Description
The Nursing Program is for those students who desire to become Nurses. This program is open to enrollment by students with no prior nursing or allied health education or experience. It also offers transitional enrollment options for those with a valid, active, unrestricted multistate compact or state LPN license. Students will be taught to demonstrate professional and caring behaviors, utilize therapeutic communication techniques, perform holistic assessments, assess the strengths and resources of patients and families, coordinate care for patients and families, teach necessary health information to consumers of health, apply mathematical calculations to safely administer medications, collaborate with members of the healthcare team and apply critical thinking and the nursing process consistently. An Associate degree in Nursing will be awarded upon successful completion of the program. Outside work is required.
Students who have successfully met all educational and institutional requirements for the Associate Degree in the Nursing program from Southeastern College are eligible to have their names submitted to their state’s Board of Nursing to be considered as a candidate for the NCLEX-RN. The state Board of Nursing is the state agency authorized to determine if the applicant qualifies to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a Registered Nurse.
As part of the program, students must participate in training experiences at approved clinical sites. Sites may be up to 100 miles from the campus. All expenses relating to this clinical training are the responsibility of the student, i.e., food and gas, etc. Students are expected to remain flexible with the schedule, which may be changed without advanced notice, and may make any necessary accommodations to their schedule as needed.
Objectives
This program prepares students for an entry-level position as a Nurse. Students will be exposed to professional nursing encompassing legal and ethical decision-making in the promotion of health in the community. Students will demonstrate the use of the nursing processes to meet multiple health needs for adults and children in a variety of healthcare settings, communicate therapeutically with families, groups, and individuals, synthesize, and communicate relevant data effectively and concisely, and utilize management skills and concepts to plan and coordinate patient care. Students will assume the role of the associate degree nurse as a member of the health care team and will integrate the theoretical content of general education classes with nursing theory and practice.
Admission Requirements
Admissions Requirements:
General Student Admission
- Submit Application
- Have a high school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent
- Pass School Entrance Assessment by obtaining a minimum score of 60 on the ATI TEAS exam. (To be considered for admission into the nursing program, applicants must earn a minimum score of 60 on the most current version of the ATI TEAS exam. Students must wait at least 30 days after a second test attempt and may take the exam no more than three times within a six-month period. TEAS scores that are more than 12 months old at the time of application into the professional phase of the program will not be accepted. All TEAS attempts must be taken at Southeastern College to be considered.)
- Pass the Wonderlic Score by obtaining a minimum score of 19. (To be considered for admission into the nursing program, applicants must earn a minimum score of 19 on the Wonderlic. Students may take the exam no more than three times within a three-month period.)
- Submit a written essay
- Interview with Nursing Program Director and/or designee
Licensed Practical Nursing Applicants
- Submit Application
- Have a high school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent
- Pass the Wonderlic Score by obtaining a minimum score of 19. (To be considered for admission into the nursing program, applicants must earn a minimum score of 19 on the Wonderlic. Students may take the exam no more than three times within a three-month period.)
- Hold an active Licensed Practical Nursing License
- Submit a written essay
- Interview with Nursing Program Director and/or designee
Applicants Holding a Bachelor’s Degree
- Submit Application
- Have an earned bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited institution recognized by the US Department of Education or a foreign equivalent
- Pass the Wonderlic Score by obtaining a minimum score of 19. (To be considered for admission into the nursing program, applicants must earn a minimum score of 19 on the Wonderlic. Students may take the exam no more than three times within a three-month period.)
- Submit a written essay
- Interview with Nursing Program Director and/or designee
Certificate in Pre-Nursing Applicants (South Carolina Technical Colleges only)
- Submit Application
- Have a high school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent and an earned Pre-Nursing Certificate from a South Carolina Technical College
- Pass school entrance assessment
- Must have completed a pre-nursing certificate with a minimum of 3.50 GPA within the last 3 years
- Must maintain a 3.5 GPA in General Education Courses completed at Southeastern College to waive the pre-nursing entrance exam requirement, otherwise students will be required to pass the pre-nursing entrance exam requirement by obtaining the minimum proficiency level score of 60.0 before starting core classes (no courses can be repeated for GPA purposes)
- Pass the Wonderlic Score by obtaining a minimum score of 19. (To be considered for admission into the nursing program, applicants must earn a minimum score of 19 on the Wonderlic. Students may take the exam no more than three times within a three-month period.)
- Submit a written essay
- Interview with Nursing Program Director and/or designee
Prerequisites:
- Graduates of Southeastern College’s Practical Nurse Program may provide proof of a valid, active, unrestricted state LPN license within 90 days from the start of their first general education course. Failure to provide a valid, active, unrestricted license within 90 days will result in the withdrawal of the student from the school.
Additional Prerequisites to the Nursing Core Classes
Please note that the following requirements must all be met or maintained to advance into the Nursing Program core courses:
- Intermediate Algebra and all science courses (Human Anatomy and Physiology I, Advanced Anatomy and Physiology, and Microbiology courses and labs) must have been completed within 5 years before starting Nursing Program Core Courses.
- A cumulative GPA of 3.00 in the pre-requisite general education courses is required to enter the core Nursing program courses. A student must receive a grade of “B” or higher for Intermediate Algebra and all science classes (Human Anatomy & Physiology I, Advanced Anatomy and Physiology, and Microbiology courses and labs). If a candidate transfers general education course(s), those courses and grades earned will be used to calculate the CGPA. The College will use the credit value and grade scale for current Southeastern College general education courses in the computation of the CGPA. The credit values at a minimum must be equivalent to current Southeastern College general education courses. The student may elect not to transfer in any general education courses.
- A 10 Panel Drug Screen and Level II Background check and fingerprints will be conducted again, if deemed necessary by the Program Director. If the candidate tests positive for the drug screen or items appear on the background check that violate the clinical site terms of the agreement, s/he will not be allowed to proceed into the Nursing program core courses. In the event of errors for items appearing on the background check that violate clinical site terms of the agreement, the candidate will not be allowed to proceed to the Nursing program core courses unless s/he is able to provide corrected documentation.
- The currency and unrestricted nature of the practical nursing license will be checked again before entering the Nursing program core classes (if applicable). If a candidate’s license is not current or unrestricted at this time or s/he is unable to provide documentation, s/he will be registered as a non-transitional student and will not receive transfer credit.
- Active medical insurance is required before the first day of starting the Nursing Program Core Courses. Medical insurance must be maintained throughout the duration of your time in the Nursing Program.
- Provide documentation of health examination within 6 months before starting Nursing Program Core Courses.
- Provide TB test within one year of starting Nursing Program Core Courses or Chest X-ray Documentation within two years of starting Nursing Program Core Courses. (Must be renewed if the date expires at any point during the program.)
- Provide Current Immunization Documentation as required by program and clinical sites.
- Abuse registry clearance.
- 10 Panel Drug Screen within two months before starting Nursing Program Core Courses.
- Possess a current eight-hours American Heart Association CPR Certification before starting Nursing Core Courses for those entering with a valid, active, unrestricted state LPN license and prior to the Nursing program core courses for all other students.
- Medical insurance is required prior to the first day of beginning general education courses.
Please see the Program Handbook for additional policies for this program.
Nursing, Associate of Science Degree
Course Outline
To receive an Associate of Science Degree in the Nursing program, students must complete 43.5 semester credit hours in their major and 30.0 semester credit hours in general education courses for a total of 73.5 semester credit hours. This Associate of Science Degree program can be completed in 25 months for all full-time students.
Nursing, Associate in Applied Science Degree
Course Outline
To receive an Associate in Applied Science Degree in the Nursing program, students must complete 42.5 semester credit hours in their major and 30.0 semester credit hours in general education courses for a total of 72.5 semester credit hours. This Associate in Applied Science Degree program can be completed in 25 months for all full-time students.
ACCREDITATION
The Associate of Science in Nursing program at Southeastern College- Miami Lakes Area Branch campus, located in Miami Lakes, Florida, is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000, www.acenursing.org.
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate of Science in Nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN Website, https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs/.