Dean: Professor Bishop

Department of Adult Health Nursing

Chairperson: Associate Professor Hussey; Professor: Travis; Professors Emeriti: Caddell, Carper, Hagopian, Jernigan, Smith; Associate Professors: Curran, Hussey, Larsen, Moore, Wilmoth; Associate Professor Emeritus: Fray, Mayo; Assistant Professors: Hardin, Sanders, L. Steele; Assistant Professor Emerita: King; Lecturers: Daniels, Johanson, J. Steele, Smith

Department of Family and Community Nursing

Chairperson: Associate Professor Cody; Professors: Bishop, McAuley; Professors Emeritus: Nicholson, Hymovich; Associate Professors: Boggs, Edwards, Janken, Langford, Neese, Newman; Associate Professors Emeritus: Clinton, Head; Assistant Professors: Foss, Maynard, Ruth; Lecturers: DeGroot, Morris, Patton, Toth

Department of Health Promotion and Kinesiology

Chairperson: Professor Lightfoot; Professors: Berne, Pyle; Professors Emeriti: Bostian, Murphy, Tillotson; Associate Professors: Healey; Assistant Professors: R. DiGioacchino-Debate, Turner, Wdowik; Lecturers: Barto, Brooks, K. Debate, Fielding, Kohn, Probst, McCall-Stiles, Wood

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 Science in Health Promotion. All nursing degree programs offered by the College are accredited by the National League for Nursing and have preliminary approval from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Technical Standards. Technical standards define the attributes that are considered necessary for students to possess in order to complete their education and training, and subsequently enter clinical practice. These technical standards are prerequisites for entrance to, continuation in, and graduation from a student's chosen program in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Students must possess aptitude, ability, and skills in four areas: Psychomotor (coordination/mobility); Senses (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory); Communication (verbal, nonverbal, written); and Behavioral/Social Attributes.

The technical standards described by the student's chosen program are critically important to the student and must be performed by the student. Contact specific programs for detailed technical standards. Reasonable accommodation of disability will be provided after the student notifies the Department of the disability and appropriate professionals have documented the disability.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

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. Applicants are competitively reviewed for admission based on their cumulative grade point average on college transferable coursework and their grade point average in the required prerequisite science courses. 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 Services, 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.

All students admitted to the entry level BSN curriculum need to have prerequisite computer knowledge in using e-mail, word processing (create/save/open/ retrieve), file management, editing, formatting), and using an internet browser (search and navigate).

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); PSYC 1101 and 3151; SOCY 1101 and 2132; and NURS 1100 (or an equivalent growth and development course, e.g. EDUC 2150) prior to enrollment in 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 Curriculum

Requirements for Admission. Registered Nurses seeking a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree may apply for admission to the RN/BSN curriculum. 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.

Admission decisions are made by the College. Applicants are competitively reviewed for admission based on their cumulative GPA in all college transferable coursework and their GPA in required prerequisite science courses. Students are admitted in cohorts two times each academic year. Completed applications are accepted from November 15 to March 15 for the fall cohort and from May 15 to October 1 for the spring cohort. Applications are available from the Office of Student Services in the College. Admission decisions are communicated in writing by the College. Applicants who are denied may re-apply.

All students admitted to the RN-BSN completion curriculum need to have prerequisite computer knowledge in using e-mail, word processing (create/save/open/retrieve), file management, editing, formatting, and using an internet browser (search and navigate). The RN-BSN completion curriculum offers a significant number of web-based and/or web-enhanced courses.

RN/BSN Curriculum 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 1220 or 1221); PSYC 1101 and PSYC 3151; SOCY 1101 and 2132; and NURS 1100 (or an equivalent growth and development course, e.g. EDUC 2150).

Pre-RN/BSN. Registered nurses seeking admission to the RN/BSN curriculum 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 Curriculum.

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. The only CPR certification accepted is the American Heart Association – Health Care Provider and the Red Cross – Professional Rescuer. Evidence of current CPR Certification must be submitted annually.

Universal Precautions. All students must successfully complete a College computer-based exam on universal precautions each year of the professional program.

Drug Testing and Criminal Background Checks. As a student in a professional program in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, you may be asked by a clinical facility to undergo drug testing and/or have a criminal background check before being allowed to participate in a clinical experience at that facility.

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 classroom portion of the course and must participate in clinical education programs which make up the clinical component of the course and complete the clinical component with a rating of satisfactory or better.

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 - CURRICULUM

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 4400 Professional Nurse Practicum/Seminar............ 6

NURS 4090 Selected Topics in Nursing (may be

taken Fall or Spring ).................................... 3

NURN 4251 Issues in Nursing Leadership....................... 3

NURS 3252 Community Health Nursing............................ 6

NURN 4170 Information Technology: Applications

in Health Care.............................................. 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.

EARLY-ENTRY OPTION: the Master of Science in Nursing

The early-entry RN/MSN option is designed for highly qualified diploma or AD prepared registered nurses who wish to follow an accelerated route to the MSN degree. Students entering this option must first be admitted to the RN/BSN curriculum. During the first semester of the RN/BSN curriculum, students apply for admission to the MSN program.

Students must meet all admission requirements of the MSN program to include satisfactory performance on the GREs or MATs, have a GPA of at least 3.2 overall, completed at least 75 hours of college coursework, letters of recommendation, a minimum of one year of nursing practice, and have completed at least 9 hours of work at a senior University. Students can be admitted to the following specialty concentrations: Community Health, Adult Health or Psych/Mental Health Nursing. A student may not be admitted into the program until completion of at least 90 undergraduate hours.

Upon conditional admission to the MSN program, six graduate credit hours will be substituted for six required undergraduate hours. NURS 6115 will be substituted for NURN 4251. NURS 6160 will be substituted for NURS 4090. The designated graduate courses are MSN courses required of all students in the MSN program regardless of the clinical specialty concentration.

Department of Health Promotion and Kinesiology (HPKD)

Chairperson: Professor Lightfoot; Professors: Berne, Lightfoot, Pyle; Professor Emeriti: Bostian, Murphy, Tillotson; Associate Professor: Healey; Assistant Professors: DiGioacchino-DeBate, Turner, Wdowik; Lecturers: Barto, Brooks, DeBate, Fielding, Kohn, Probst, Stiles, Wood; Adjunct Faculty: Anderson, Applegate, Barringer, Barron, Lawrence, Luxton, Pounds

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, a major option in Athletic Training, a minor in Interdisciplinary Health Studies, and curricula in 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. Within the Health Fitness major the following specialty areas are offered: Aerobics, Aquatics, Perceptual Motor Therapy, Lifetime Fitness and Sports, and Outdoor Adventure. The Pre-Health Fitness major is the classification that indicates that you are in a preparatory program for the Health Fitness major. The Athletic Training Major Option 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. 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 Pre-health Fitness major. A complete sequence of courses can be found at http://www.uncc.edu/colleges/health/hpk.

Pre-Health Fitness. Students who apply for the Health Fitness Major are initially classified as Pre-Health Fitness majors until they meet the following requirements: cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher; completion of 60 hours; and successful (grade of C or better) completion of BIOL 1273, BIOL 1273L, BIOL 1274, BIOL 1274L, CHEM 1203, CHEM 1203L, CHEM 1204, CHEM 1204L, PHIL 2101, CSCI 1101, STAT 1222, PSYC 1101, COMM 1101, COMM 2105, MATH 1101, HPKD 2101, HPKD 2150, and HPKD 2290.

A complete sequence of courses can be found at http://www.uncc.edu/colleges/health/hpk.

ATHLETIC TRAINING MAJOR OPTION

The Athletic Training Curriculum is a major option within the health fitness degree. The emphases of the curriculum are risk management and injury prevention, pathology of injuries and illnesses, acute care of injuries and illnesses, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, general medical conditions and disabilities, nutritional aspects of injuries and illnesses, psychosocial intervention and referral, health care administration, and professional development and responsibilities. Students are given opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills needed to pass the certification exam of the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC). Required courses are HPKD 2294, 3290, 3291, 3294, 3400, 3401, 4292, 4400, and 4401.

Admission: Students who have completed all of the Health Fitness/Athletic Training Major Option prerequisites may apply for the upper-division of the program. Students are admitted to the major for the fall semester only and admission is competitive. Admission decisions are made by a committee within the Department of Health Promotion and Kinesiology. Selection into the program is competitive and satisfaction of the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. After evaluating the credentials of all applicants meeting the minimum academic requirements, the selection committee offers admission to students whose credentials demonstrate the highest level of academic achievement.

The Athletic Training Educational Program is a rigorous and intense program that places specific requirements and demands on the students enrolled in the program. The technical standards set forth by the Athletic Training Educational Program establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to this program to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of an entry-level athletic trainer, as well as meet the expectations of the program’s accrediting agency. These standards may be found in the Athletic Training Educational Program Handbook located in the Department of Health Promotion and Kinesiology.

Students applying for admission to the Health Fitness/Athletic Training Major Option must meet the following minimum academic requirements.

*Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all college course work.

*Completion of 60 hours

*Successful completion (grade of C or better) in all prerequisites for health fitness/athletic training: BIOL 1273, BIOL 1273L, BIOL 1274, BIOL 1274L, CHEM 1203, CHEM 1203L, CHEM 1204, CHEM 1204L, PHIL 2101, CSCI 1101, STAT 1222, PSYC 1101, COMM 11