FREE ELECTIVES: (10 CREDIT HOURS)

Admission to Program

• Have an associate degree or diploma in nursing form an accredited school.
  
  
• Possess an active unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the United States. Provisional admission may be granted to an applicant to enroll in NURS 311 and NURS 320 the semester immediately following graduation from an associate degree program. Full admission is contingent upon obtaining an active license prior to completion of NURS 311 and NURS 320.
  
  
• Have a valid RN License in the state in which you will be completing assignments.
  
  
• Not been excluded from another nursing program for any reason, including, but not limited to, academic dishonestly, disruptive behavior or course failure.
  
  
• Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 based on a 4.0 scale on all college/university course work completed prior to admission.
  
  
• Meet requirements for general admission to college and be admitted to college.
  
  
• Submit completed Nursing and Health sciences application and submit transcripts of all prior college work.
  
  
• No history of felony convictions.

Applications are accepted year round. In the event of space limitation, qualified applications will be offered admission for the following semester

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours equivalent with 60 credit hours os outlined in Course of Study.
  
  
• Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at WVU Parkersburg.
  
  
• Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
  
  
• Complete all courses in the program of study with a minimum grade of “C”.
  
  
• Complete all course work within five years after enrollment in the first nursing course of the RN-BSN program.

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.”

* Serves technical and professional degree programs specific to WVU Parkersburg. Does not transfer to WVU as General Education (March 2018).