Nursing (B.S.N.)
Faculty
Carrie O’Reilly, RN, PhD, Associate Dean and Program Director; Associate Professor of Practice, Nursing
Jennifer Wallace, RN, MSN, Assistant Director, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Raena Barnes, RN, DNP, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Ellen Gustafson, DPT, Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
Khafi Muhammad, RN, MSN, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Keisha Rollins-Monroe, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Michelle Sheahan, RN, MSN, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Sheila Spurlock-White, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Description
Trinity’s Pre-Licensure BSN Program combines the academic structure and clinical preparation necessary for a successful career in nursing. Students focus initially on liberal arts courses that provide the critical thinking and foundational analytic skills essential to nursing practice. When pre-health students intending to apply to nursing are in their final semester of completing their prerequisite courses, they are eligible to submit an application for formal acceptance into the nursing program. The rigorous academic coursework in the nursing program then provides a framework for progressive mastery of the knowledge, skills, values, ethics, and abilities required of a professional nurse. Students will have ample opportunities to experience firsthand the rewards of nursing in numerous closely supervised clinical settings. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to apply for licensure as a registered nurse. Graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to practice as licensed registered nurses.
Major Requirements
I. CAS General Education Requirements
Foundational Skills (24 credits)
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Critical Reading (7 credits)
CRS 101 Critical Reading and Writing Seminar IThis course strengthens critical reading and academic writing skills through engagement with liberal arts texts with a focus on "Discovering your strength" as a Trinity woman. The ability to comprehend and write about arguments in academic texts is essential for success in all liberal arts courses and in lifelong learning. Students will develop the ability to identify a text's main argument and the evidence used to support that argument. Students will also reflect comprehension by accurately and clearly paraphrasing and summarizing texts' arguments. Students will also use annotation and argumentation strategies to respond to liberal arts texts with their own ideas.
All students will be expected to work toward the following learning goals:
Explore and develop values, especially those relating to social justice, race, and gender, through the study of and response to a variety of academic texts;
Develop confidence as readers and writers;
Actively read, summarize, and analyze texts;
Articulate and support an argument;
Write clearly, logically, and with attention to audience;
Formerly CRS 101 - Critical Reading Seminar.
4 credits
Prerequisitea: None. and
CRS 102 Critical Reading and Writing Seminar IIThis course further develops the critical reading and academic writing skills addressed in CRS 101 through engagement with texts in a particular academic discipline. Students will choose a CRS 102 course that addresses an interesting, meaningful or important disciplinary question, and build reading and writing skills through close readings and written responses to the assigned texts. CRS 102 courses are offered on a variety of academic topics, and students choose the one that is most compelling to them.
All students will be expected to work toward the following learning goals:
-Describe and apply comprehension strategies
-Summarize textual ideas accurately and in their own words
-Compare, contrast and organize textual ideas and arguments into writing
-Apply revision and editing strategies to writing
-Acknowledge sources according to disciplinary conventions
-Locate, differentiate between and evaluate the credibility of academic sources
Formerly CRS 102 - CRS: Prof & Career Success in the Health Professions.
3 credits
Prerequisite: CRS 101.
This course is usually taken simultaneously with English 107.
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Written Communication (3 credits or waived by assessment placement)
ENGL 107 College CompositionDevelops effective writing of evidence-based, thesis-centered academic essays. Emphasizes the research and documentation skills necessary for successful academic writing. Focuses on argumentative essays that build to a substantive research paper. Formerly ENG 107 College Composition.
3 credits
General Education: Foundational Skills Area
FLC Area I Core Area I: Skills for Work and Life
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Oral Communication (5 credits)
NURS 360 Psychiatric and Mental Health NursingThis course focuses on the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for nursing care of clients with mental health disorders. Using an integrative approach, course content is based on the biological, psychological, and ethnocultural aspects of behavior disorders. Emphasis is on the therapeutic use of self with individuals, families and groups. This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
5 credits (3/2)
Prerequisite(s) : All Junior Level Nursing Courses and NURS 361, NURS 410, NURS 461, and NURS 405 or Departmental Approval
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Critical Reasoning (5 credits required)
NURS 117 Foundations for Professional Nursing PracticeThis course introduces basic concepts, values and nursing skills required for nursing care across the life span. An emphasis is placed on critical thinking, communication skills and the nursing process as the underlying foundation for professional nursing practice in health care settings.
This course contains a laboratory and clinical component which are PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) in order to achieve a PASS grade for the laboratory and clinical portions of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
6 credits (4/1/1)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program. General Education: Foundational Skills (Nursing students only)
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Quantitative Reasoning (4 credits)
MATH 108 Finite MathematicsThis is a quantitative literacy and reasoning course designed for education majors and those students intending to study nursing and other allied health fields. Topics include: problem solving, set theory, logic, algebra, and measurement; including unit conversions and dimensional analysis. Additional topics include functions, graphs, systems of equations and inequalities, as well as probability and statistics. Real-world applications will be emphasized throughout the course. Formerly MATH 108 and MAT 108 Elementary Mathematical Modeling.
4 credits
Prerequisites: None
General Education Area: Foundational Skills or higher
Knowledge and Inquiry (29 credits)
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Social Sciences (complete 6 credits in 2 different disciplines)
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Psychology
PSYC 101 Introductory PsychologyIntroduces the student to the scientific study of the mind and behavior. All major sub-areas of psychology (social, developmental, clinical, physiological, motivation and emotion, sensation and perception) are explored, as well as the major theoretical perspectives (behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, and humanistic). Formerly PSY 121 Introductory Psychology.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V
Core: Area II
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Sociology
SOCY 100 Introduction to SociologyIntroduces students to the science of sociology and prepares students for upper-level social science course work. Formerly SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V
Core Area II: Understanding the Self and Society
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Natural Sciences (complete 8 credits of laboratory science)
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Biology
BIOL 121 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA systematic approach to the study of the human body. The first part of this year -long course emphasizes the tissues, the integumentary system, the bones and skeletal tissue, muscles and muscle tissue, and the nervous system. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits
Pre-/Co-requisite: MATH 102, MATH 108 or MATH 109.
Pre-requisite: BIOL 101 (SPS); pass BIOL 101 with a C or better or placement test score (CAS).
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area.
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Chemistry
CHEM 113 Chemistry for the Health SciencesIntroduces students to basic concepts in chemistry, including the nature of matter, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solutions, principles of organic chemistry, and the chemistry of the most important biomolecules. The course also introduces students to the proper use of basic laboratory equipment as well as basic laboratory techniques. Lab experiments are designed to provide the student with the tools to understand connections between theory and results found in the lab.
4 credits
General Education Requirements: Knowledge and Inquiry (Science and Mathematics)
Prerequisites: MATH 108
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History, Arts, and Literature (9 credits; complete one course in each discipline)
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History (choose any General Education history course)
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Fine Arts: (choose any General Education fine arts course)
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Literature: (choose any General Education literature course)
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Foreign Language (6 credits – test-out options are available; see Academic Services)
Values and Belief (6 credits)
Application: Turning Knowledge into Action (6 credits)
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Civic Knowledge (3 credits)
SNHP 220 Health Promotion, Policy and PoliticsThis course explores political factors that influence patient outcomes and health promotion strategies to enhance health and health care systems. Students are engaged in understanding how health care policy shapes health care systems, determining accessibility, accountability and affordability. Students will evaluate how health care delivery systems are organized and financed, and the effect this has on patient care.
3 credits
Prerequisites: None
General Education Curriculum: Applications Area
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Leadership (3 credits)
NURS 410 Leadership and Management of Health CareThis course incorporates the application of management principles and leadership, change, and administration theories in nursing practice and health care delivery in a hybrid format. Content focuses on delegation, prioritization, communication/collaboration, legal and ethical issues, resource management, quality improvement and risk management, evidence based practice, and the healthcare consumer in various healthcare markets.
3 credits
Prerequisites: All Junior Level Nursing Courses or Departmental approval.
General Education: Application Leadership (Nursing students only).
General Education Capstone Seminar (3 credits)
- General Education Capstone Seminar (taken in junior year in the Nursing program): NURS 330 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based PracticeResearch and Evidence-Based Practice focuses on relevant scientific and phenomenological information to assist the student to understanding the role of theory and research in nursing practice and health care. The course will provide an overview and analysis of theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students will learn how to critically review and utilize research supporting common aspects of nursing practice.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 218, SNHP 220, NURS 222, and, or Departmental Approval. General Education Capstone (Nursing students only)
II. Additional Required Prerequisite Nursing Courses for Pre-health Students Intending
to Apply to the Nursing Major
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BIOL 121 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA systematic approach to the study of the human body. The first part of this year -long course emphasizes the tissues, the integumentary system, the bones and skeletal tissue, muscles and muscle tissue, and the nervous system. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits
Pre-/Co-requisite: MATH 102, MATH 108 or MATH 109.
Pre-requisite: BIOL 101 (SPS); pass BIOL 101 with a C or better or placement test score (CAS).
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area. (4 credits; fulfills General Education Knowledge and Inquiry)
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BIOL 122 Human Anatomy and Physiology IIA systematic approach to the study of the human body. The second part of this year-long course emphasizes the endocrine, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. Prerequisite: C or better in BIOL 121. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits (4 credits)
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BIOL 130 Microbiology for the Health ProfessionsAn introduction to the study of microorganisms with emphasis on disease-causing bacteria. Topics include the nature of microorganisms, their relationships with humans, infectious diseases, and immunity. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Does not fulfill microbiology requirement for Biology major. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits (4 credits)
- HPNU 120 Medical TerminologyThis is an 8-week course designed for individuals interested in learning the language of medicine required to work within a variety of health care fields. The student will acquire word-building skills in the field of medicine and will have a solid understanding of basic medical language and a foundational start on basic medical science and health related concepts that will be useful for other courses within the health professions.
1 credit
Prerequisites: None (1 credit)
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HPNU 200 Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and Health PromotionComprehensive survey of the biochemical basis of nutrition and disease for those intending to major in nursing or clinical health professions. Provides a foundation for understanding metabolic syndromes such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, as well as the impact of diet therapy on optimal health in wellness planning. Addresses social, physiological, psychosocial, behavioral and cultural influences on nutritional status and allows students to examine and analyze their own dietary values and beliefs. While not required, a basic understanding of chemistry is recommended.
3 credits (3 credits)
- MATH 110 Introduction to StatisticsThis course presents the basic principles of statistics with applications to the social sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, graphical representations of data, normal probability distributions and the Central Limit Theorem, linear correlation and regression and probability theory. This course also offers an introduction to the use of statistical software. Formerly MAT 110 Introduction to Statistics.
3 credits
Prerequisites: MATH 102, MATH 108, MATH 109 or higher level mathematics course. (3 credits)
- SNHP 220 Health Promotion, Policy and PoliticsThis course explores political factors that influence patient outcomes and health promotion strategies to enhance health and health care systems. Students are engaged in understanding how health care policy shapes health care systems, determining accessibility, accountability and affordability. Students will evaluate how health care delivery systems are organized and financed, and the effect this has on patient care.
3 credits
Prerequisites: None
General Education Curriculum: Applications Area (3 credits)
III. Nursing Specific Courses
Junior Year (First Semester)
- NURS 100 Introduction to Nursing StudyReviews critical skills needed for nursing program success. Builds knowledge, skills, and confidence in reading, math, science, and English language use as applied in the nursing curriculum. Particular focus is on developing test-taking ability, good habits of study, and skills for excelling in the classroom setting.
1 credit
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Part-time BSN program or Approval of the Program
- NURS 117 Foundations for Professional Nursing PracticeThis course introduces basic concepts, values and nursing skills required for nursing care across the life span. An emphasis is placed on critical thinking, communication skills and the nursing process as the underlying foundation for professional nursing practice in health care settings.
This course contains a laboratory and clinical component which are PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) in order to achieve a PASS grade for the laboratory and clinical portions of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
6 credits (4/1/1)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program. General Education: Foundational Skills (Nursing students only)
- NURS 222 Health AssessmentFocuses on the acquisition and development of professional nursing skills used in health assessment across the life span. Includes a laboratory component to demonstrate competency in performing a complete health assessment; failure to achieve a passing grade in the laboratory component constitutes a failure of the course.
3 credits.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program.
- NURS 240 Pathopharmacology IEmphasizes two related nursing concepts, pathophysiology and pharmacology. Pathophysiology relates disease manifestation, risk factors, and principles of pathology underlying illness and injury to therapeutic nursing interventions and outcomes. Pharmacology focuses on basic drug classification, as well as core pharmacological concepts and principles with special consideration for nursing?s role in developing a comprehensive approach to the clinical application of drug therapy. Also examines nursing implications relative to the utilization of drug therapy. First in a two-semester pathopharmacology sequence.
3 credits
Prerequisites: Acceptance to nursing program.
Junior Year (Second Semester)
- NURS 250 Pathopharmacology IIThe second component of a two-semester sequence of pathopharmacology; emphasizes two related nursing concepts, pathophysiology and pharmacology. Pathophysiology relates disease manifestation, risk factors, and principles of pathology underlying illness and injury to therapeutic nursing interventions and outcomes. Pharmacology focuses on basic drug classification, as well as core pharmacological concepts and principles with special consideration for nursing?s role in developing a comprehensive approach to the clinical application of drug therapy. Also examines nursing implications relative to the utilization of drug therapy.
3 credits.
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 222, NURS 240
- NURS 330 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based PracticeResearch and Evidence-Based Practice focuses on relevant scientific and phenomenological information to assist the student to understanding the role of theory and research in nursing practice and health care. The course will provide an overview and analysis of theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students will learn how to critically review and utilize research supporting common aspects of nursing practice.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 218, SNHP 220, NURS 222, and, or Departmental Approval. General Education Capstone (Nursing students only)
- NURS 350 Medical-Surgical Nursing IThis course is the first component of a two semester sequence of Medical-Surgical Nursing with a focus on nursing science and knowledge applicable to the management of care for clients with complex conditions. Emphasis is placed on the expected outcomes and effects of nursing interventions with adult clients experiencing selected health conditions at multiple levels of care. Students will apply critical thinking to make clinical judgments in various healthcare settings. This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
6 credits (4/2)
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 218, SNHP 220, and NURS 222,
- NURS 360 Psychiatric and Mental Health NursingThis course focuses on the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for nursing care of clients with mental health disorders. Using an integrative approach, course content is based on the biological, psychological, and ethnocultural aspects of behavior disorders. Emphasis is on the therapeutic use of self with individuals, families and groups. This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
5 credits (3/2)
Prerequisite(s) : All Junior Level Nursing Courses and NURS 361, NURS 410, NURS 461, and NURS 405 or Departmental Approval
Senior Year (First Semester)
- NURS 361 Medical-Surgical Nursing IIThis course is the second component of a two semester sequence of Medical-Surgical Nursing with a focus on nursing science and knowledge applicable to the management of care for clients with complex conditions. Emphasis is placed on the expected outcomes and effects of nursing interventions with adult clients experiencing selected health conditions at multiple levels of care. Students will apply critical thinking to make clinical judgments in various healthcare settings. This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
6 credits (4/2)
Prerequisites: All Junior Level Nursing Courses
- NURS 410 Leadership and Management of Health CareThis course incorporates the application of management principles and leadership, change, and administration theories in nursing practice and health care delivery in a hybrid format. Content focuses on delegation, prioritization, communication/collaboration, legal and ethical issues, resource management, quality improvement and risk management, evidence based practice, and the healthcare consumer in various healthcare markets.
3 credits
Prerequisites: All Junior Level Nursing Courses or Departmental approval.
General Education: Application Leadership (Nursing students only).
- NURS 461 Pediatric NursingThis course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the professional nurse for comprehensive nursing care of the pediatric client in the context of social justice, cultural competence and equity of healthcare. A family-centered approach is used with emphasis on developmental stages and health promotion strategies for the child and family unit. This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
5 credits (3/2)
Pre-requisites: All Junior Level Nursing Courses
- SNHP 405 Informatics and Data ManagementThe focus of this course is on the integration of nursing, computer, and information science for the support of professional nursing practice including critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Discussion and examination will be conducted of: ethical considerations in nursing informatics use of social networking tools, handheld computers and e-portfolios in health care environments.
3 credits
Prerequisites: None
Senior Year (Second Semester)
- NURS 420 Community and Public Health NursingThis course is designed to prepare students for community/population health practice in a changing health care system. Promoting and protecting the health of the public using health promotion, risk reduction and disease management and control strategies with vulnerable clients and populations. Community assessment, epidemiologic, environmental, change, community engagement and case management frameworks are used to guide evidence based nursing care. This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
5 credits (3/2)
Pre-requisites: All Junior Level Nursing Courses and NURS 361, NURS 410, and NURS 461 and SNHP 405
- NURS 460 Maternity and Women's Health NursingThis course focuses on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the professional nurse in health promotion, risk reduction, clinical judgement and management of women?s health issues, perinatal care of mothers and infants, gynecological health and men?s reproductive health.
This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course.
5 credits (3/2)
Pre-requisites: Pre-requisites: NURS 117, SNHP 220, NURS 222, and NURS 218
- NURS 491 Capstone: Transition to Professional Nursing PracticeThis course provides an experiential learning opportunity to apply and integrate previously learned knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop an evidence-based professional nursing practice. The course is also designed to prepare students to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) includes registration for the exam, test taking strategies, developing a study plan for review of core nursing content. Students will take a comprehensive assessment/readiness test and secured predictor tests for the NCLEX-RN at the end of the program. This course contains a clinical component which is PASS/FAIL. Students must demonstrate competency (delivery of safe and competent patient care with a score of Satisfactory) for clinical competencies to achieve a PASS grade for the clinical portion of the course. Failure to achieve a passing grade constitutes a failure of the course. 4 credits (2/2) Prerequisites: This course must be taken in the last semester of nursing program prior to graduation.
Program Policies
I. Acceptance into the Pre-Licensure BSN Nursing Program
A. Acceptance Criteria:
Formal acceptance into the Nursing program requires the following at minimum:
- Successful completion of ALL required prerequisite nursing courses with a grade of “B-” or higher.
- Overall GPA of at least 3.0
- A science GPA of at least 2.75
- No more than one failure in a science course
- Proficient level or higher score on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
Pre-licensure BSN students should direct any questions about the process for formal acceptance into the Nursing program to their Center for Student Success undergraduate advisor.
B. Application Process:
- Students should submit their application to their advisor early in the semester PRIOR to the semester of their projected acceptance date.
- Nursing program deadlines:
- Fall Semester: February 1
- Spring semester: October 1
- Official TEAS results should be submitted with the formal application to the Nursing Program.
- TEAS results are valid for one year. Students must take the exam during the 12 months prior to the application deadline.
- After taking the TEAS, a student may not take it again for 30 days.
- Students may take the TEAS up to three times in a 12-month period.
- Students will be notified by the nursing program of the results of their application when the Nursing Admissions Committee has completed its review and evaluation of all submitted applications.
- Questions regarding the application process, acceptance criteria, or TEAS should be directed to the Nursing Program Office (202.885.9670) or to the student’s undergraduate advisor.
II. Health Requirements*
- Current physical examination by a health care provider
- Current immunizations
- Covid- Submit card and/or vaccination record from the Department of health of your COVID-19 vaccination.
- Tdap (TD booster within 10 years)
- Submit documentation of a Tdap booster administered within the past 10 years. Must include pertussis.
- Titer is accepted for all 3 compounds, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.
- MMR – (two vaccines or a positive titer)
- Varicella – (Chicken pox) – (two vaccines or a positive titer)
- Hepatitis B
- 3 vaccinations or 2 Heplisav-B vaccinations required OR
- Positive Surface antibody titer (lab report required) for Hepatitis B.
- Polio – Vaccinations or positive titer
- PPD (Tuberculosis) 2 step PPD OR Quantiferon Gold test
- Negative tests are taken annually
- If positive provide a negative Chest X-Ray lab report (valid for 3 years).
- Influenza (Annual) – Flu shot administered during the current flu season
- Current major medical health insurance
*NOTE: No student will be allowed to participate in clinical experiences until all health requirements have been satisfied.
III. Other Requirements
- Criminal Background Check (the criminal background check is at the student’s annual expense)
- FBI Fingerprint (the drug screening test is at the student’s expense)
- Drug Test (the drug screening test is at the student’s annual expense)
- American Heart Association BLS/CPR certification for the Health Care Provider (current 2-year card)
- Clinical agencies may have additional health or safety requirements which students are required to meet prior to receiving access to the clinical placement site
NOTE: No student will be allowed to participate in clinical experiences until all requirements have been satisfied.
IV. Transfer Policy
Students transferring to Trinity from another appropriately accredited institution of higher learning for a bachelor’s degree must earn a minimum of 45 of their final 60 credits through course work at Trinity, excluding credits for experiential learning.
V. Grades in Major Courses
B.S.N. students must earn a minimum of “C+” as a final course grade in all nursing (NURS and SNHP) courses. A final grade below a C+ will require the student to repeat the course to successfully complete all requirements of the nursing curriculum plan. The most updated curriculum nursing plan may be obtained from the academic advisor for nursing majors. A final grade below a “C+” may impact a student’s academic progression in the nursing program. Any grade involving a numerical fraction is NOT rounded up at the end of the semester in the final course grade.
A nursing student may fail or withdraw from no more than one nursing course (NURS or SNHP prefix). If a student fails or withdraws from a nursing course, the student may repeat the nursing course only once. Students may repeat no more than one nursing course. Failing or withdrawing from a second nursing course will result in dismissal from the nursing program.
VI. Pass/No Pass
The pass/no pass grading option is not accepted in courses to be applied for the major.
VII. Transportation
Students are required to provide their own transportation to and from clinical sites. Clinical placements may be located within a 50 mile radius of the University. Trinity’s free shuttle service connects the Main campus with the Brookland metro station.
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Trinity is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.