites. Students are required to complete ENGL 1101; CHEM 1203
and 1204 (or CHEM 1251 and 1252); BIOL 1273, 1274, and 1259; STAT 1222 (or STAT
1220 or 1221); PSYCH 1101, and 3151; SOCY 1101 and 2132; and NURS 1100 (or an
equivalent growth and development course) prior to enrollment in Level I
clinical nursing courses.
Pre-Nursing. Freshmen seeking admission to the nursing major may be
admitted to Pre-Nursing. Transfer and change of major students, who have not
completed all prerequisites, may be admitted to Pre-Nursing. Applicants to
Pre-Nursing must have a minimum overall 2.5 grade point average on all college
work attempted. Admission to Pre-Nursing does not automatically admit an
applicant to the Nursing Major.
RN/BSN Completion Program (Pathways)
Requirements for Admission. Registered Nurses seeking a Bachelor of
Science in Nursing degree may apply for admission to the RN/BSN Program.
Criteria for admission to the program are a current unencumbered license as a
Registered Nurse in North Carolina, a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or
better in all college coursework, and at least a C in all required
nursing prerequisites by the end of the semester prior to the semester for
which application is made.
RN/BSN Program Prerequisites. Students are required to complete ENGL
1101; CHEM 1203 and 1204 (or CHEM 1251 and 1252); BIOL 1273, 1274, and 1259,
STAT 1222 (or 1200 or 1221); PSYC 1101 and PSYC 3151; SOCY 1101 and 2132; and
NURS 1100 (or an equivalent growth and development course) and the NLN Nursing
Mobility Profile II prior to enrollment in Pathways courses in the major.
Pre-RN/BSN. Registered nurses seeking admission to the RN/BSN program
who need to complete nursing prerequisites and/or general education courses may
apply for admission to Pre-RN/BSN. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at
least 2.5 on all college work attempted. Admission to Pre-RN/BSN does not
automatically admit an applicant to the RN/BSN Program.
Prerequisites for Participation in Clinical Experiences
Immunization and Health Status. Prior to admission to the major, all
students must submit evidence of a physical examination, including specific
communicable disease screening. The Tine test or P.P.D. must be repeated and
the results submitted annually as long as the student is enrolled in clinical
courses. Students must present documentation of a completed series of HBV
immunizations prior to any contact with patients/clients, or sign a declination
form indicating a refusal of the vaccination.
CPR Certification. For all clinical courses, it is the student's
responsibility to obtain and maintain CPR Certification (adult, infant and
child) for health care providers. Evidence of current CPR Certification must be
submitted annually.
Requirements for Progression in the Nursing Program
In order to promote the progression of safe practitioners from one level to the next within the nursing program and eventually into the nursing profession:
1. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in each nursing course. In clinical courses, the student must achieve at least a C in the class and a satisfactory in the clinical component.
2. All Level I courses must be successfully completed (grade of C or better) before the student can advance to Level II clinical courses. All Level II courses must be successfully completed before the student can advance to Level III courses. A GPA of 2.0 or better must be maintained.
3. No course in the Nursing major can be taken as transient study. Transfer credit for nursing courses will be considered on an individual basis.
4. Students are permitted to repeat a nursing course once only if space allows and may repeat a maximum of one nursing course during matriculation in the Nursing major. Taking a challenge examination constitutes one attempt at the course. Failure of a challenge examination requires the student to enroll in the course. A student who repeats a nursing course and does not achieve at least a C is ineligible to continue enrollment in the College. A student dismissed from nursing under this policy has the right to use the readmission appeal process.
5. Students who do not complete successfully NURS 4090 (a given section) must repeat NURS 4090 (any section, i.e., not restricted to a repeat of the section they have failed).
6. Students are expected to be computer literate.
7. Students must achieve at least 2.0 GPA in the nursing major to graduate.
CURRICULUM OUTLINE: B.S.N. DEGREE
Freshman Year
ENGL 1101* (Goal I) 3
MATH 1100 (Goal II) 3
PSYC 1101* (Goal VI: C) 3
CHEM 1203 or 1251) (Goal IV) 4
Foreign Language** (Goal I) 3
ENGL 1102 (Goal I) 3
STAT 1220, 1221, or 1222* (Goal II) 3
CHEM 1204 or 1252* (Goal IV) 4
Foreign Language** (Goal I) 3
Sophomore Year
BIOL 1259* 4
BIOL 1273* 4
PSYC 3151* 3
SOCY 1101* (Goal III) 3
Elective (Goal I: W) 3
BIOL 1274* 4
SOCY 2132* (Goal VI: C) 3
NURS 1100* (***) 3
Elective (Goal V: L) 3
Elective (Goal V: A) 3
Junior and Senior Years:
Upper Division Nursing Major
Level I
NURS 3101 Concepts and Skills for Professional
Nursing 5
NURS 3103 Pharmacology in Health and Illness 3
NURS 3104 Nutrition in Health and Illness (a) 3
NURS 3113 Health Assessment 3
NURS 3114 The Nursing Profession (a) 2
Level II
NURS 3200 Research and Theoretical Foundations
of Nursing 3
NURS 3201 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family 6
NURS 3202 Nursing Care of Children 6
NURS 3203 Nursing Care of the Adult I 6
Level III
NURS 3251 Advanced Professional Issues and Roles 3
NURS 3252 Community Health Nursing
(Goal I: W) (Goal VI: X) 6
NURS 3253 Nursing Care of the Adult II 6
NURS 3254 Mental Health Nursing 6
NURS 4090 Selected Topics in Nursing 2-3
* Prerequisite to Nursing
** Students may need to complete one or more of these courses based on
result of foreign language proficiency testing.
*** Human Development Throughout the Life Span or any comparable course will
meet this requirement.
(a) Open to non-majors.
CURRICULUM OUTLINE: RN/BSN COMPLETION PROGRAM
General Education Requirements and * Prerequisites for the Nursing Major
ENGL 1101 (Goal I)* 3
MATH 1100 (Goal II) 3
PSYC 1101 (Goal VI: C)* 3
CHEM 1203 or 1251 (Goal IV)* 4
Foreign Language** (Goal I)(a) 3
STAT 1220, 1221, or 1222 (Goal II)* 3
ENGL 1102 (Goal I) 3
CHEM 1204 or 1252 (Goal IV)* 4
Foreign Language** (Goal I)(a) 3
BIOL 1259* 4
BIOL 1273* 4
PSYC 3151* 3
SOCY 1101 (Goal III)* 3
Elective (Goal I: W) 3
BIOL 1274* 4
SOCY 2132 (Goal VI: C)* 3
NURS 1100* (b) 3
Elective (Goal V: L) 3
Elective (Goal V: A) 3
RN/BSN: UPPER DIVISION NURSING MAJOR
NURN 3100 Professional Nursing Perspectives (c) 3
NURS 3200 Research and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing 3
NURS 4090 Selected Topics in Nursing (may be taken Fall or Spring) 2-3
NURS 3113 Health Assessment 3
NURN 3400 Professional Nurse Practicum/Seminar 5
NURS 4090 Selected Topics in Nursing (may be taken Fall or Spring) 3
NURS 3251 (Goal I: W) 3
NURS 3252 (Goal VI: X) 5
NURN 3401 Professional Nursing Seminar 3
(a) Students may need to complete one or more of these courses based on
results of foreign language proficiency testing. Completion of these courses
would require additional credit hours beyond the 120 hours.
(b) Human Growth and Development Through the Life Span or any comparable
course will meet this requirement.
(c) Admitted students achieving a passing score on the NLN Mobility II Profile
Examinations will be awarded 36 semester credit hours by examination on
enrollment in NURN 3100.
Department of Health Promotion and
Kinesiology
Chairperson: Associate Professor Lightfoot
Professors: Berne, Pyle
Professors Emeritus: Bostian, Murphy, Tillotson
Associate Professors: Healey, Lightfoot
Assistant Professors: Manning, Thompson, Wojtowicz
Lecturers: Avant, Barto,
Debate, Fielding, Probst
Health promotion is the combination of educational and environmental supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to health. Kinesiology is the study of human movement and the application of the knowledge gained to the whole range of movement supported performance, from reading and writing to throwing and balancing. Portions of the curriculum emphasize health promotion and kinesiology separately, but most aspects combine the strengths of the two disciplines. Undergraduate opportunities include a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Fitness and curricula in Athletic Training, Motor Development and Learning, and Lifetime Fitness and Sports Skills.
The Health Fitness major offers preparation for employment as health
fitness practitioners in business and industry, health agencies, hospitals,
fitness centers or any other setting which provides health enhancement programs
for clients. The Athletic Training Curriculum enables students to
prepare themselves to earn certification as athletic trainers and qualify for
career opportunities in schools, colleges, medical clinics, business and
industry, professional sports teams and commercial health promotion agencies.
The Perceptual Motor Learning-Motor Development Curriculum provides
knowledge and skills about the motor learning and development of children with
emphasis on motor skills necessary for optimum classroom performance. Personal
health enhancement opportunities are available through Lifetime Fitness and
Sports Skills courses and the Healthy Lifestyle course.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Health Fitness. Applicants who satisfy freshman or transfer
requirements for admission to the University are eligible for admission to the
program in Health Fitness on a space available basis. Requirements for the
Health Fitness major and prerequisite courses are listed in the table on the
following page.
ATHLETIC TRAINING CURRICULUM
The Athletic Training Curriculum offers a 30 hour concentration in the
prevention and treatment of athletic injuries. The emphases of the curriculum
are emergency medical care in the absence of medical personnel, taping
techniques, recognition of injuries, and the methods and modalities of injury
rehabilitation under the guidance of physicians. Students are given opportunities
to gain knowledge and skills basic to passing the written and clinical exams of
the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), and the hours supervised by
certified athletic trainers and physicians in both credit and non-credit
clinical apprenticeships count toward the 1,500 clinical hours required for
eligibility to make the certification examinations given by NATA. Recommended
courses are CHEM 1203 and 1203L; BIOL 1273, 1273L; 1274, and 1274L; PHED 2290,
2294, 3290, 3291, 3293, 3293L; and HLED 2101.
MOTOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM
The Motor Learning and Development curriculum offers courses in Perceptual Motor Development, Perceptual Motor Learning, Perceptual Motor Therapy, Perceptual Motor Therapy Laboratory, Movement Experiences for Elementary School Children and Special Physical Education for the Mentally Handicapped Child.
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Requirements for the B.S. degree in Health Fitness |
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Major Courses (Hours) |
Prerequisites to |
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HLED 2101 (3) |
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HLED 2150 (3) |
HLED 2101 (3) |
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HLED 2160 (3) |
CHEM 1204 (3) & 1204L (1) |
CHEM 1203 (3) & 1203L (1) |
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HLED 3110 (3) Health Risk Reduction for Practitioners |
CSCI 1101 (3) |
MATH 1100 (3) |
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HLED 3130 (3) |
HLED 2101 (3) |
PSYC 1101 (3) |
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HLED 3140 (3) |
PSYC 1101 (3) |
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HLED 3160 (3) |
COMM 1101 (3) |
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HLED 3490 (12) |
Completion of all other major courses |
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PHED 2280 (3) |
BIOL 1273 (3) & 1273L (1) |
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PHED 2290 (3) |
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PHED 3286 (3) |
PHED 2280 (3) |
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PHED 3286L (1) |
PHED 3286 (3) corequisite |
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PHED 3293 (3) |
BIOL 1273 (3) & 1273L (1) |
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PHED 3293L (1) |
PHED 3293 (3) corequisite |
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PHED 3099 (3) |
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*Current Curriculum Requirements may be viewed at http://www.uncc.edu/colleges/nursing/hpk
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