ACADEMIC PROGRAM APPROVAL
CHECKLIST
This form is a routing document for the approval of
new and revised academic programs. Page
2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate agenda. Proposing department should complete form,
attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean. Documentation should
include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate
Catalog. Proposals must arrive to the
Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate
by March 1. Proposals received after
this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog
for that year.
1.
Proposed
change leads to the degree of
( ) Bachelor of Arts ( ) Master of Arts ( ) Doctor of Philosophy
( ) Bachelor of Science ( ) Master of Science (P ) Other Bachelor of Science in Nursing and
Master of Science in Nursing
2. (P ) New major/curriculum MSN Program for the Registered Nurse
Title to be entered in record
of students who select this program
( ) New minor Title to be entered in record of students who select this program
( ) Change from provisional to permanent
status.
3. ( ) Revision of existing: (
) major ( ) minor ( ) concentration
Present title
Records System Program Code
( ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours
(
) Add concentration Title
( ) Delete concentration Title
4. ( ) Deletion of existing/disestablish:
( ) major ( ) minor (
) Other _______________________________
Title Code______________________
5. ( )
Policy
Change____________________________________________________________________________________
Title/Department
ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove
supporting documentation.)
Department Chairperson Lisa Ann Plowfield Date 11-25-2002
Dean of College Betty J. Paulanka Date 12-5-2002
Chairperson, Senate Com. On UG or GR Studies Date
Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
Registrar Program Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
a. Rationale
for creation, revision, or deletion:
Within nursing education, three types of basic education can lead to a
licensed registered nurse. These types
are a diploma in nursing usually from a hospital-based school, an associates
degree in nursing from a community or technical school, and a baccalaureate
degree from a 4-year college or university.
The University of Delaware offers a 4-year baccalaureate degree in nursing. For nurses who are already licensed and
practicing but who have either a diploma or associates degree in nursing, the
University of Delaware offers an RN to BSN program. This program of study is extremely popular based upon its use of
online education. Nurses who wish to
advance within the profession are able to do so after having earned either a
baccalaureate or masters degree in nursing.
Based upon annual
assessments of the RN to BSN students, more than half report that they plan to
pursue graduate education. Some of
these nurses have already been accepted into graduate nursing programs pending
the completion of their University of Delaware BSN program. The needs of these students, however, are
for a highly flexible program that can be completed along with maintaining
their full-time nursing career. A
survey of our RN to BSN students indicated students would prefer to remain at
the University of Delaware instead of seeking other university programs.
A national trend of the past 10-12 years has been to create programs of study into which nurses who are seasoned practitioners can pursue a graduate degree for advanced nursing practice. More than 120 RN to MSN program options exist across the nation. Wesley College offers the only program in Delaware and the graduate nursing focus is limited to health promotion. The program is not offered for distance students.
The
Department of Nursing proposes to offer an RN to MSN program of study in a
distance format so that nurses from the region as well as across the nation may
have access to advancing their graduate education. The program requires no additional course development. All courses are already present within the
RN to BSN or traditional MSN programs currently offered by the Department of Nursing.
This program will increase the ease of completing graduate work
and eliminate areas of content overlap between the BSN and MSN programs. In addition, the RN to MSN program will
allow nurses to increase their expertise and offer more advanced practice
skills to the clients in their community.
This type of education will help prepare nurses to meet the Nations
health needs during a period of intense shortage of nursing manpower.
b. Summary
of program:
The RN to MSN program of study offers clinical nurse specialist
education. Clinical nurse specialists
(CNS) are advanced practice nurses who function at a higher level with complex
nursing care than the baccalaureate prepared nurse. The traditional BSN degree can be completed with 120 course credits;
the traditional MSN program is completed in 34 credits for CNS. The RN to MSN program will admit licensed
registered nurses into a course of study that can be completed with 134
credits. This program will decrease the overall time to complete individual
degree requirements for a single baccalaureate degree and masters degree. The degrees of BSN and MSN will be awarded
concurrently.
Students will state early their intent to pursue the RN to MSN option
and apply for admission to this program.
Once a student selects the RN to MSN option, all policies related to the
current MSN program of study within the Department of Nursing will be used for
student admission, progression, and completion. (See graduate nursing handbook.)
In addition to the standard policies within the Department of Nursing,
students in the RN to MSN program of study may decide to complete only the BSN
program. For students who are unable to
achieve and maintain the required grade point average, these students would be
moved into the RN to BSN program. In
doing so, course substitutions for the already completed coursework will be
made. Students, however, are not
eligible to return to the RN to MSN program of study after they have changed
their program or have received their BSN degree. (These students, however, would be able to enroll in the
Department of Nursings MSN program as a traditional student.)
AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES
Please check the appropriate
degree:
( ) Bachelor of
Applied Science
( ) Bachelor of Arts
( ) Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies
( ) Bachelor of Arts
in Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor of
Chemical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Civil Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Computer Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Electrical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Environmental Engineering
( ) Bachelor of Fine
Arts
( ) Bachelor of
Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Music
( ) Bachelor of
Science
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Accounting
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Agriculture
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Education
(P ) Bachelor of Science in Nursing
( ) Master of Applied Sciences
( ) Master of Arts
( ) Master of Arts
in Liberal Studies
( ) Master of
Business Administration
( ) Master of
Chemical Engineering
( ) Master of Civil
Engineering
( ) Master of
Education
( ) Master of
Electrical Engineering
( ) Master of
Environmental and Energy Policy
( ) Master of Fine
Arts
( ) Master of
Instruction
( ) Master of Marine Policy
( ) Master of
Materials Science and Engineering
( ) Master of
Mechanical Engineering
( ) Master of Music
( ) Master of
Physical Therapy
( ) Master of Public
Administration
( ) Master of
Science
(P ) Master of Science in
Nursing
( ) Doctor of
Education
( ) Doctor of
Philosophy
This document will be retained permanently in the
Faculty Senate Office.
Revised 04/23/01
Overlapping content areas of RN
to BSN and RN to MSN programs of study:
|
NURS
345: Conceptual Foundations of Nursing
Practice |
NURS
804: Advanced Practice Roles |
|
NURS
312: Pathophysiology |
NURS
821: Advanced Pathophysiology |
|
NURS
350: Wellness/Health Assessment |
NURS
820: Health Assessment |
|
NURS
362: Research Concepts in Health Care |
NURS
810: Introduction to Nursing Research |
|
NURS
443: BRN Role Practicum (Clinical
Course) |
First
CNS Clinical Course |
|
STAT
200: Basic Statistical Practice |
EDUC
665: Elementary Statistics |
Impact Upon Non-Nursing Units
Three non-nursing courses are affected by this program. EDUC 665: Elementary Statistics has already been offered in a distance format for the Health Services Administration graduate course of study; plans continue to offer this course via distance in the immediate future. EDUC 813 & PSYC 829 support the Psychiatric CNS program. These course offerings have been negotiated with the respective departments for support of this relatively new specialty track.
No new courses are being developed for this program. The RN to MSN program is strictly a re-configuration of already existing courses.
|
Current
RN to BSN Curriculum1 |
Credits |
|
Proposed
RN to MSN Curriculum |
Credits |
|
Past
nursing education and practice |
30 |
|
Past
nursing education and practice |
30 |
|
Non-nursing
prerequisites |
60 |
|
Non-nursing
prerequisites2 |
60 |
|
NURS
335 |
1 |
|
NURS
335 |
1 |
|
NURS
345 |
3 |
|
NURS
804 |
3 |
|
NURS
312 |
4 |
|
NURS
4353 |
3 |
|
NURS
350 |
3 |
|
NURS
4423 |
3 |
|
NURS
362 |
3 |
|
NURS
8214 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Formal Matriculation into
MSN Program (5 years to complete
graduate degree) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NURS
435 |
3 |
|
EDUC
665 |
3 |
|
NURS
442 |
3 |
|
NURS
411 |
3 |
|
NURS
411 |
6 |
|
NURS
820 |
3 |
|
NURS
443 |
3 |
|
First
CNS Clinical Course (NURS
831, 840, 845, 850, 854 or 871) |
3 |
|
NURS
450 |
1 |
|
NURS
810 |
4 |
|
RN
to BSN Program of study completed. Total
Credits = |
120 |
|
For
students wanting to exit with only BSN Add NURS 450 (1 credit synthesis
course). BSN requirements
completed. (Total Credits =120
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Second
CNS Clinical (NURS 832, 841, 846, 851, 856 or 872) |
3 |
|
|
|
|
NURS
4115 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
NURS
860 (Third CNS Clinical) |
2 |
|
|
|
|
NURS
886 (Fourth CNS Clinical Course) |
4 |
|
|
|
|
NURS
887 or Scholarly Project |
3 |
|
|
|
|
RN
to MSN Completed Total
Credits = |
134 |
1 The RN to BSN program is
currently under revision and awaits final approval; the course numbers used
within
this proposal reflect the program
revisions.
2 In place of STAT 200,
students may take another 3 credit course.
3 These courses will be
completed without having the prerequisite 300 level courses.
4 If in Psychiatric CNS
concentration, NURS 821 is replaced with either EDUC 813: Childhood
Psychopathology or PSYC 829: Advanced
Psychopathology. (Specific requirement
depends upon focus on
childhood vs. adult mental health
nursing.)
5 Students may choose to take
NURS 822: Advanced Pharmacology as their second NURS 411 if they plan on
becoming licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
NURS 312 Pathophysiology
NURS 335 BRN Orientation
NURS 345 Conceptual Foundations for
Nursing Practice
NURS 350 Wellness/Health Assessment
NURS 362 Research Concepts in Health Care
NURS 411 Topics in Health Care Delivery
(Nursing Elective)
NURS 435 Leadership & Management in
Health Organizations
NURS 442 Community Health Nursing
NURS 443 BRN Role Practicum
NURS 450 Synthesis of Professional
Nursing Practice
NURS 804 Advanced Nursing Roles
NURS 810 Nursing Science: Theory & Research
NURS 820 Advanced Health Assessment
NURS 821 Advanced Pathophysiology
NURS 822 Advanced Pharmacology
NURS 831 Comprehensive Assessment of
Older Persons
NURS 832 Health Promotion, Disease Prevention
& Disease Management for Older Persons
NURS 840 Cardiopulmonary Nursing I
NURS 841 Cardiopulmonary Nursing II
NURS 845 Oncology/Immune Deficiency
Nursing I
NURS 846 Oncology/Immune Deficiency
Nursing II
NURS 850 Nursing of Women & Newborns I
NURS 851 Nursing of Women & Newborns II
NURS 854 Nursing of Children I
NURS 855 Nursing of Children II
NURS 860 Clinical Nurse Specialist Advanced
Clinical Practice
NURS 871 Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing I
NURS 872 Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing II
NURS 886 Clinical Nurse Specialist Role
Integration
NURS 887 Nursing Science: Research Application
EDUC 665 Elementary Statistics
EDUC 813 Childhood Psychopathology
PSYC 829 Advanced Psychopathology
Text for Undergraduate Catalog
The
following text is to be added at end of BRN contact information
For
RN to MSN program, please see graduate nursing programs.
The
Department of Nursing offers a separate program to allow registered nurses an
opportunity to earn a Master of Science in Nursing concurrently with a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing. The number of
credits for both degrees is 134. Licensed
registered nurses who are graduates of associate degree or diploma programs may
apply for admission to this program.
Students
are admitted to the Baccalaureate Program for the Registered Nurse (BRN)
program. Before enrollment in any
nursing courses, students must meet the following criteria:
-
Successful
completion of RN licensure exam (30 credits nursing knowledge awarded)
-
Completion
of 60 pre-requisite non-nursing credits (See BRN program information,
attached.)
-
GPA
of 3.0 or higher for non-nursing prerequisite courses
After
completing the first 13 credits of the program and maintaining a GPA of 3.0,
students formally matriculate into the MSN program. Students may decide to exit the RN to MSN program and pursue only
the BSN. These students complete 120
program credits. After completing the
BSN, re-entry into the RN to MSN program is not allowed. Students who exit with a BSN degree are
eligible to pursue the traditional MSN degree.
DEGREE:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING and MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
MAJOR: NURSING
Curriculum Credits
UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110
Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)....
. 3
Three
credits in an approved course or courses
stressing......................
3
multicultural, ethnic, and/or
gender-related content.
24
credits, to include a minimum of one course in each of
the.............
.. 24
following five categories: (1) biology,
(2) microbiology, (3) chem.-
istry, (4) anatomy and physiology, and
(5) nutrition.
English course (second English composition
course)...........................
.3
Literature
course...............................................................................
. 3
Philosophy
course.............................................................................
. 3
Psychology
course..............................................................................
3
Sociology course..............................................................................
.. 3
Lifespan development
course................................................................
.3
Restricted elective chosen from the
following.......................................
3
Art, Art History, History, Philosophy,
Music, Theatre, Comparative Liter-
ature, Black American Studies,
Economics, Political Science, Womens
Studies, Foreign Languages and
Literatures, Linguistics, and English.
NURS 335 BRN
Orientation 1
NURS 411 Topics
in Health Care Delivery (Nursing Elective) 6
NURS 435 Leadership
& Management in Health Organizations 3
NURS
442 Community Health
Nursing 3
NURS 804 Advanced
Nursing Roles 3
NURS 810 Nursing
Science: Theory & Research 4
NURS 820 Advanced
Health Assessment 3
NURS 821 Advanced
Pathophysiology* 3
*
(PSYC 829 Advanced Psychopathology or EDUC 813 Childhood
Psychopathology
required for Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist program.)
EDUC
665 Elementary Statistics 3
NURS 860 Clinical
Nurse Specialist Advanced Clinical Practice 2
NURS 886 Clinical
Nurse Specialist Role Integration 4
NURS
868 Scholarly Project
NURS
869 Masters Thesis
NURS
887 Nursing Science: Research Application
NURS 831 Comprehensive
Assessment of Older Persons 3
NURS 832 Health
Promotion, Disease Prevention &
Disease Management for Older
Persons 3
NURS 840 Cardiopulmonary
Nursing I 3
NURS 841 Cardiopulmonary
Nursing II 3
NURS 845 Oncology/Immune
Deficiency Nursing I 3
NURS 846 Oncology/Immune
Deficiency Nursing II 3
NURS 850 Nursing
of Women & Newborns I 3
NURS 851 Nursing
of Women & Newborns II 3
NURS 854 Nursing
of Children I 3
NURS 855 Nursing
of Children II 3
NURS 871 Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing I 3
NURS 872 Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing II 3
After
required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to
meet
the
minimum credits required for the degree.
[As configured, a total of 12 elective credits
are
need to complete the total credits for the RN to MSN program.]
BRN CREDIT ALLOCATION
Validation of Basic Nursing Knowledge: 30 credits
Non-Nursing Requirements: 60 credits
Upper Division Nursing Courses: 30 credits
TOTAL 120 credits
Non-Nursing Requirements (60 credits)
English Composition 6 credits (to include ENGL 110)
Psychology 3 credits
Sociology 3 credits
Statistics 3 credits
Lifespan Development 3 credits
Restricted Elective 3 credits
Chosen from the following:
ART, ARTH, HIST, PHIL, MUSC, THEA, CMLT, BAMS, ECON, POSC, WOMS, FLLT, LING, ENGL
Sciences 24 credits to include a minimum of one course in each of the following categories:
Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Anatomy/Physiology, Nutrition
Free Electives 15 credits
Within his/her course of study, each student must satisfy the University multicultural requirement through an approved course stressing multicultural, ethnic or gender related content. This may be fulfilled through a required or elective course. Students should consult with their advisor to be sure this requirement is met.
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A registered nurse who is a graduate of an associate
degree or diploma nursing program may apply for admission to the College of
Health and Nursing Sciences, Baccalaureate for the Registered Nurse Major. The applicant should request a distance
learning application form or access the application online at http://www.udel.edu/dsp/BRN and submit
the form with fee to the Division of Special Programs.
Materials
requested are:
Criteria for Enrollment in Baccalaureate for the
Registered Nurse (BRN) courses:
The BRN major is concentrated at the junior and
senior levels and requires 120 credits for graduation. Before enrollment in any nursing courses,
students must meet the following criteria:
Submission
and approval of:
· Current RN license
The program is designed to facilitate timely progression for nurses who are continuing their education while employed full or part-time. There is no time limit for completion of prerequisite courses; however upon enrollment in the first nursing course, the program must be completed within a five-year period. It is possible to complete the required nursing courses in a 12-month period.
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