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The Academic ConnectionSummer 2019
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Welcome!
Deborah Chyun
PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Dean and Professor
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Agenda
Academic Information
Degree Progression
Academic Advising
Clinical Requirements
Resources
Questions
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Philosophy
• Our PRAXIS- the School of Nursing is directed by six
guiding principles:
▫ Professionalism in behavior, presentation, and
conduct
▫ Respect for others, richness, and diversity, and self
▫ Accountability for actions
▫ eXcellence in research, practice, teaching and service
▫ Integrity and inquisitiveness
▫ Service to students, the profession and community
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General Education
• Competencies
▫ Second Language: Three years of same foreign
language in high school OR two semester of
same foreign language
▫ Writing: ENGL 1010/1011 AND “W” course in any
subject area at any level AND NURS 4230W
▫ Quantitative (Q): STAT 1000Q/1100Q AND MATH
1020Q or higher
▫ Environmental Literacy: NURS 4250E
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General Education
• Content Areas
▫ CA1 Arts and Humanities: Two courses from two
different subject areas
▫ CA2 Social Sciences: HDFS 1070 and another
course from a subject area other than HDFS
▫ CA3 Science and Technology: CHEM 1122, BIOL
1107, and PSYC 1100
▫ CA4 Diversity and Multiculturalism: Two courses
at least one of which must be on the list of
International courses
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Academic Information
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Academic Information
• Students who do not have three years of the same foreign language in high school will have to meet the
University’s foreign language requirement (two semesters of the same foreign language)
• Students are responsible for knowing the Academic Calendar and Catalog Year
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Academic Information
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ECE Credit or AP Credit
• ECE- Early College Education▫ Uconn courses taken in High School
▫ High School grade on Uconn transcript
▫ Part of Uconn GPA Calculation
▫ Consider impact on GPA- choose to accept or reject
• AP- Advanced Placement▫ Score of 4 or 5 required for college credit
▫ Counts toward Plan of Study and Nursing degree if part of SON
curriculum
▫ Transfer credit- no impact on Uconn GPA calculation
▫ Grade of ‘T’ on transcript
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First Year Programs
• UNIV 1800: University Learning Skills
• UNIV 1810: Learning Community Seminars
• UNIV 1820: First Year Seminars
• UNIV 1840: Learning Community Service- Learning
• UNIV 1784: Honors
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Degree Progression
• C or higher needed in the pre-clinical required courses. May repeat
one time if needed.
• C or higher in all Nursing courses. May repeat ONE Nursing course.
• All pre-clinical courses must be completed by the end of the spring
semester prior to starting clinical.
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required at the completion of
26 credits.
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 is required by the end of the
spring semester prior to starting clinical.
• Failure to meet one of the above requirements could result in
dismissal from the School of Nursing.
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Academic Advising
Professional
Advisor
Faculty
Advisor
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Clinical Requirements
• History and Physical
• CPR Training
• TB testing
• Polio vaccine
• Titers for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
• Hep B titer
• Drug screening
• Clinical Background check
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Additional Requirements
• All students must have laptop with wifi capability
on first day
• Name badge for clinical (approx. $11)
• Uniform (approx. $125-$150)
• Stethoscope/ Blood pressure (approx. $200)
• Need to provide own transportation to clinical
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Resources
• Dean of Students
• Counseling and Mental Health Services
• Student Health and Wellness
• Academic Achievement Center
• The Writing Center
• Q Center
• Cultural Centers
▫ Asian American Cultural Center
▫ H. Fred Simon African American Cultural
Center
▫ Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center
▫ Rainbow Center
▫ Women's Center
• First Year Programs and Learning
Communities
• Office of Diversity and Equity
• Veterans Affairs and Military Programs
• Off-Campus Student services
• Center for Career Development
• Center for Students with Disabilities
• Student Nurses Association
• Nursing Mentors
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Education Abroad
• Current programs
▫ Ghent, Belgium
▫ Dublin, Ireland
▫ San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Questions?