Degree Programs

Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Spring 2014 (480)

The requirements shown below are valid beginning Spring 2014 (480), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.

Program Leadership Information

Louisana Louis, Acting Dean- College of Nursing, 727-341-3472

Program Summary

This program is fully transferable to a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at SPC or to any state university in Florida.

The day program begins in May. The evening program begins August and January. If admitted in May, you will have needed to complete additional general education courses prior to admission in order to graduate within the three semesters.

Access to a computer is helpful!

The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
o the recommended order in which to take the program courses
o suggested course when more than one option exists
o which semester each course is typically offered
o if the course has a prerequisite
o courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.

If you have already started the program, click here for the archived Academic Pathways.

Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.

Florida CIP Code

1351380100:

Federal CIP Code

51.3801: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.

Admission Rules

Before entering the first term of the Nursing "program courses" students must complete a minimum of 14 credits from the general education and/or support courses listed below. Prior to admission, students must complete:
BSC 2085
BSC 2085L
BSC 2086
BSC 2086L
PSY 1012 (or PSY 1020H)
Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement
Computer and Information Literacy Competency Requirement

General education and support courses do not have to be completed in the order listed. Candidates will also complete the Health Programs Application form. Please see a counselor or advisor. Access to a computer is helpful!

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Graduation Rules

Minimum grade of "C" required in all courses.

Any student who makes a grade of less than "C" in a course in the nursing program that is a prerequisite to a nursing course will be ineligible to continue in the nursing program. Likewise, the clinical component of any nursing rotation must be satisfactorily passed. An overall 2.0 average is required to enroll in sophomore nursing courses. Credit must be earned in or prior to the prescribed
sequence.

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