Prerequisite Courses
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Nursing at SVSU
100
General Education Category 9 is required for admission to nursing. The classes in Category 9 can you take.
What is any course in that category?
100
The email address to ask questions about nursing if you can't find the answer on the University or the Nursing websites.
What is (nursing@svsu.edu)?
100
If you have these, agencies/hospitals have the right to refuse to let you be a student there; and when you graduate, you may be barred from taking your NCLEX exam.
What are felonies and some misdemeanors?
100
The first thing to do when struggling in a course.
What is talk with the professor?
100
Course number of strongly recommended course which is an introduction to the profession of nursing.
What is Nursing 101?
200
General Education Category 10 is required for admission to nursing. The classes can you take in that category.
What is any class?
200
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What is SVSU Nursing?
200
Not having certain vaccinations and immunizations will keep you from clinical placements. Name 2 of the 6 you must have.
What are (TB, Hepatitis B series, MMR, polio, dTAP, varicella)?
200
Place to get free help with math courses.
What is the Math Resource Center?
200
Number of NURSING semesters, once admitted to the program.
What is 5?
300
The number of prerequisite courses that can be retaken.
What is 1?
300
The writing format used throughout nursing.
What is APA ?
300
Wearing your SVSU Nursing Scrubs outside of clinical is an example of this.
What is unprofessional behavior?
300
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What is the Student Counseling Center?
300
Pre-nursing and nursing student organization for professional networking, community service, and social events.
What is SNA (Student Nurses' Association)?
400
The meaning of (!) after a General Education course number.
What is Communication Intensive?
400
The post-graduation exam required to be an RN.
What is NCLEX?
400
The 2 legal screenings that all nursing students must complete.
What are background checks and fingerprinting?
400
The website for any announcements, updates, FAQ's, and general information on the nursing program.
What is (www.svsu.edu/nursing) ?
400
The color of the required SVSU student nurse uniform.
What is blue SVSU Nursing scrubs?
500
These classes receive the heaviest weighting in application to the nursing program.
What are the science and math courses?
500
The length of the wait list for clinical placement at SVSU.
What is there is no wait list?
500
The proper way to address a faculty member in class or in an email.
What is "Professor" or "Doctor"?
500
Open meetings every semester for pre-nursing students, meant to give updates and information on pre-nursing and nursing programs/requirements/etc.
What are "Pre-Nursing Information Sessions"?
500
An allergy or sensitivity to this substance will make it very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get a clinical placement or even a job as an RN.
What is latex?
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