Freshman Admission

Jacksonville University offers the unique opportunity to be accepted into the nursing program as a high school senior. As a student in the Jacksonville University School of Nursing's Freshman Acceptance Program, you are given the unique opportunity to be involved with School of Nursing activities and functions beginning your freshman year.

You will start learning the basics of nursing right from the beginning of your college experience and have the change to live with other freshman nursing students in a designated block of dorm rooms. You will also have the chance to meet and select a member from the Student Nursing Association, who will serve as your mentor and help guide you through your freshman year.

During the fall semester of your freshman year, you will take Introduction to Nursing, where you will have the opportunity to meet School of Nursing faculty and students, examine historical roots of professional nursing right up to the current issues, and shadow a practicing nurse at a local hospital.

To apply, you must submit an undergraduate application to the University office of admissions if you have not already been accepted to Jacksonville University. From there, your admissions counselor will talk to you about your eligibility for the School of Nursing Freshman Acceptance Program if you have expressed an interest in Nursing.

Admission requirements:

A High School cumulative GPA minimum of 3.5 weighted
High School Chemistry, Biology and Algebra II with a 'B' or equivalent weighted AP course grade
SAT score of 1100 (critical reading + math) or ACT score of 24
Must be nominated by the Undergraduate Admissions Office

For additional information, please contact the Office of Admissions at 904.256.7000 or admissions@ju.edu or Stephanie Bloom at slbloom@ju.edu.

Recommended Curriculum Plan:

Freshman Year - Fall

NUR 112	Introduction to Nursing	1
**BIOL 215	Anatomy & Physiology I	4
**ENGL103	Intro to Writing	3
**CHEM 101/103	Intro to Chemistry/General Chemistry	4
*HIST 150	The Modern World	3
	Total	15

Freshman Year - Spring

Course	Title	Credits
**BIOL 216	Anatomy & Physiology II	4
*ENGL 203	World Literature	3
*CS 150	Intro to Computer	3
**MATH 205	Intro to Statistics	3
XXX xxx	Elective	3
	Total	16

Sophomore Year - Fall

Course	Title	Credits
NUR 212	Foundations of Pro. Nursing	3
NUR 222	Nursing Assessment	3
**BIOL 210	Human Nutrition	3
**PSYC 210	Human Growth & Development	3
*XXX xxx	Social Science Core	3
	Total	15

Sophomore Year - Spring

Course	Title	Credits
NUR 220	Essentials of Nursing	3
NUR 221	Essentials of Nursing Practice	2
NUR 202	Intro to Pharmacology	1
**BIOL 222	Micro for Health Professionals	4
*PHIL 101	Intro to Philosophy	3
*HUM xxx	Any Humanities	3
	Total	16

Summer

Course	Title	Credits
*ECON 201	Macroeconomics	3
*IS xxx	International Studies Core	3
*XXX xxx	Fine Arts Core	3
	Total	9

Junior Year - Fall

Course	Title	Credits
NUR 310	Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Theory	3
NUR 311	Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Practice	2
NUR 314	Adult Health Theory	3
NUR 315	Adult Health Practice	2
NUR 302	Pharmacology I	1
NUR 316	Research	3
	Total	14

Junior Year - Spring

Course	Title	Credits
NUR 320	Advanced Adult Health Theory	4
NUR 321	Advanced Adult Health Practice	2
NUR 304	Pharmacology II	1
NUR 328	Child-Rearing Family Theory	3
NUR 329	Child-Rearing Family Practice	2
	Total	14

Senior Year - Fall

Course	Title	Credits
NUR 410	Critical Care Nursing Theory	2
NUR 411	Critical Care Nursing Practice	3
NUR 454	A Conceptual Approach to Pathophysiology	3
NUR 434	Care of the Child-Bearing Family Theory	3
NUR 435	Care of the Child-Bearing Family Practice	2
	Total	13

Senior Year - Spring

Course	Title	Credits
NUR 436SI	Community Health Nursing Theory	2
NUR 437	Community Health Nursing Practice	2
NUR 422WI	Nursing Leadership & Management	3
NUR 423	Nursing Synthesis	5
	Total	12

*University core requirements

**School of nursing prerequisites (must be completed by beginning of the Junior year)

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