Department of
Nursing
College of
Health and Nursing Sciences
I.
Needs and Purposes for
Development of a Nursing Honors Program
A.
Needs
1.
The
“growing needs” of the increased number of talented students entering the
University of Delaware who desire a Bachelor’s Degree in the Science of
Nursing.
2.
Interests
of students and faculty to collaborate on teaching (e.g. teaching assistant
program) and research (e.g. research assistant program) endeavors.
3.
Current
enrollment of students in nursing and non-nursing honors courses, but Honors
Degree in Nursing is not “on the books” so that students can receive it.
4.
Plans
of students to pursue in-depth study in preparation for advanced education.
5.
Support
for “a vision of excellence through high quality education” as described in the
College of Health and Nursing Sciences and Department of Nursing mission
statements.
B.
Purposes
1.
To
attract and retain students with high academic qualities to nursing
2.
To
provide learning experiences with increased breadth and depth for students
interested and capable of advanced study
3.
To
promote interdisciplinary and student-teacher/mentor collaboration that leads
to excellence in health care practice, education, service, and research
4.
To
increase scholarship, employment, and graduate education opportunities for
nursing students
II.
Department of Nursing Honors
Degree
A.
Nursing
Honors Degree Requirements
1. 30 honors credits must be completed before
graduation
2. Minimum G.P.A. of 3.4
3. Completion of all requirements for the Bachelor of Science
in
Nursing
degree
4. At
least 12 honors credits must be in 300-level (or above) courses
(not including the first
year Honors colloquium)
5. Completion of a 3-credit honors capstone course /
experience during the final 2 semesters
6. Honors Degree with Distinction includes 6
thesis/scholarly project Honors credits in the senior year (UNIV401 and 402[serves as capstone])
B.
Options
for the completion of Nursing Honors Degree requirements
1. Selected (new and existing) Honors sections of required
courses in
nursing
major (Refer to proposed
curriculum on page 4)
2. New interdisciplinary Honors electives (possibly, meeting
multicultural and/or second writing course requirements) may be developed as
suggested by faculty including:
(a)
Intergenerational Health Issues
(b) Health
Care Systems
(c) Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
(d)
Genetics: Biological, Psychological,
Social, Ethical and
Legal Implications
(e) Teaching in Health and Nursing Sciences
3. In place of the 3 credit statistics requirement and 3
credit nursing research course, student may elect to take
(a)
Honors:
Research Concepts in Health Care [4 credits] in Junior fall semester that
integrates required statistics content with research content
(b)
Honors
capstone preparation course [2 credits]
4. Senior level capstone course options include Honors
sections of NURS453, NURS455, NURS411 and/or NURS475. Honors students in
teaching assistant program may take a proposed Nurse Educator Practicum as the
capstone requirement. In addition, Honors capstone courses in other departments
with programs associated with health careers may serve to meet this
requirement. Honors capstone
requirements include the presentation of a project or paper.
5. Courses at the 600-level or higher may be taken for honors credit (with permission from the course instructor and academic advisor).
PROPOSAL FOR NURSING
HONORS DEGREE
The complete requirements for an Honors Baccalaureate Degree are as follows:
I. The requirements for the baccalaureate degree in the major (including all University and college requirements), as well as any other specific requirements the major department may be set for the Honors Degree.
All current BSN degree requirements would remain in effect. Optional
substitutions will be available when they are developed. An example of an
option is the substitution of an Honors nursing research course and a capstone
preparation course for STAT201 and NURS362.
II. The general requirements for the Honors Degree:
A. A University of Delaware cumulative grade-point index of at least 3.400 at the time of graduation.
B. At least 30 credits earned in Honors courses. Of these Honors credits:
1. At least 12 must be taken at the 300-level or higher, not
including the first-year interdisciplinary Honors colloquium.
This
requirement can be met by honors courses currently in existence. Such
courses include BISC207, PSYCH201, first
year HONORS colloquia,
ENGL110, IFST201, NTDT200, BISC306,
BISC367and Honors electives for a total of
29 Honors credits in the first 3
semesters.
Current Honors nursing courses available
include:
NURS312, NURS405, NURS411, and NURS420
for a total of 15 credits. Curricular
revisions (currently instituted in the
freshmen and sophomore classes) will include
the goal of developing one new nursing honors option for each the
remaining 5
semesters of the new curriculum starting
in 2002.
In addition, University Honors courses are currently available to meet
the additional elective
requirement.
A proposal of honors course options in the new BSN curriculum is
attached.
2. During the last 2 semesters, a 3 credit Honors degree seminar, capstone course or “approved” experience must be completed as part of the 12 credit 300-level or above requirement.
Senior level capstone course options may include Honors sections of
NURS453, NURS455, NURS411 and NURS475
as they are developed in the new
curriculum. Currently, Honors NURS420 and NURS411 will meet the capstone
requirement. In addition, Honors capstone
courses beneficial to nursing majors in
other departments may be taken for this requirement.
C. Students must declare their intention to meet Honors Degree requirements by application to the University of Delaware Honors Program no later than May 15th of the year before graduation is anticipated.
Honors student
advisement will support students’ progress in meeting Honors Program
requirements and application.
PROPOSED Department
of Nursing HONORS Curriculum October,
2001
Freshman Level
FALL
Honors Selections NON-Honors Selections
Honors Colloquium 3 cr (A,B, or C restricted elective )
BISC207 HNRS: Introduction: Biology I 4 cr (3 + 1 lab) (or BISC207)
CHEM105 4 cr
PSYCH201 HNRS: General Psychology 3 cr (or PSYCH201)
Potential Honors credits available = 10 from 14 required for Freshman Fall semester -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRING
Honors Selections NON-Honors Selections
CHEM106 5cr
BISC167 Basic Human Anat 2 cr
NURS100 New Student Orientation 1 cr
HESC155 PATHWAYS 3 cr
Potential Honors credits available =3 from 14 required for Freshman Spring semester
FALL
IFST201 HNRS: Life Span Development 3 cr (or IFST201 Life Span Develop 3 cr)
BISC306 HNRS: General Physiology 3 cr (or BISC276 Human Physiology 4 cr)
BISC367 HNRS: General Physiology lab 1 cr
Honors elective 3 cr (or Restricted Elective)
NURS220 Concepts of Nursing Practice 3 cr
Potential Honors credits available = 13 from 16 required for
Sophomore Fall semester
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SPRING (Sophomore)
No Honors Selections currently available NON-Honors Selections
BISC300 Introduction to Microbiology 4 c
Possible Honors Additions NURS230 Foundations of Nursing 3 cr
NURS222 HNRS: Pharmacology 3 cr (or NURS222 Pharmacology 3cr)
NURS240 HNRS: Scientific Basis Nursing 5cr (or NURS240 Sci Basis Nursing 5cr)
With planning, potential Honors
credits = 8 out of 15 required for Sophomore Spring semester
FALL
Honors Selections NON-Honors Selections
NURS352 Nursing Care of Adults I 2 cr
NURS354 Psychosocial Nursing 2 cr
Possible Honors Additions:
NURS355 HNRS:
Clinical Applications: Psych 3 cr (or
NURS355 Clinical Applic: Psych 3 cr)
(Honors Clinical
Section) and/or
NURS353 HNRS:Clinical
Applications: Adult I 3 cr) (or
NURS353 Clinical Applic: Adult I 3 cr)
NURS362 HNRS: Research Concepts in Health Care (or STAT200: Basic Stat Proc
3cr)
(would incorporate basic statistical
procedures) 4cr
Honors course meeting second writing criteria 3 cr (Non-honors second writing course 3cr)
Potential Honors credits available = 10-13 from 16 required for Junior Fall semester
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SPRING
Honors Selections NON-Honors Selections
NURS356 Nursing Care:
Child/Families 2cr
NURS357 Clinical: Child /Families 3 cr
NURS358 Nurs Care:Childbear Family 2 cr
NURS359 Clinical: Childbear Family 3 cr
Honors electives currently available 3 cr (or Restricted elective 3 cr)
Possible Honors Additions:
Honors Capstone Preparation 2 cr (or NURS362 Research Concepts 3 cr)
Possible new Honors electives such as Intergenerational Health Issues, Health Care Systems, Genetics: Biological, Psychological, Social, Ethical and Legal Implications, Alternative and Complementary Health Practices 3 cr
Potential Honors credits available = 5 from 16 required for Junior
Spring semester
Honors Requirements: Minimum of 3 credits of a capstone course/experience.
Minimum of 6 credits (UNIV401/402) for Degree with Distinction (UNIV402 qualifies as the Honors capstone experience)
By the end of the senior year, a minimum of 30 Honors credits (including 12
Honors credits at 300 level or above)
FALL
NURS452 Nursing Care of Adults II 3 cr
NURS454 Nursing of Populations 2 cr
Degree with
Distinction – UNIV401 3 cr
Or
Honors elective 3 cr (or free elective 3 cr)
Possible Honors
Additions:
NURS453 Clinical Application: Adult II 3 cr* (or NURS453 3cr)
NURS455 Clinical Application: Community 4 cr * (or NURS455 4cr)
Potential Honors
credits available = 10 from 15 required Senior Fall semester
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NURS474: Professional Practice 2 cr
UNIV402 Senior Thesis
(for Degree with
Distinction) 3 cr*
Or
Honors elective 3 cr* (or free elective 3cr)
Current Honors
Selections
NURS475 HNRS Senior Preceptorship 6cr* (or NURS475 6cr)
NURS411 HNRS Nursing elective 3 cr* (or NURS411 3cr)
Potential Honors credits available = 12 from 14 required for Senior Fall semester
Electives may be interchangeable among semesters.
3 cr multicultural course requirement that can be fulfilled simultaneously with other requirements.
BSN Degree with Honors requires the same number of credits as BSN Degree.
Currently, 44 credits of Honors credits are available as substitutions for required courses in BSN curriculum. An additional 8 credits of Honors courses (NURS220 and 240) are in the early planning stages. An additional 22 Honors credits for some clinical courses, revised statistics, research and capstone preparation courses, and Honors electives may be developed as the new curriculum is implemented.
* May serve as an Honors capstone course or experience. Requires presentation (oral paper representation, contribution to a publication or poster session) of work.
Catalog Description:
Honors Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The recipient must complete:
Courses at the 600 level or higher may be taken for honors credits (with permission from the course instructor and academic advisor).