2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Dec 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Nursing (BSN, Offered at UMFK and UMPI campuses)


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The Bachelor of Science in Nursing traditional track is for students who transition from high school to college, or who wish to transfer with some credit earned from other academic institutions, or as non-traditional students who wish to be considered for previously-earned academic credit and/or life experience. Ordinarily, this option takes 4 years to complete. Although courses may be taken in the summer, summer classes are not required to complete the program requirements. This is an in-person program offered at both the Fort Kent and Presque Isle campuses.

Admission Guidelines

First-year candidates for the Traditional Nursing program are required to graduate from an approved secondary school or complete the GED/HiSet equivalent, to have a 2.5 GPA and recommended to have completed the following College Preparatory courses with a grade of C, or better, in:

  • English: four (4) years
  • Mathematics: three (3) years (Algebra I/II & Geometry)
  • Science with laboratory experience: two (2) years (Biology and Chemistry)
  • Social science: two (2) years
  • Anatomy and Physiology or Physics
  • Foreign language

Students not meeting the Traditional Nursing guidelines may be admitted to the Allied Health program. After successful completion of the first semester with a 2.5 GPA, students may request a transfer into the Nursing program.

Upon successful completion of the program and fulfillment of all University graduation requirements, the student is awarded a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing and is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). As part of the licensure application process, arrest and court records of final adjudication for any offense other than a minor traffic violation must be submitted for review to the Maine State Board of Nursing. The Maine State Board of Nursing may refuse to grant a license on the basis of a criminal record for convictions denominated in Title V Chapter 341 Section 5301 Subsection II of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated. Applications of those who have been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have been removed are considered to be incomplete until documentation that civil rights have been regained is presented to the Maine State Board of Nursing. Prospective and current students with a criminal history are responsible for contacting the Maine State Board of Nursing to ensure their licensing eligibility.

Nursing BSN - Program Details  

Distribution of credits


Core courses 98 or 99 credits
Remaining general education 27 credits

 

Core Courses


Minimum grade of C+ for all NUR/HLT courses. All other courses have a minimum grade of C and an overall minimum grade point average of 2.5 must be maintained to be enrolled in the nursing program.

**CLEP option for all students

Remaining General Education Courses


All general education courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C.

Traditional Nursing Major - Course Sequencing


Courses in the nursing major are taken in a sequential manner, as outlined below, and any deviation must be individually assessed and approved by the student’s academic advisor. The clinical component of a course may be completed in the community, acute, and long-term care settings.

*Satisfies General Education Requirement

See Academic and Clinical Progression Policies for Traditional and Accelerated BSN Tracks.

Fall Semester Freshman Year - Total 16 credits


^Must successfully complete ASP classes (if required) prior to enrollment

Spring Semester Freshman Year - Total 16 credits


^Must successfully complete ASP classes (if required) prior to enrollment

Spring Semester Senior Year - Total 16 credits


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