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Attribute Legend: KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1 C
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (19-33 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  NRST 10010 Therapeutic Use of Self 1 C
  NRST 20205 Psychosocial Self Care Deficits 3 C
  NRST 20206 Nursing Agency II 5 C
  NRST 20208 Nursing Agency III 6 C
  NRST 20209 Maternal/Newborn Development Self-Care 2 C
  NRST 20210 Child and Family Development Self-Care 2 C
Additional Major Requirements (14 credit hours)
Below are additional major requirements for students not declared in the LPN to ADN or Paramedic to ADN concentrations.
 
  NRST 10001 Foundations of Nursing Agency 5 C
  NRST 10003 Nursing Agency I 6 C
  NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development for Health Professionals 2 3 C
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)  
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
KBS BSCI 11010 Foundational Anatomy and Physiology I 3 3 C
KBS BSCI 11020 Foundational Anatomy and Physiology II 3 3 C
  BSCI
BSCI
20021
30171
Basic Microbiology (3) 4     or
General Microbiology (4) 4
3-4 C
KBS
 
NUTR
NUTR
23511
33512
Science of Human Nutrition (3) 5   or
Nutrition (3) 5
3 C
 KSS PSYC 11762 General Psychology 3 C
 KSS SOC 12050 Introduction to Sociology 3 C
  Choose from the following: 3-4 C
KBS CHEM 10050 Fundamentals of Chemistry (3) 4    
KBS CHEM 10055 Molecules of Life (3) 4, 6    
KBS CHEM 10060 General Chemistry (4) 4    
  Kent Core Composition 6 C
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3 C
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts 3 C
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14 credits) 
Nursing LPN to ADN concentration (14)  
Nursing Paramedic to ADN concentration (14)  
MINIMUM TOTAL  67  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. Course must be completed within the past five years prior to admission to the program.
  3. Course must have been completed within the past seven years prior to admission to the program. Students who have successfully completed ATTR/EXSC 25057/25058 Human Anatomy and Physiology I/II may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010/11020 Foundational Anatomy and Physiology I/II. 
  4. Course must be completed within the past seven years prior to admission to the program.
  5. Course must be completed within the past seven years prior to admission to the program. Students who have successfully completed NUTR 43521 may use it in place of NUTR 23511 or NUTR 33512, however students must still meet the minimum credit hour total required for the program.
  6. CHEM 10055 Molecules of Life is recommended. 

Note:

Enrollment in NRST courses is limited to students accepted to technical study which is a selective process. Students who have met the following criteria will be considered for acceptance: minimum 2.7000 cumulative GPA; high school or college-level courses in algebra, biology and chemistry; completion of developmental work prescribed by placement testing; and minimum C (2.000) grade in all required courses. A minimum grade of C (2.000) grade in theory and a designation of "passing" for performance in the clinical area (if applicable) must be achieved for each nursing course, and 2.000 GPA must be maintained in the nursing program.

 

Nursing LPN to ADN

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  NRST 10006 LPN to ADN Transition 1 3 C
  Upon successful completion of NRST 10006, licensed practical nurses will be awarded transfer credit for an additional 11 credit hours in place of both NRST 10001 (5) and NRST 10003 (6) 11  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  14  

1. Requires special approval.

Note:

Minimum C (2.000) grade in theory and a designation of "passing" for performance in the clinical area (if applicable) must be achieved for each nursing course. A 2.000 GPA must be maintained in the nursing program. Minimum C (2.000) grade in all required courses, including developmental courses.

 

 

Nursing Paramedic to ADN

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (14 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  NRST 10008 Paramedic to ADN Transition 1 5 C
  NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development for Health Professionals 2 3 C
  Upon successful completion of NRST 10008, certified paramedics will be awarded transfer credit for an additional 6 credit hours in place of NRST 10003 (6) 6  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  14  

1. Requires special approval.
2. Course must be completed within the past five years prior to admission to the program.

Note:

Minimum C (2.000) grade in theory and a designation of "passing" for performance in the clinical area (if applicable) must be achieved for each nursing course. A 2.000 GPA must be maintained in the nursing program. Minimum C (2.000) grade in all required courses, including developmental courses.