Degree Requirements
NURS 231 - Examination of the Role of the Professional Nurse
NURS 240 - Pathophysiology
NURS 241 - Clinical Pharmacology and Nutrition for Nurses
NURS 246 - Foundation and Health Assessment in Nursing Practice
NURS 342 - Adult Health 1
NURS 343 - Adult Health 2
NURS 354 - Care of Women and Childbearing Families
NURS 355 - Care of Children and Adolescents
NURS 472 - Nursing Research
NURS 474 - Care of Persons with Mental Health Needs
NURS 475 - Care of Populations
NURS 476 - Care of the Person with Complex Needs
NURS 481 - Nursing Leadership and Management
NURS 482 - Transition to Professional Practice Role
NURS 483 - Capstone Review of Nursing Coursework
General Education Requirements for the Accelerated Option
Prerequisite Requirements
To be completed by May 31 (prior to fall enrollment):
- Anatomy and Physiology I (with lab)
- Anatomy and Physiology II (with lab)
- General Chemistry or equivalent, no lab required
- Microbiology/Bacteriology (with lab)
- Introduction to Psychology
- Human Growth and Development (Life Span)
- English Composition
- Statistics
- Ethics
NOTE: CLEP exams for prerequisite requirements are only accepted if the University accepts the individual exam.
All science courses must be completed within seven years of admission to the program. A grade of C or better must be earned in all prerequisite courses. Any repeated course is subject to the SIUE Course Repeat Policy, 1J2.
Additional Curriculum Requirements for All Baccalaureate Students
Senior Assignment
All nursing majors are required to complete a senior assignment. In the traditional and accelerated Bachelor of Science (ABS) programs, students will complete a senior assignment project in NURS 481 or 490. A capstone review course, NURS 483, is also required for all traditional and ABS students. In the accelerated RN to BS program, students will complete their senior assignment in NURS 484R and 480R or NURS 606 and 490R (accelerated undergraduate to graduate option). At the end of NURS 481, 480R, 490 or 490R students will present their senior assignment project to course participants, course faculty and other invited faculty. Students in NURS 481, 480R or 490/490R will complete a capstone reflection summarizing the development of the student from admission to the nursing program to graduation as a baccalaureate prepared professional nurse.
Standardized Exams
Traditional option program for licensure and accelerated option students admitted to the School of Nursing are required to take standardized exams throughout the curriculum.
Student Transportation to Clinical Practicum
Students are required to travel to a variety of clinical sites for the practicum experiences. Transportation to those sites is the responsibility of the student. Clinical sites are located within a 90 mile radius of SIUE campus.
Health/Background Check Information
After admission into the traditional and ABS nursing programs, at the student's expense, the following information is required to be submitted to the vendor in accordance with the timeline provided by the School of Nursing. The Baccalaureate Student Handbook, issued to students accepted into the School of Nursing, contains full details.
- Copy of a physical exam (according to School of Nursing guidelines)
- Immunization history plus (annual TB skin test and influenza injection required; COVID-19 vaccine or exemption approval required)
- Proof of CPR certification (must maintain active status)
- Proof of health insurance
- Criminal background check
- Drug screen
Retention
- Students must achieve a grade of 75.5% (rounded) or above to pass a nursing course and progress to the next sequence of courses. The grading scale for the School of Nursing is: A=93-100; B=85-92; C=76-84; D=68-75 and F below 68. Students will be excluded from the School of Nursing if they receive one failing grade (grades below C) in a nursing course.
- All students admitted to the undergraduate nursing program are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
- Students must receive a grade of C or higher for all prerequisite or corequisite courses.
- Students must meet the standards set in the SIUE School of Nursing Performance Standards at https://www.siue.edu/nursing/academic-programs/. Students are subject to all the retention and progression standards as indicated in the SON policy and the SIUE Academic Standards of Performance 1I1.
- Students must meet all mandatory drug screening requirements, health mandates and background checks required by the school of nursing policies.
Accelerated Undergraduate to Graduate Nursing Options
Students in the accelerated BS program may apply for accelerated graduate program options for Master of Science degrees in healthcare nursing administration or nurse educator, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice for the family nurse practitioner program. Students who are eligible to enter these options may replace six credits of nursing undergraduate courses with nursing graduate courses, reducing both time and cost involved in attaining a graduate degree.
