Nursing (A.S.)

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35 MAJOR HOURS, 65 CREDIT HOURS

Departmental Requirements (35 hours)

Nondepartmental & General Education Requirements (30 hours)

Note:

1. The student must earn a “C” as a minimum grade in all courses required for the nursing major.

2.   Required sequence
      a.   PHGY 220 and PHGY 220L must be taken prior to or concurrent with NURS 206
      b.   PHGY 230 and PHGY 230L must be taken prior to or concurrent with NURS 261
      c.   MATH 102 must be taken prior to or concurrent with NURS 282

3.   Contact and Credit hours
      a.   Contact Hours
            Theory: 1 credit hour = 1 contact hour per week per semester
            Learning Lab/Clinical: 1 credit hour = 3 contact hours per week per semester

      b.   Nursing credit ratios
            NURS 204 1:0 (1 credit hour = 1 theory hour)
            NURS 206 5:3 (8 credit hours = 5 theory hours and 3 clinical/lab hours)
            NURS 261 5:4 (9 credit hours = 5 theory hours and 4 clinical/lab hours)
            NURS 282 4:4 (8 credit hours = 4 theory hours and 4 clinical/lab hours)
            NURS 286 4:5 (9 credit hours = 4 theory hours and 5 clinical/lab hours)

The South Dakota Board of Regents Proficiency Examination

All students seeking undergraduate degrees must achieve satisfactory performance on The South Dakota Board of Regents Proficiency Examination, the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). Students pursuing an Associate degree must take the examination as soon as they have passed 32 credit hours. This includes credits which are transferred in as well as those taken on campus. The examination is scheduled once each semester, during the first two weeks in November and the last two weeks of March. The CAAP Exam consists of four test components: writing skills, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning. The purpose of the examination is to ensure the standards and quality of the education that students receive and to provide the University with information for improving the general educational curriculum. The examination also provides students with information that allows them to compare their performance to that of other students across the United States. Passing this set of exams in necessary to graduate and complete a degree program.

For additional information see http://catalog.usd.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=157