After Being Accepted into Biola’s Clinical Nursing Program
• Demonstrate critical thinking and effective communication ability in a group interview.
A student is required to have, at his / her own expense, a background check, urine drug screen, yearly physical examination, specific laboratory tests and immunizations, American Heart Association CPR / AED certification for the health care professional rescuer, a valid driver’s license, proof of personal car insurance and a current passport by June 15. Late fees are assessed. Students will not be permitted to the clinical agency without these. Each student is assessed for liability insurance through the University when participating in clinical courses. The University and cooperating agencies assume no responsibility for illness or accidents occurring during the school program. In addition, each student must have a personal digital assistant (PDA) and laptop computer (technical specifications are available upon request from the Nursing Department). Students must arrange for their own transportation to clinical agencies as the University does not provide transportation. Students must have access to a vehicle throughout the clinical nursing program. Parking fees are the responsibility of the student. CPR certification must be renewed annually throughout the clinical nursing program. A list of potential fees and costs throughout the clinical nursing program is available upon request from the Nursing Department. Theory and clinical must be taken concurrently in courses with a clinical component. One unit of theory equals one clock hour, and one unit of clinical equals three clock hours. Because of their importance, it is mandatory to attend course and clinical orientations to proceed in nursing courses. A student must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in statistics, BBST 465 health care ethics, and in each nursing course, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 in order to progress in nursing. Students will be permitted to repeat nursing courses one time only. Students withdrawing more than once at a failing level (C- or below) or failing two courses may be dropped from the nursing program. Unsafe clinical nursing practice, regardless of GPA, is grounds for dismissal from the nursing program. Students who withdraw from nursing in good standing will be readmitted on a space-available basis.
• Performance above 67 on the comprehensive TEAS nursing pre-admission test.
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• Earn SAT scores for the 3 tests totaling above 1410.
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher combining GPA’s from all colleges attended.
• Have earned a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in all pre- requisite courses which include the pre-requisite sciences courses [BIOS 252 Human Anatomy, BIOS 281 Physiology, CHEM 112 Principles of Organic & Biochemistry, BIOS 282 Microbiology], communications [100, 170, 181, or 280], English 110A and 110B, NURS 110 First Aid/CPR, and PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology. 2. Students receiving the highest priority for acceptance into the clinical nursing program meet the following criteria in addition to meeting the minimum admission criteria stated in number 1 above.
• Have a GPA of 3.3 or higher, combining GPA’s from all colleges attended.
• Have a total science GPA of 3.0 or higher on all pre-requisite science courses taken at Biola or transferred in from other colleges. When a science is repeated, both the original grade and the repeated grade are included in computing the science GPA.
• Have taken at least 3 of the pre-requisite science courses at Biola.
• Have not had to repeat pre-requisite science courses for “C-” grade or below at Biola or at other college(s).
• Will have completed 4 semesters at Biola before entering the clinical nursing program.
3. Additional factors which are considered in the selection process which may enhance an applicant’s potential for admission include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Work experience of any kind. Additional consideration is given for those with work experience in health care settings.
Mandatory achievement exams will be taken throughout and at the completion of the nursing program.
• Volunteer experiences. Additional consideration is given for those with volunteer experience in health care settings.
Transfer/Challenge Policy For transfer nursing students, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and other applicants with health profession backgrounds.
• Leadership activities at church, high school, or college.
• Cross cultural experiences.
• Special abilities such as: fluent in language(s) (including sign) other than English, unique computer skills, etc.
• Official school, church or community sponsored extra curricular activities.
• Significant family responsibilities.
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