Undergraduate
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
BSN Honors Study Option
Students have an opportunity to pursue School of Nursing Honors on the IUB and IUPUI campuses as part of their baccalaureate degree in nursing. The School of Nursing Honors is designed to challenge motivated students who are interested in developing skills in the areas of knowledge generation, knowledge utilization, and knowledge dissemination.
IUSON Admission Criteria for Honors (at the IUPUI campus)
- Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5 for all college-level courses completed.
- Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5 for all completed courses that are credited to the nursing degree
Retention Criteria
- Maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.3 each semester to remain in the program
- Maintain a minimum Nursing Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.3 each semester to remain in the program
IUSON Honor Study Goals (at the IUPUI campus)
- Engage motivated students in the pursuit of academic excellence in nursing.
- Create opportunities for students to build collaborative mentor partnerships with faculty.
- Involve students in faculty research projects and scholarship activities.
- Facilitate the transition to doctoral education.
Honors Study in Nursing Requirements
- Completion of 12 credit hours of designated nursing colloquia hours.
- Completion of 3 credit hours of H399, Senior Research Internship I
- Completion of 3 credit hours of H499, Senior Research Internship II
- Completion of 3 credit hours of H355, Data Analysis in Clinical Practice (this course is part of the BSN curriculum)
- Completion of 3 credit hours of H365, Introduction to Nursing Research (this course is part of the BSN curriculum)
- Expected to present in Clarian Research Seminar the first Friday in December. There will be other opportunities to present, and you will be expected to do so when such opportunities arise, such as the Campus Wide Research Day held each April at IUPUI.
Total hours credit for IUPUI School of Nursing degree designation is 24 credit hours
Curriculum and study experiences for Nursing Honors
3rd Semester
- Orientation to Honors expectations
- Introduction to selected faculty researchers
- Importance of research to the discipline and practice of nursing
- Book discussion on Aging with Grace
4thSemester
- Observe how a research team functions by shadowing a researcher
- Interact with faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students involved in research activities (may include: Observation of inter-disciplinary research team)
- Pass the Protecting Human Subjects Research test
- Learn to conduct a literature search in the library
5thSemester
- Define areas of research interest with the guidance of faculty researchers
- Conduct a literature search and obtain the articles
- Discuss the importance of research topic to the practice of nursing
- Select and critique a measurement tool
- Enter references in EndNote or other accepted citation manager
6thSemester
- Submit a research proposal for funding consideration or critique
- Assist in obtaining IRB approval for your study
- Continue to develop a critical review of the literature on the research topic, such as an integrated review of the literature
7th Semester
- Collect or access your data
- Prepare your data for analysis
- Participate in data analysis
- Prepare a poster for presentation (if appropriate)
8thSemester
- Submit results from your study
- Continue to disseminate results from your study