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Mission Statement
As a Christ-centered learning community, the Cedarville
University School of Nursing is dedicated to influencing the
profession of nursing for Jesus Christ, domestically and globally. In
this environment, we contribute to the body of nursing knowledge,
provide leadership in nursing and health care arenas, and produce
graduates who are grounded in biblical truth and demonstrate
mastery in four primary areas: care, culture, godly living, and
information management.
Accreditation and Licensure
The School of Nursing program is accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and has full
approval by the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the
Ohio Board of Nursing.
Admission
Students who wish to apply for admission to Cedarville
University and major in nursing need a strong commitment to
leading a godly lifestyle and learning ways to use nursing as
ministry for Christ. Acceptance by Cedarville University does
not guarantee acceptance into the nursing major. A college
preparatory curriculum including four years of both mathematics
and science (algebra, biology, and chemistry are required)
provides the best academic preparation for the nursing major. An
ACT composite score of 24 (or SAT composite of 1100) or higher
is required to enter the program as a nursing major.
A select number of students who have not achieved these
scores, but who have met the above curricular requirements
and are otherwise eligible for admission to the University, may
be admitted as pre-nursing students. It is the responsibility of
pre-nursing students to obtain a change of major form in order
to change their major to nursing if they earn an unrounded
cumulative GPA of 3.0 by the end of freshman year at Cedarville
University.
• Nursing major – ACT: 24 or higher; SAT: 1100 or higher
• Pre-Nursing (if does not have ACT of 24, SAT of 1100, take
courses in freshman nursing plan; change major to nursing
when earns unrounded cumulative GPA of 3.0)
• Only nursing majors may take 2000 level nursing courses
Progression
Students must fulfill academic, nonacademic, and technical
requirements in order to progress in the nursing program. In
addition, students must receive a positive recommendation from
the faculty of the School of Nursing each semester.
Checkpoint #1
• End of freshman year; after May session grades have been
submitted
• Students must have an unrounded cumulative GPA of 3.0 or
higher to progress to sophomore-level (2000) nursing courses
for fall semester
• If GPA less than (<) 3.0:
• Change major
• 5-year plan
• **Request for extension of GPA audit (see nursing
student handbook)
• Meets all academic requirements
Checkpoint #2
• A transcript audit will be performed early spring semester of
sophomore year to verify:
• Student is on track for progression to junior-year plan
• Student has earned C- or higher in all nursing,
psychology, and science courses
• Anything less than C- must be repeated and may be
repeated one time only
• Student has no more than four remaining general
education/Bible courses at start of junior-year clinical
courses
• Meets all academic requirements
• Students will be permitted to progress into 3000-level clinical
courses depending on availability of faculty and clinical sites.
In the event numbers of eligible students exceed clinical site
availability, registration for 3000-level clinical courses will be
ranked by GPA.
Checkpoint #3
• End of Sophomore year; after May session grades have been
submitted
• Students must have an unrounded cumulative GPA of 3.0
or higher to progress to 3000-level clinical courses of fall
semester
• If GPA less than (<) 3.0:
• Change major
• 5-year plan
• ** Request for extension of GPA audit (see nursing
student handbook)
• Meets all academic requirements
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