Note that all students must complete the general education core, which is incorporated into the Plan of Study. The School of Nursing requires a grade of C or better in all courses.

Semester 1 Courses:  Pre Nursing (15-17 credits total)

• ENG -W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiring 1 (3 cr.)
• ANAT-A 215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr)
• Freshman Learning Community (selection from list) (1-3 cr.)
• SOC-S 100, Intro to Sociology (3 cr)
• Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing (selected from list) (3 cr.)

Semester 2 Courses:  Pre Nursing (17 credits total)

• PHSL-P 215 Basic Human Physiology (5 cr.)
• PSY-P 103 General Psychology (3 cr)
• Quantitative Reasoning (selection from list) (3 cr.)
• SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking (3 cr.)
• General Elective or General Education Requirement (selection) (3 cr.)

Semester 3 Courses:  Nursing (16 credits total)

• MICR-J 200 Microbiology (3 cr.); MICR-J 201 Microbiology Lab (1 cr.)
• NURS-B 222 Comprehensive Health Assessment and Practicum (5 cr.)
• NURS-B 223 Promoting Healthy Populations with Community and Practicum (4 cr.)
• NURS-B 253 Professionalism in Collaborative Practice (3 cr.)

Semester 4 Courses: Nursing (15 credits total)

• CHEM-C 109; Introductory Chemistry for Health and Nursing Sciences (3 cr.)
• NURS-B 260 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (5 cr.)
• NURS-B 261 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (4 cr.)
• NURS-L 230 Healthcare Delivery Systems (3 cr.)

Semester 5 Courses: Nursing   (16 credits total)

• NURS-H 355 Data Analysis for Practice and Research (3 cr.)
• NURS-H 356 Clinical Care I:; Biophysical Processes (5 cr.)
• NURS-H 360 Clinical Care II:; Interactive Processes (5 cr.)
• Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing elective (3 cr.)

Semester 6 Courses: Nursing   (16 credits total)

• Nursing Elective (selection) (3 cr.)
• NURS-B 334; Transitional Care of Families and Populations (5 cr.)
• NURS-H 371 Clinical Care III: Adaptive Processes (5 cr.)
• NURS-R 375 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (3 cr.)

Semester 7 Courses: Nursing   (14 credits total)

• NURS-B 444 Managing Health; Illness Across Care Environments (4 cr.)
• NURS-H 476 Clinical Care IV: Complex Processes (5 cr.)
• NURS-S 474 Applied Healthcare Ethics (3 cr.)
• General Elective (1 cr.)
• NURS-H 401 Pediatric Synthesis (1 cr.)

Semester 8 Courses: Nursing   (13 credits total)

• NURS-L 430 Leadership in Healthcare Delivery (5 cr.)
• NURS-S 483 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone (3 cr.)
• NURS-S 488 Nursing Synthesis (2 cr.)
• NURS-S 491 NCLEX Preparation (3 cr.)

Elective Courses: 

• A minimum of 3 credits of nursing elective courses must be completed.
• Additional electives as needed to achieve 120 credit hours for graduation. 

Admission to the Traditional Pre-Licensure Nursing Track:

Consideration of Applications for Admission to the Traditional Pre-Licensure Nursing Track:

Admission to the School of Nursing is a competitive process. The number of students admitted to the major depends upon the number of student spaces available, faculty, clinical resources, and applicants’ performance on admission criteria. Admission is campus-specific.  

Satisfactory completion of the prerequisite courses does not guarantee acceptance to the nursing major.

The applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Be admitted to Indiana University Kokomo as a degree‐seeking student in good standing, and must submit official transcripts from other universities attended
2. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
3. Have a minimum nursing GPA of 2.7
4. One of the three required sciences (A 215, P 215, J 200/J 201) must be completed with a C or better to apply; at least 2 of these required 3 sciences must be completed to begin the nursing major.
5. One of the following additional courses must be completed in order to apply: MATH-M 105, MATH-M 117, MATH-M 125, MATH-M 118, MATH-M 119, MATH-M 215, MATH-M 133 or MATH-M 134
6. Meet the expected TEAS score requirements:
   1. Earn an adjusted overall score placing you in the Proficient or better (proficient, advanced or exemplary)
   2. Score at the median (50^th percentile) or better in at least 3 of the 4 sub-scores.
7. Complete at least 28 credits of the pre-nursing coursework.
8. All applicants must be advised by a Nursing Advisor.
9. Students may fail (with a C- or below) no more than 3 pre-nursing courses totaling 11 credits. Of the 3 failures, only 2 are allowed in the sciences. Students exceeding any of these limits are ineligible to apply to the nursing program.
10. Cumulative GPA—If an IU GPA is not available the cumulative GPA from his/her most recent institution will be used in determining the cumulative GPA.

Direct Admission:

A very small number of highly qualified students (who have earned a prestigious scholarship at IUK) will be offered direct admission upon entry to IUK. These students are expected to excel in their academic studies, maintain the performance necessary to meet the scholarship requirements, and to meet the eligibility criteria at the time of nursing program entry.

Priority 1 Applicants:

1. meet all the eligibility criteria;
2. score in the Proficient, Advanced, or Exemplary categories on the TEAS;
3. have no sub-scores that fall below the median on the TEAS.

If there are more priority 1 applicants than seats, students in this group will be rank-ordered by pre-nursing GPA. 

Priority 2 Applicants:

1. meet all eligibility criteria;
2. score in the Proficient, Advanced, or Exemplary categories on the TEAS;
3. have one sub-score that falls below the median on the TEAS.

If there are more priority 2 applicants than seats, students in this group will be rank-ordered by pre-nursing GPA. Students who have completed at least 12 pre-nursing credits at IUK will receive an improvement in rank of “5” places.

Priority 3 Applicants:

1. meet all eligibility criteria; (except the TEAS score criteria);
2. score in the Basic category on the TEAS;

If there are seats offered from the Priority 3 applicant pool, students in this group will be rank-ordered by pre-nursing GPA. Students who have completed at least 12 pre-nursing credits at IUK will receive an improvement in rank of “5” places.

Additional Rules for Admission

• Students may fail (with a C- or below) no more than 3 pre-nursing courses totaling 11 credits. Of the 3 failures, only 2 are allowed in the sciences. Exceeding this limit makes the student ineligible.
• Sciences older than 7 years must be retaken (including A 215, P 215, J 200, J 201, C 109)
• Students who have been dismissed from another School of Nursing are not eligible for admission.
• Students must have a social security number at the time of application.
• Students must be at least 17 years of age at the time of admission due to clinical placement requirements. 

As part of the application process, the applicant must submit a Student Criminal Disclosure form to communicate any issues that would be documented on a national criminal background check.  Students who have a criminal history that precludes clinical placement will not be eligible for admission.

Applicants must meet the deadlines for filing an application for admission. If a student is admitted to the nursing major but declines to accept, the student must reapply for reconsideration, and admission is not guaranteed.

Admission to Pre-Licensure Nursing Track Considerations:
Unless approved by the School of Nursing administration, nursing major courses are open only to students accepted into the School of Nursing after applying and meeting application requirements. Please refer to “Academic Policies for All Nursing Programs” in this bulletin.