College of Nursing

UCF/SeminoleStateConcurrentASBSNProgram

Tailoredforacademicallytalentedstudents,thisdualenrollmentprogramoffersanalternatenursingeducation opportunityforqualifiedstudentswhowerenotadmittedtoUCFSlimitedaccessnursingprogram.Italsoprovidesan opportunityforqualifiedASNstudentstoearntheirBSNsooner.

WhileengaginginASNlevelnursingcoursesatSeminoleStateCollege,studentswillalsotakeUCFnursingcoursesatthe sametime.BythetimestudentsfinishtheASNprogram,theywillhavecompletedmorethanhalfofthecreditsinUCFs RNBSNprogram!AftergraduatingfromSeminoleStatesGenericNursing(ASN)program,studentsareeligibletotakethe NCLEXexam.Oncelicensed,theymaypracticeasanRN.UponcompletionoftheAssociateDegreeprogram,studentsare theneligibletotaketheremainingUCFRNBSNcourses.Afteranadditionalonetotwosemestersofstudy(dependingon whethertheyarefullorparttimestudents),participantswillgraduatefromtheUniversityofCentralFloridawitha BachelorsofSciencedegreeinnursing.

Basiccriteriaforadmission: AcceptancetotheUniversityofCentralFloridaandeligibilityforadmissionintoUCFsCollegeofNursing AdmissionintoSeminoleStatesnursingprogram(DayorEvening) AcompletedAAdegreeorcompletionofUCFsgeneraleducationcomponent CompletionofALLprerequisitecoursesforbothUCFandSeminoleStatepriortostartingtheConcurrent program(seeSeminoleStatesGenericRNPrograminformationpacketfortheirrequirements) AnOVERALLGPAof3.0(obtainedfromyourUCFdegreeaudit) ATEASTestScoreof74%AdjustedIndividualTotalScoreorhigher

RequiredCourseWorktoApplytoConcurrentProgram*:

EnglishI(ENC1101) EnglishII(ENC1102) Speech (SPC1600) GeneralPsychology(PSY2012) DevelopmentalPsychology(DEP2004) CollegeAlgebra(MAC1105) Statistics(STA2023)

Microbiology(MCB2010C) Anatomy&PhysiologyI(BSC2093C) Anatomy&PhysiologyII(BSC2094C) Nutrition&DietTherapy(HUN2202) Two(2)Humanitiescourses One(1)Historycourse Chemistry(CHM1032)orotherapproved lifeorphysicalscience MedicalTerminology(HSC1531)

RecommendedSupplementalCourseWork: Sociology(SYG2000) ChemistryLab(CHM1032L)

*SeeSamplePrerequisiteCurriculum

ForeignLanguageRequirement:Theuniversityadmissionrequirementiscompletionoftwoyearsofasingleforeign languageinhighschoolortheequivalentofoneyearinacollegeoruniversity.AmericanSignLanguagecanbeusedto meettheforeignlanguagerequirement.StudentswithapriorbachelorsdegreeortheAApriorto1986areexemptfrom thisrequirement.TheforeignlanguagesequencemustbetheSAMEforeignlanguage(i.e.SpanishI,SpanishIIis acceptable;SpanishIandFrenchIdoesnotfulfilltherequirement).

Pointstokeepinmind: StudentsmustapplytoSeminoleStatesnursingprogramtobeconsideredfortheConcurrentProgram. ALLnursingcourseswillbetaughtonSeminoleStatesAltamonteSpringscampuseitherliveorviatheweb. ALLstudentsmustmeettheUCFgeneraleducationandnursingprerequisites. AllgeneraladmissionsrequirementsforUCF,includingcompletinggeneraladmissionsOrientationaswellas submittingthestudenthealthformtoUCFsStudentHealthCenterisrequiredpriortostartingtheConcurrent Program. ThereareNOwaitinglistsfortheConcurrentProgram.

Forfurtherinformation,contact:

SusanRicci,UCFFaculty&UCF/SSCConcurrentProgramAdvisor SeminoleStateAltamonteCampus,Rm.426 Phone(407)4046088orviaemail:sricci@mail.ucf.edu

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SamplePrerequisiteCurriculum
(IncludesCompletionofAADegreeTotal:61Credits)

ApplicantsarestronglyencouragedtocompletetheirAAdegreebeforetransferringcreditstoUCF.Allstudents mustmeettheUCFgeneraleducationrequirementsandmustsatisfythestateofFloridamandatedGordonRule courses. ThefollowingsampleisbasedonthecurriculumrequiredforobtaininganAssociateofArts(AA)degree FromSeminoleStateandisNOTpartoftheConcurrentProgramcurriculum.Thisisonlyasuggestedpath forcompletingtheAAdegree/generaleducationandnursingprerequisitecourserequirements.Forfurther assistanceoncompletingthisdegree,contactanacademicadvisoratyourschool.

Semester1 ENC1101 BSC1010C PSY2012 MAC1105 SYG2000 Semester2 CHM1032C ENC1102 DEP2004 XXXXXXXX STA2023 Semester3 BSC2093C XXXXXXXX HUN2202 MCB2010C Semester4 BSC2094C XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX SPC1600 HSCorXXXX

EnglishI GeneralBiology^ GeneralPsychology CollegeAlgebra Sociology

16credits 3credits 4credits 3credits 3credits 3credits 17credits 4credits 3credits 3credits 3credits 3credits 17credits 4credits 3credits 3credits 4credits 12credits 4credits 3credits 3credits 3credits 3credits

Chemistry EnglishII DevelopmentalPsychology PrinciplesofMicroeconomics(ECO2013),PrinciplesofMacroeconomics (ECO2023)orAmericanNationalGovernment(POS2041)~ Statistics Anatomy&PhysiologyI HumanitiesCourse Nutrition Microbiology Anatomy&PhysiologyII HumanitiesCourse HistoryCourse Speech MedicalTerminologyorOtherElective

^ hiscourseisaprerequisiteforMicrobiology,Nutrition,andAnatomy&PhysiologyI. T ~ECO2013,ECO2023,andPOS2041arecoursesthatarepartofUCFsgeneraleducationrequirementbutare notnecessarilyrequiredforthecompletionofanAAdegree.Studentsmustcompleteoneofthesecoursesif theywillNOThaveacompleteAAdegreepriortostartingtheConcurrentprogram.POS2041isNOTahistory courseandwillnotbesubstitutedasone.

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HowtoApply

CommunityCollegeStudents

___SubmitanSSCapplicationforadmissionand,onceaccepted,completeallgeneraladmissionrequirements.

___Ifapplicable,requestofficialtranscriptsfromallcollegesattendedafterreviewingtheSSCGuidelinesforTranscript form.AgradeofCorbettermustbeattainedinallgeneraleducationcourserequirementsforthenursing program.

___Starttakinggeneraleducationandnursingprerequisitecourses(SeeSamplePrerequisiteCurriculum.)

___Attendmandatoryinformationsessiontoobtainapplicationpacket.NOTE:Admissiontoinformationsessionsare onlygoodforoneyearfromNursingProgramadmittancedate.

___Continuein/completeAAdegreeand/orallgeneraleducationcoursesandnursingprerequisitecourses.

___SubmitapplicationforadmissiontotheUniversityofCentralFloridaand,onceaccepted,completealladmission requirements(www.ucf.edu/admissions).YouwillapplyasaTRANSFERSTUDENT.YourmajorisNURSING PENDING(majorcode:1298).IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingUCFgeneraladmissionsortroublecompleting theapplication,contacttheUCFAdmissionsdepartment(4078232000).

___HaveofficialtranscriptsfromallinstitutionsattendedsentdirectlytotheUndergraduateAdmissionsOffice.Ifyouare currentlyenrolledinacourse(s),atranscriptshouldbesentwhenapplyingandafinaltranscriptwhenclassesare completed.

___Attendanorientationsessioneitherinpersonorviatheweb(www.orientation.ucf.edu).

___CompletetheStudentHealthForm.Registrationwillnotbeallowedwithoutthecompletionandapprovalof thisform.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactUCFsStudentHealthCenter(4078232701).

___TaketheTEASTestpriortoapplicationdeadline.SchedulethisexamintheSSCTesting/Assessmentoffice(407708 2020).

___SubmitacompletedApplicationPackettoSSCsGeneralNursingProgramANDacompletedConcurrentProgram applicationtotheadmissionsarea(1stfloor)ontheSeminoleStateAltamonteSpringscampusduringthe10day submissionperiod.(CheckSeminoleStatesNursingsiteforsubmissiondates:www.seminolestate.edu/nursing.)

CurrentUCFStudents

___SubmitanSSCapplicationforadmissionand,onceaccepted,completeallgeneraladmissionrequirements.

___RequestofficialtranscriptsfromallcollegesattendedafterreviewingtheSSCGuidelinesforTranscriptform.A gradeofCorbettermustbeattainedinallgeneraleducationcourserequirementsforthenursingprogram.

___Attendmandatoryinformationsessiontoobtainapplicationpacket.NOTE:Admissiontoinformationsessionisonly goodforoneyearfromNursingProgramadmittancedate.

___Continuein/completeAAdegreeand/orallgeneraleducationcoursesandnursingprerequisitecourses.

___Ifnecessary,reactivateyourapplicationfortheterminwhichyouplantostarttheConcurrentNursingProgram.

___HaveofficialtranscriptsfromallinstitutionsattendedsentdirectlytotheUndergraduateAdmissionsOffice.Ifyouare currentlyenrolledincoursesatanothercollege,afinaltranscriptshouldbesenttobothcollegesUCFandSSCwhen classesarecompleted.

___Changemajorcode,ifnecessary,to1298:NursingPending.

___TaketheTEASTestpriortoapplicationdeadline.SchedulethisexamintheSSCTesting/Assessmentoffice(407708 2020)oratUCF(4078235109).

___SubmitacompletedApplicationPackettoSSCsGeneralNursingProgramANDacompletedConcurrentProgram applicationtotheadmissionsarea(1stfloor)ontheSeminoleStateAltamonteSpringscampusduringthe10day submissionperiod.(CheckSeminoleStatesNursingsiteforsubmissiondates:www.seminolestate.edu/nursing.)

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsRegardingConcurrentAdmissions DoIneedtobeadmittedintoUCFandSeminoleState? Yes.YoumustapplyandbeACCEPTEDintobothUCFandSeminoleStatepriortostartingtheprogram.

WhatareyoulookingforinapotentialcandidatethatisapplyingfortheConcurrentProgram? ThestudentwetypicallylookforisonewithacompletedAAdegree.Studentsmakethemselvesmostcompetitiveifthey haveALLoftheirnursingprerequisitecoursescompletedpriortoapplyingtotheprogram.Wealsoconsiderstudents nursingprerequisitesciencegrades,TEASTestScores,andoverallGPA.Studentsmakethemselvesmorecompetitive whenthesecriterionshaveexceededtheminimalrequirement

HowdoyoucalculateacandidatesoverallGPA? WeusetheoverallGPAthatisfoundonyourUCFdegreeaudittodetermineeligiblecandidacy.Therefore,itisESSENTIAL thatyousendalltranscriptstoUCFassoonaspossiblesothattheycanbeadequatelyprocessed.

IalreadyhaveadegreefromUCF.DoIneedtoreapplytoUCF? Yes.YoumusthaveyouradmissionapplicationreactivatedfortheterminwhichyouplantostarttheConcurrentprogram. IfithasbeenoverayearsinceyouhavetakencoursesatUCF,youmustreapplytotheuniversity.

Howmanystudentsareadmittedtotheprogram? Weadmitapproximately70%ofSeminoleStatesadmissionclasstwiceayear:AugustandJanuary.

DoIhavetocometoaninformationsession? Yes.InformationsessionsaretheonlyplaceinwhichyoucanpickupanapplicationfortheConcurrentNursingProgram. Thereareusually2ormoresessionspermonth.ChecktheSeminoleStateWebsiteforlocations,dates,timesand registrationinstructions.Punctualitytothesesessionsisessential.YouwillNOTbepermittedtocomeinoncethesession hasstarted.

WhenandwheredoIturninmyConcurrentapplication? TheConcurrentprogramapplicationmustbereturnedwithyourSeminoleStatenursingapplicationtotheSeminoleState StudentServices/ReceptionDesk.AcceptancedatesfortheseapplicationsarepostedontheSeminoleStatewebsite.

ItookoneormorenursingprerequisitecoursesatanothercollegeandmycoursenumbersdontmatchUCFscourse numbers.WhatshouldIdo? CompletetheUCFAdmission,Progression,andGraduation(APG)Waiver/PetitionForm,whichcanbeobtainedonline,and submitittoSusanRiccialongwithacoursedescriptionfromthecollegefromwhichyoutookthecourse.General educationcoursesareevaluatedbytheUCFAcademicServices.

DoIneedtohaveacompletedAAdegreepriortoapplyingtotheprogram? Whileitisstronglyrecommendedthatyouhavethedegreefirst,itisnotrequiredpriortoapplyingtotheprogrambut mustbeawardedpriortostartingtheprogram.IfyoudonothaveacompletedAAdegree,youmustmeetUCFsgeneral educationrequirement.(SeeSamplePrerequisiteCurriculum.)

IfIalreadyhaveadegreefromUCF,doIstillneedtomeettheprerequisitecourserequirements? Yes.TheprerequisitesarerequiredbytheCollegeofNursing.

IfIwillbefinishedwithallofmyprerequisitecoursesthesemesterbeforeIplantostarttheprogram,canIstillapply fortheprogram? Youcanstillapplyfortheprogram,however,ifyouareprovisionallyacceptedintotheprogrambutdonotpassthe requiredprerequisitecourse(s),youwillforfeityourseatintheprogram.

CanICLEPsomeofmyprerequisitecourses? YoumayCLEPsomeyourcourses.Pleasenotethatifyouchoosetodoso,yourofficialCLEPscoresmustbesentdirectly fromtheCollegeBoardtobothUCFandSeminoleState.TranscriptsshowingthatyoupassedtheCLEPcoursesmustalso besubmittedwithyourNursingapplications.

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DoIhavetotaketheTEASTestatSeminoleStateormayIusemyscorefromanothercollege? YoumayuseyourTEASTestscoresfromanothercollege.Youmusthavescoresfromallfourareas:Math,Reading, Language,andScienceReasoning.

MysecondlanguageisEnglish.WhatmustIdotoensurethatitwillmeettheforeignlanguagerequirement? ContactInternationalServicesatwww.intl.ucf.eduorbyphoneat4078232337.

MayIapplyifIamenrolledinSeminoleStatesLPNTransitionprogram? No.TheConcurrentprogramisonlyfortheSeminoleStateGenericRNprogram.

WhatisthecostoftuitionfortheConcurrentprogram? Youwilltakeatotalofthirtyone(31)UCFcreditsandatotaloffortytwo(42)SeminoleStatecredits.Thetuitionwillbe thecurrentcourserateforUCFmultipliedby31creditsplusthecurrentcourserateforSeminoleStatemultipliedby42 credits.Pleaserefertothecollegewebsitesforthecurrenttuitionfigures.

IfIamreceivingfinancialaid,howwillitbedisbursedbetweenthetwoschools? ItwillbenecessarythatyoutransferyourfinancialaidtoSeminoleStatebecausefederalfinancialaidcanonlybe distributedfromonecollegeatatime.YourfinancialaidwillbecalculatedbasedonyourSeminoleStatecreditsandthen addedonceyouareregisteredfortheadditionalUCFcreditseachterm.Thefinancialaidbetweenthetwoprogramsis supposedtoworkseamlesslybutwehavehadsomeproblemsinthepast,sotherearetimeswhenyoumaybeaskedto payyourUCFtuitionbeforeyoureceivedyourSeminoleStatefinancialaidcheck.Youwillneedtobepreparedtopayout ofpockettheUCFtuitionandthenthebalanceofyouraidwillbeawardedbySeminoleStatefinancialaid.

Howareclassesscheduled? ConsultthecurrentSeminoleStatecoursescheduleforASNclassschedules.UCFcoursesarescheduledaroundSeminole Statenursingclasses.

WhatUCFclassesrequirethatIbephysicallypresent? YoumustbephysicallypresentforthefirsttwosemestersofyourUCFcourses.YourUCFonlineclasseswillstartinthe thirdsemesteroftheprogram.

Idonthaveacomputer.HowwillIcompletetheonlineclasses? TherearecomputerlabsavailableonthevariousSeminoleStatecampuses.ContactthecampusorconsulttheSeminole StateWebsiteforinformationonlocationsandlabhours.

Whatisthehealthform? Twohealthformsarerequired.TheImmunizationFormisfortheUniversity(itshouldcomewithyourUCFacceptance letter)andmustbesentdirectlytoUCFHealthServices(afaxnumberislocatedontheformforyourconvenience).The secondoneisfortheCollegeofNursingandwillbeneededwhenyoutakeyourlastsemesterpracticum.Allnursing studentsmustsubmitbothforms.

Whatbackgroundchecksarerequired? AllstudentswillcompleteanationalbackgroundcheckforSeminoleStatepriortothestartofprogram(approx.$65.00). PriortostartingyourfinalUCFcourses,youwillcompleteabackgroundcheckforUCF(approx.$100.00).Thebackground checkisnotincludedinyourtuitionorfees.Duetoprivacyissuesyoumustcompleteabackgroundcheckforeach program.

CanIapplytotheUCFConcurrentprogramifIamanInternationalstudentonanF1educationalvisa? No,theConcurrentnursingprogramcannotaccommodateInternationalstudentsonF1educationalVisasbecausethe curriculumislargelyonlinewhichdoesntmeettheF1visacriteriaofonlyhavingoneonlinecourseeachsemester.

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AUGUSTCURRICULUM(DayProgram) ConcurrentNursingProgramCurriculum
Whenyouacceptyourseatintothisprogram,youalsoagreetofollowthisplanofstudy.Itmustbefollowed withoutdeviation.Intheeventthatithasbecomeabsolutelynecessarytomodifythisplan,youMUSTmeet withtheConcurrentProgramAdvisor.TokeepyourstatusasaConcurrentstudent,youneedtobeenrolled inaUCFnursingcourseeverysemesterwithoutexception. Fall TOTAL:13credits (SSC)NUR1020C FundamentalsofNursing 7credits (SSC)NUR1142C FundamentalsofPharmacology 2credits (UCF)NUR3806 ProfessionalSocializationSeminar 1credit (UCF)NUR3065 HealthAssessment&Lab 3credits Spring TOTAL:13credits (SSC)NUR1210C BasicConceptsinMed/SurgNursing 6credits (SSC)NUR2520C ConceptsinMentalHealthNursing 4credits (UCF)NUR3805 DimensionsofProfessionalNursing 3credits Summer TOTAL:11credits (SSC)NUR2310C ConceptsinPediatricNursing 4credits (SSC)NUR2423C ConceptsinMaternal/NewbornNursing 4credits (UCF)NSPXXXX NursingElective#1 3credits Fall TOTAL:12credits (SSC)NUR2212C AdvancedConceptsinMed/SurgNursing 6credits (UCF)NUR3634 CommunityHealthNursing 3credits (UCF)NUR3165 NursingResearch 3credits Spring TOTAL:12credits (SSC)NUR2251C ComplexConceptsinMed/SurgNursing 6credits (UCF)NUR4837 HealthCareIssues,Policy&Economics 3credits (UCF)NSPXXXX Elective#2 3credits Summer TOTAL:6credits (SSC)NUR2943C Practicum&ClientCareManagement(SummerA) 3credits (UCF)NUR4828 Leadership,Management&RoleDevelopment 3credits GraduatefromSeminoleStatewithASN,TakeandPassNCLEXRN Fall TOTAL:6credits (UCF)NUR4637 PublicHealthNursing 2credits (UCF)NUR4604L PracticuminCommunityandPublicHealthforRNs^ 4credits
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JANUARYCURRICULUM(EveningProgram) ConcurrentNursingProgramCurriculum
Whenyouacceptyourseatintothisprogram,youalsoagreetofollowthisplanofstudy.Itmustbefollowed withoutdeviation.Intheeventthatithasbecomeabsolutelynecessarytomodifythisplan,youMUSTmeet withtheConcurrentProgramAdvisor.TokeepyourstatusasaConcurrentstudent,youneedtobeenrolled inaUCFnursingcourseeverysemesterwithoutexception. Spring TOTAL:13credits (SSC)NUR1020C FundamentalsofNursing 7credits (SSC)NUR1142C FundamentalsofPharmacology 2credits (UCF)NUR3806 ProfessionalSocializationSeminar 1credit (UCF)NUR3065 HealthAssessment&Lab 3credits Summer TOTAL:9credits (SSC)NUR1210C BasicConceptsinMed/SurgNursing 6credits (UCF)NUR3805 DimensionsofProfessionalNursing 3credits Fall TOTAL:11credits (SSC)NUR2310C ConceptsinPediatricNursing 4credits (SSC)NUR2520C ConceptsinMentalHealthNursing 4credits (UCF)NUR3165 NursingResearch 3credits Spring TOTAL:13credits (SSC)NUR2212C AdvancedConceptsinMed/SurgNursing 6credits (SSC)NUR2423C ConceptsinMaternal/NewbornNursing 4credits (UCF)NUR3634 CommunityHealthNursing 3credits Summer TOTAL:12credits (SSC)NUR2251C ComplexConceptsinMed/SurgNursing 6credits (UCF)NUR4837 HealthCareIssues,Policy&Economics 3credits (UCF)NSPXXXX NursingElective#1 3credits Fall TOTAL:8credits (SSC)NUR2943C Practicum&ClientCareManagement(6Weeks) 3credits (UCF)NUR4637 PublicHealthNursing 2credits (UCF)NSPXXXX NursingElective#2 3credits MidOctober:GraduatefromSeminoleStatewithASN,TakeandPassNCLEXRN Spring TOTAL:7credits (UCF)NUR4828 Leadership,Management&RoleDevelopment 3credits (UCF)NUR4604L PracticuminCommunityandPublicHealthforRNs^ 4credits

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