COLLEGES


professional role behaviors. A second profes-
sional socialization course and a course in nurs-
ing leadership and management support the
practicum. Electives permit students to pursue
individual interests and to avail themselves of
knowledge in other disciplines.
 A current Florida Registered Nurse license
and one year of nursing practice experience are
required in addition to the criteria for admission
to the College of Nursing undergraduate pro-
gram. The Director of RNBSN Studies will
advise all registered nurse applicants regarding
required course work and placement.

Progression
 The following statements describe condi-
tions required for satisfactory progress and the
consequences of unsatisfactory progress:
 A grade of C or better in all required nursing
 courses.
 *Students earning less than a C in any
 required nursing course may repeat that
 course once on a space-available basis.
 Students may repeat no more than 6 total
 semester credits of required nursing courses.
 Students who repeat courses will have their
 graduation delayed.
 Students who fail the same required nursing
 course twice or who fail more than 6 total
 semester credits of required nursing courses
 must withdraw from the program.
 Students who withdraw may petition the
 Admissions Committee for readmission on a
 space-available basis upon completion of a
 remediation plan, if they meet the admission
 standards of the class to which they seek
 readmission. The remediation plan is
 developed by the program directors and the
 student's academic adviser.
 Students in the health professions are held to
 standards of conduct that exceed those
 usually expected of university students.


 Consequently nursing students are required
 to demonstrate reasonable skill and safe
 practice in the care of patients, and to adhere
 to the standards of acceptable conduct
 outlined in the Florida Nurse Practice Act
 and the University of Florida Drug-free
 School and Work Place Policy Statement
 (refer to a Schedule of Courses). Breaches of
 conduct are referred to the Health Sciences
 Center Student Conduct Committee.

Benchmark Standards for Admission
 Students may establish a declared major of
nursing upon admission to the university. Pro-
gression towards admission to the upper divi-
sion major in nursing studies is monitored at 30,
45, and 60 semester hours. Progression stan-
dards include courses completed and GPA
earned. The progression standards are avail-
able from the Office of Admissions, College of
Nursing.

Honors
 The purpose of the honors program is to
provide a unique and challenging experience
for students who have exhibited exceptional
academic ability and to develop student creativ-
ity and scientific inquiry.
 Senior students with an upper division GPA
of 3.2 and with at least a grade of B in NUR 4165
may apply for the honors program. The honors
program provides opportunity in research, ser-
vice projects, and other creative endeavors with
professionals in various fields of study. Seminar
work with scholars in various nursing speciali-
ties is a part of this program. The presentation
of an honors project and a final GPA of 3.2 are
required for graduation with honors, a 3.6 GPA
for high honors, and a 3.8 GPA for highest
honors.


Graduation
 Requirements for graduation from the BSN
program include:
 Completion of 128 credits, including 64 of
 upper division credits.
 A GPA of 2.0 or better in upper division
 course work.
 A grade of C or better in each nursing course.
 SCompletion of the achievement exams
 during the senior year.
 *Adherence to the standards of acceptable
 conduct outlined in the Florida Nurse
 Practice Act, the University of Florida
 Student Guide, and the Undergraduate
 Catalog.
 *Completion of all courses required by
 College of Nursing and approved by the
 university.

Licensure
 Upon satisfactory completion of the generic
program, the graduate will be awarded the
Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is then eligi-
ble to apply for the Florida State Board of Nurs-
ing Examination for state licensure as a
Registered Nurse.

Graduate Studies
 The College of Nursing offers the Master of
Nursing (nonthesis) and the Master of Science
in Nursing (thesis) with clinical specialization in
adult health, child health, critical care, commu-
nity health, family nurse practitioner, geriatric
nursing, nurse midwifery, neonatal nursing,
nursing service administration, pediatric prima-
ry care nursing, psychiatric mental health nurs-
ing, oncology nursing, and women's health
nursing.
 The College of Nursing offers the Doctor of
Philosophy in nursing sciences. This program
prepares nurse scholars and researchers who will
be expert clinicians, teachers, or administrators.