Students enrolled in the BS in Nursing basic program receive a bachelor of science degree with a major in nursing. The basic nursing major is 85-86 credits and is for students who do not have a RN license. The program provides a foundation for a nursing career, which includes roles in acute care and community based care environments and for graduate education in advanced practice. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam.
- Students must complete all of the 100 and 200-level support courses and have 57 or more completed credits prior to beginning NSG 207 and NSG 212
- Total credits required for degree completion (minimum): 121 credits
Admission to the Nursing program as a current student declaring Nursing as a new major requires a major GPA of 3.000 for all support coursework required for the Nursing program. Contact the Office of Academic Advising ([email protected]) for more details on this process.
Accelerated B.S. in Nursing (ABSN)
The Accelerated B.S. in Nursing degree (ABSN) is for students who have previously earned a bachelor's degree in another field and who have successfully completed the prerequisite and support courses listed below. Second degree students possessing an undergraduate bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the United States are exempt from all of the RSC general education requirements. An official transcript indicating the degree earned with graduation date or the degree conferral date listed is required.
ABSN Course Plan
The ABSN program is a 16-month degree program (54-57 credits). The ABSN course plan begins in the fall and is four terms of full-time study. Degree completion is awarded at the end of the second fall term.
• Term 1: Fall, 12 credits (or 15 credits including SOC 350 if needed)
• Term 2: Spring, 16 credits
• Term 3: Summer, 14 credits
• Term 4 is Fall, 12 credits
Pre-requisite Courses
Note: to be eligible to enroll in NSG 200 level coursework, 1. completion of the prerequisite courses is required, 2. a nursing major GPA of 3.000 or higher is required, and 3. completion of 60 total credits.
- Complete all of the following:
Support Courses
Complete all of the following:
Nursing Coursework
- Students must receive a grade of C+ or higher (2.300) in all NSG courses.
- Complete all of the following:
Academic Standards
Students are required to attain and maintain a Nursing major GPA of 3.000 or higher. In order for a student to enroll in Nursing department courses (NSG), a Nursing GPA of 3.000 is required. If a Nursing GPA of 3.000 is not achieved, the student will be placed on probation and may not progress in the Nursing sequence. The student will be provided a single semester to increase their Nursing GPA to the required 3.000 by either repeating a Nursing Course and/or required prerequisites. If the required Nursing GPA of 3.000 is achieved, the student will be allowed to progress in the Nursing sequence and come off probation. After one semester, if the cumulative Nursing GPA of 3.000 is not achieved, the student will be dismissed from the Nursing program.
Students are responsible for reviewing the academic standards for nursing as outlined in the College Catalog and the Nursing Department Student Handbook. The first time a student’s nursing major GPA falls below 3.000 or earns a course grade of less than C+ (2.300) in any NSG course, the student’s academic standing will be reviewed by the Nursing Academic Standards committee and the Chair of the Nursing Department. Following this review, at the end of the academic semester the student will be placed on probation and will not be allowed to progress in the nursing program. Students may not appeal probation. The student will be permitted to retake only one NSG course (including NSG courses with a W grade). See the Repeat Course Policy for the institutional limit.
Recommendations from the committee will be given to the student to improve the student’s academic standing within the program. The student must adhere to the recommendations. If the student has previously repeated a nursing course, the student will be dismissed from the program.
Note: students may only be on probation once while in the nursing program and may only repeat one nursing course.
Suggested Program of Study
The following is a suggested course sequence for the Nursing major. Courses in year 1 and year 2 may be completed in a different term within the first two years. Note: BIO 201, BIO 202, BIO 208, CHM 103 (or CHM 111 or PHY 101), SCI 120, PSY 101, PSY 202 or PSY 208, are required prerequisites for NSG 207 and NSG 212. Recommended for the Quantitative-General Education requirement: Statistics course (MAT 220 or PSY 207), 4 credits.
Year 1 - Fall: 16 credits
CHM 103 & CHM 103L Intro to Gen Chem (4cr)
PSY 101 Intro to Psychology (3cr)
RSC 101 Thriving at Sage (3cr)
Sociology course (3cr)
WRT 101 (3cr)
Year 1 - Spring: 16 credits
BIO 201 & BIO 201L (4cr)
SCI 120 Nutrition Science (3cr)
WRT 201 Researching in Community (3cr)
General Education Course (3cr)
General Elective (3cr)
Year 2 - Fall: 16-17 credits
BIO 202 & BIO 202L A&P I(4cr)
PSY 202 (3cr) or PSY 208 Dev. Science (4cr)
RSC 201 or General Education course (3cr)
General Education Course (3cr)
General Elective (3cr)
Year 2 - Spring: 16 credits
BIO 208 & BIO 208L Microbiology (4cr)
SOC 350 Research for the Professions (3cr)
RSC 201 or General Education course (3cr)
General Education course (3cr)
General Elective (3cr)
Year 3 - Fall: 12 credits
*Nursing major GPA of 3.000 or higher is required for NSG 207 & NSG 212.
NSG 201 Theoretical Basis of Nursing (3cr)
NSG 207, NSG 207L, NSG 207R Health Assess Promo Strag. (4cr)
NSG 212, NSG 212L, NSG 212R Nursing Concepts I (5cr)
Year 3 - Spring: 16 credits
NSG 323, NSG 323L, NSG 323R Nursing Concepts II (6cr)
NSG 325, NSG 325L Family & Comm Health I (3cr)
NSG 326, NSG 326L Psych Mental Hlth Nursing (4cr)
NSG 345 Nursing Pharmacology (3cr)
Year 4 - Fall: 17 credits
NSG 333, NSG 333L Nursing Concepts III (6cr)
NSG 355, NSG 355L Reproduction & Sexuality (4cr)
NSG 425, NSG 425L Family & Comm Health II (4cr)
RSC 301 General Education course (3cr)
Year 4 - Spring: 12 credits **
NSG 405 Leadership & Mgt in Nursing (2cr)
NSG 409 Professional Role (2cr)
NSG 450, NSG 450L Transitions to Prof Practice (8cr)
**Due to the clinical hours requirement in NSG 450, completing 12 credits maximum in the last term of study is strongly recommended.
Degree Completion Notes
- Total credits required for a bachelor's degree (minimum): 121 credits
- Completion of General Education coursework required
- 1/2 of major requirements must be completed at Sage
- Completion of 60 liberal arts and sciences credits
- Cumulative GPA required for graduation (minimum): 2.000
- Major GPA required for graduation (minimum): 3.000