University of Maine at Augusta
2015-2016 Catalog
College of Professional Studies
NURSING (RN-BSN COMPLETION), BACHELORS OF SCIENCE
NURSING ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS:
 Associate Degree – in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution
 Maine RN License (Must be completed before the second semester in the program)
 Minimum GPA of 2.50
If transfer students have not completed the courses listed below at their former college, they need to
complete UMA’s core education requirements before receiving a degree from UMA. The following
disciplines are required in UMA’s academic core:
 Any 100-level communications course (3)
 ENG 101 College Writing (3)
 Any Fine Arts or Humanities elective (3)
 MAT 100 Mathematics and Its Applications or higher (3)
 PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
 PSY 308 Human Development (3)
 SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
 BIO 110 Fundamentals of Biology or equivalent (4)
 BIO 210 Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent (4)
 BIO 321 Microbiology or equivalent (4)
BACHELOR’S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
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Minimum 120 Credit Hours
Writing Intensive Course
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.50
30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.50
PROGRAM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (33 CREDIT HOURS):
All courses must be passed with a C, not C minus (C-), or higher for successful completion.
 NUR/CIS 225 Introduction to Health Informatics (3) (Prerequisite: CIS 100 or
permission of instructor)
 NUR 301 Health Assessment Through the Lifespan (4) (Prerequisite: NUR 204 & 205
or RN License) (offered Spring semester)
 NUR 302 Pharmacology for Nurses (3) (Prerequisite: NUR 204 & 205 or RN License)
(offered Fall semester)
 NUR 304 Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice (3) (Prerequisite: NUR 204 & 205
or RN License) This course is required to be the first NUR course to be taken in the
RN-BSN program and must be taken at UMA unless awarded course transfer
equivalency upon admission.
 NUR 352 Nursing Research (3) (Prerequisite: NUR 304 & MAT 115 or concurrent
enrollment)
 NUR 355 Community and Global Health Didactic (3) (Prerequisite: NUR 301, 304, &
352 or by permission; concurrent enrollment in NUR 352 permitted) (offered Fall
semester)
 NUR 356 Community and Global Health Clinical (2) (Prerequisite: NUR 301, 304, 352,
and 355 or by permission; concurrent enrollment in NUR 352 and 355 permitted.
Immunization compliance required prior to clinical work) (offered Spring semester)
 NUR 410 Leadership and Management in Nursing (3) (Prerequisite: NUR 304 & 352 or
by permission of instructor) (offered Fall semester)
 NUR 499W Senior Seminar (3) (Prerequisite: NUR 304, 352, 355, 356 and 410 and
ENG 101) (offered Spring semester)
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University of Maine at Augusta
2015-2016 Catalog
College of Professional Studies
 Complete any two 300 or 400-level Nursing electives (6)
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (18 CREDIT HOURS):
All MAT and BIO courses must be passed with a C, not C minus (C-), or higher for successful
completion.
 ENG 103W Writing for Allied Health (3)
 Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):
ART 1xx any 100-level Art course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG 351 Creative Writing I
ENG 452 Creative Writing II
MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course
 Complete one of the following Humanities electives (3):
AME xxx any American Studies course
ARH 105 History of Art & Architecture I
ARH 106 History of Art & Architecture II
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 101 or 317w)
FRE xxx any French course
HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
HTY xxx any History course
HUM xxx any Humanities course
MUH xxx any Music History course
PHI xxx any Philosophy course (except PHI 135 or 335)
SPA xxx any Spanish course
WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course
 MAT 115 Elementary Statistics I (3)
 BIO 104 Human Nutrition (3)
 BIO 345 Pathophysiology (3)
ADVISING NOTES:
 The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is fully accredited by the Accreditation
Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
 Students admitted to the RN-BSN Program may be given credit for comparable
baccalaureate level nursing courses that have been completed within the previous 10
years. For course work completed over 10 years, students may elect to request a course
substitution/waiver or complete a portfolio assessment per UMA guidelines.
Students are encouraged to contact their faculty advisor and the Advising Center for academic
advising and support services throughout their stay at UMA.
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