TWO-YEAR ASSOCIATE
of SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE (ASN)
The Associate
of Science in Nursing Program prepares graduates for entry level
practice as nurse generalists. Students are assisted to value
service and develop caring behaviors in clinical practice by
recognizing, responding and valuing caring as the foundation for the
profession of nursing. The nursing roles of provider of care,
manager of care and active member of the discipline are emphasized
as students progress through the curriculum. Students integrate
concepts from physical, social and behavioral sciences and
humanities with nursing knowledge and evidence-based practice. Using
the nursing process as a critical thinking framework, students
provide safe, accurate and individualized nursing care to select
individuals and groups with health needs or common well-defined
health problems. Students care for a variety of patient populations
across the life span and the health care continuum in acute care,
long term care and community based settings. After completing the
degree, graduates are eligible to apply for the National Council
Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
The Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) requires two years of
study on a full time basis. Graduates are eligible to sit for the
NCLEX-RN exam. A passing score leads to the RN license.
(Click here for
Requirements for Licensure to Practice)
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR ASN PROGRAM
A point system is used to evaluate applications
of qualified candidates in order to accept applicants into the
program as either a pre-nursing or nursing major. The point system
used by the Nursing Program Admissions Committee will be provided to
an applicant upon request.
Traditional Students (up to age
24)
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Graduate from an
accredited high school.
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Have a 2.7 grade
point average on a 4.0 scale.
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Earn a Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) re-centered score of 1000 or above or an
American College Test (ACT) composite score of 21 or above.
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Have successfully completed (“C” or better) one year of high
school algebra and biology and one year of high school chemistry
with a "B-" or better.
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Have completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).
Adult Students (25
years of age and older)
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Graduate from an accredited
high school.
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Have a 2.7 grade point
average on a 4.0 scale.
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Students who did not
graduate from high school must have completed the General Education
Development (GED) tests with a combined total battery GED score of 2500
with no sub-test score below 500.
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Have Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) scores from high school that
would be equivalent to the current requirement of 1000 SAT or
21 ACT.
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Have successfully
completed (“C” or better) one year of high school algebra and
biology and one year of high school chemistry with a grade of "B-" or
better.
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Have completed TEAS (Test of
Essential Academic Skills).
LPN-ASN Students
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Meet
university entrance requirements for transfer students.
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Submit a
current active LPN license.
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Have a GPA
of 2.7 or better from the LPN program attended.
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Have
completed TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills).
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A minimum
of 26 credit hours in nursing must be taken at the University
of Saint Francis to be awarded an associate degree in nursing
from the University of Saint Francis.
Transfer Students
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Meet university entrance
requirements for transfer students.
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Have a minimum transfer
cumulative GPA of 2.7.
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Have successfully completed
one year of high school algebra and biology with a grade of "C"
or better and one year of high school chemistry with a grade of
"B-"or better or one semester of college level algebra, chemistry and
biology with a grade of "C" or better.
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Only nursing courses with a grade of "B-" or better can be
considered for transfer
credit.
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A minimum of 26 credit hours in nursing must be taken at the University of
Saint Francis to be awarded an associate degree in nursing from
the University of Saint Francis.
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Have completed TEAS (Test of
Essential Academic Skills).
Entry into a clinical sequence is based on
availability of enrollment openings for the course. When it is
necessary to form a waiting list for clinical courses, the following
criteria are used for prioritizing students to begin the clinical
sequence:
1. GPA earned at the University of Saint Francis
2. Date prerequisite courses completed.
3. Date of entry into the nursing program.
3. Number of credit hours completed toward the degree, including
transfer credits.
4. Grades in non-nursing courses, especially math and sciences
courses.
Once admitted to the nursing major, students
must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.7, achieve a "B-" or better in
all nursing courses and earn a grade of "C" or better in all
required non-nursing courses.
Students who do not meet the nursing admission
criteria may be admitted to the university as a pre-nursing major.
MAJOR COURSEWORK
Click here for the
curriculum plan and
course descriptions
for
the ASN program. Changes may be made in the curriculum
as necessary.
CAREER ADVANCEMENT
The University of Saint Francis also offers an RN-MSN Transition
Sequence of courses. Students who achieve an ASN degree and meet all
MSN admission criteria may be admitted into the MSN program.
Completion of the RN-MSN transition sequence is required prior to
beginning a specific MSN program of study.
ACCREDITATION
The Associate of Science in Nursing Program is accredited by the
Indiana State Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing
Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York,
NY 10006. Phone: 800-669-1656 extension 153. Web site
www.nlnac.org
updated 7-08
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