Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nursing Science are provided both the theory and clinical base to assess, plan,
implement, and evaluate health care to meet the needs of individuals, families, groups,
and communities. The program is offered through the University of Alaska Anchorage and based in Anchorage,
but admits students in Fairbank, Kodiak, & Mat-Su. All students who apply to UAA and qualify for admission to the BS Nursing program
are admitted as pre-majors.
Please note: Admission as a pre-major does not guarantee admission to the nursing program; a separate
application process is required.
PREREQUISITES
For entry into the full-major portion of the program students must complete following
prerequisites with a grade of 'C' or higher and an overall extracted GPA of a 3.0
or higher. We recommend seeing a School of Nursing (SON) advisor early in the process to create
a personalized plan of study and determine the best timeline for your application.
Additional courses may be required based on ACCUPLACER scores for Writing and ALEKs
scores for Math placement.
Sample Schedule
Please Note: Starting with the Fall 2020 curriculum CHEM A103/L and CHEM A104/L are no longer
required. Students will still need a minimum Chemistry prerequisite: High School chemistry
or
CHEM A054 or higher, with a grade of “C” or better.
Semester I Pre-Major
Required prior to Ranking Deadline.
- WRTG A111 Writing Across Contexts (3)
- COMM A111, A235, A237, or A241 (3)
- BIOL A111, A111L Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
- *PSY A150 Life Span Development (3)
- NEW: HLTH A151 Health and Social Services (3) –Optional
- CHEM A103, A103L Survey of Chemistry (4) Removed Fall 2020
Semester II Pre-Major
Required prior to Ranking Deadline.
- WRTG A213 (Preferred), A211, A212, A214, or GER (3)
- BIOL A112, A112L Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
- **STAT A200 (Preferred), A253, A307, or GER (3)
- **SOCIAL SCIENCE GER (3)
- **HUMANITIES GER (3)
- CHEM A104, A104L Organic & Biochemistry (4) Removed Fall 2020
Semester III Pre-Major
Enrollment in, or credit for, during Ranking.
- BIOL A240, A240L Microbiology (4)
- *PHIL A101, A201, or ENGL A120 –Reasoning Skills (3)
- **FINE ARTS GER (3)
- **HUMANITIES GER(3)
Semester IV Pre-Major
Required prior to starting NS classes
- **DN A203 Nutrition for Health Sciences (3)
- **PHIL A301, A302, or A305 Ethics (3)
- **ALASKA NATIVE-THEMED GER
Opening Spring 2021 to Pre-Major Students
The following courses currently reserved for students offered a seat in the full major
program. Starting Spring 2021 seats will be opened to pre-major students. These courses
are not required to rank but will be required prior to starting the full major program:
- NS A230 Pathophysiology for Health Professions (3)
- NS A231/L Pharmacology for Health Professions (4)
All courses required for the BS in Nursing Science may not be unsuccessfully repeated
more than once.
*Either the Reasoning Skills requirement or PSY A150 must be completed at the time
of application to the major.
Students must be enrolled in whichever of these requirements has not yet been
completed.
**These courses may be taken in any order as long as 9 credits are completed and 6
additional credits are either complete or in progress during ranking.
For a list which UAF and UAS pre-major courses meet UAA School of Nursing requirements please visit the Transfer page.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Once you are admitted into the full-major BS Nursing program, you will be required
to complete courses in the following sequence. All students are enrolled in a specific
local cohort. Students are expected to test, attend classes, labs, and clinical experiences
with their cohort. Students are required to complete the program at the location they originally accepted
placement.
Plan of Study
PRIOR to Semester I
- Complete all Pre-Major courses
- Exception: Alaska Native-Themed GER & Diversity and Inclusion GER may be completed
during the program.
- Current CPR certification
- Health & Immunization Requirements
- National Level Criminal Background Check
Semester I Nursing Major
- NS A332/L/P Fundamentals of Nursing (7)
- NS A333/L Health Assessment and Promotion (4)
- NS A334 Nursing Informatics and Intro to EBP (3)
- NS A335 Ethical and Legal Considerations (2)
Semester II Nursing Major
- NS A387/P Communication Across Professions (3)
- NS A388/L/P Medical-Surgical Patients I (6)
- NS A389/P Mental and Behavioral Health Disrupt. (4)
- NS A400 Nursing Research and EBP (3)
Semester III Nursing Major
- NS A452/P Children and Their Families (4)
- NS A453/P Childbearing Families/Sexual Health (4)
- NS A454/P Communities and Populations (5)
- *Upper-Division College of Health Elective (3)
Semester IV Nursing Major
- NS A471/L/P Medical-Surgical Patients II (6)
- NS A472/P Nursing Leadership and Management (4)
- NS A473 NCLEX review and Career Coaching (1)
- NS A474P Nursing Practicum Immersion (3)
- NS A475 Nursing Integrative Capstone (3)
SEMESTER III Nursing Science Major
- NS A313, A313L Health Disruptions I (6)
- NS A315, A315L Health I: Nursing Therapeutics (6)
Semester IV Nursing Science Major
- NS A400 Nursing Research (3)
- NS A401, A401L Health Disruptions II (5.5)
- NS A406, A406L Complex Health Disruptions (5)
Semester V Nursing Science Major
- NS A411, A411L Health Integrative Capstone (5.5)
- NS A415 Nursing Management (4)
- NS A416, A416L Concentration in Clinical Nursing (4)
- *NS Upper Division Nursing Elective (3)
Minimum total credit hours for degree: 120
All nursing major lecture courses must be complete with a grade of 'C' or higher and
clinical courses with a 'Pass'.
*The NS or College of Health Elective may be taken in an earlier semesters if the prerequisites for the elective are met.
Please note: Graduates of this program must perform successfully on the National Council Licensure
Examination (NCLEX-RN) to receive RN licensure. SON's program is approved by the Alaska
Board of Nursing and the Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing.
ADMISSION: PROCESS AND CRITERIA
The School of Nursing considers students eligible for admission to the nursing major
during the semester in which they are completing the courses listed under semester
3. Only the students who complete the Application and TEAS Exam listed below will
be ranked for possible admission to NS A204, A216, & A300 in the semester indicated
by their ranking site. To be considered for the ranking, the following BS admission
requirements must be completed by the Ranking Deadline for their site.
Prior to applying we recommend:
- If you are able, attend a group Information Session at the College of Health Advising.
Call 907-786-1318 for next meeting time and location.
- Meet with a Nursing Academic Advisor to verify course completion, GPA, and to ensure
you are on track to meet required deadlines. Call 907-786-1318 to set up an appointment.
Applying
- Admission to UA, including transcripts from both high school/GED and college, with
transcript evaluations (if any) from Enrollment Services.
- For Current UA Students: UA Students do not need to submit transcripts from UAA, UAF, or UAS.
- For New and Transfer Students: The School of Nursing strongly recommends new students Apply to UA and submit their high school, GED, and/or out of state transcripts to Enrollment Services three
months prior to the School of Nursing deadline to ensure timely and complete processing.
- Maintain a UAA cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and a minimum extracted grade point
average (GPA) of 3.0 for courses required for the Bachelor of Science, Nursing. The
extracted GPA will be calculated using grades from all courses required for the nursing
major that have been completed by the ranking deadline.
- School of Nursing (SON) Digital Application on file. Students must submit a new digital
application for each deadline they wish to be considered for.
- Chemistry Prerequisite: High School Chemistry or CHEM A054 or higher, with a grade
of ‘C’ or better.
- A minimum of 29 credit hours of specified prerequisite courses with a minimum grade
of C, which are:
- Enrollment in, or credit for, the following courses at the time of application to
the major:
*Either the Reasoning Skills requirement or PSY A150 must be completed at the time
of application to the major. Students must be enrolled in whichever of these requirements
has not yet been completed.
- Students must complete all Pre-Major courses before beginning Nursing clinical coursework.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to remain informed of any changes to the BS Nursing
Science program and to ensure that the items above have been received by the BS Nursing
office. Call prior to the deadline to verify receipt of all required documents.
Completion of the TEAS Pre-Admission Exam is required. This test is an assessment
tool, not a pass/fail test, to evaluate students’ verbal, math, and science ability.
The cost will be determined by the UAA Testing Center. The test takes approximately
2½ hours and will be available by appointment during times determined by the UAA Testing
Center.
Remote TEAS Exams are available to students who are unable to physically test at the
University of Alaska Anchorage, Advising and Testing Center. Remote exams are currently
available throughout Alaska with selected proctors and testing centers throughout
the United States. Additional proctor fees may be required for students testing at
distance testing facilities.
The TEAS can be taken once every 6 months and the highest score in the last 36 months
will be used for ranking (starting July 1, 2020). Kaplan exam scores are no longer
accepted.
Special Note: Please ensure that you use the same name for testing that is listed on UAOnline or
include the exam name under the Previous Name section of the Nursing Application to
Rank.
The application and TEAS Exam must be completed for an applicant to be eligible for
ranking and possible admission to Semester I Nursing Science Major. Only a specified
number of candidates (with highest rankings) will be invited to start based on the
following ranking criteria:
- Extracted grade point average (60% of ranking score)
- Extracted Science GPA: BIOL A111/L and A112/L (25% of ranking score)
- ATI TEAS Preadmission test scores (15% of ranking score)
- The TEAS can now be taken once every 6 months and the highest score in the last 36
months will be used for ranking.
- Previously completed Kaplan results are no longer accepted.
For transfer students, grades from equivalent courses will be used.
All candidates that apply towards a ranking will be sent an official letter to their
preferred email listed on UAOnline. Candidates will be sent either an invitation to
accept a seat in the program or notice of unsuccessful ranking. Students must submit a new digital application for each deadline they wish to be considered
for.
Each site in the BS Nursing Program has a specific admission pattern based on the
number of applicants and available clinical facilities in the location. To be considered
for the ranking in each location, the BS admission requirements must be completed
by the appropriate deadline. Deadlines are subject to change, please check with the
UAA Nursing Student Services for most up to date deadlines.
Application for Ranking Deadlines
OCTOBER 1
-
Every Year
- Anchorage (40 students Fall & Spring)
- Mat-Su (8 students) Fall start date
MARCH 1: Fall start date
-
Every Year
- Fairbanks (16 students)
- Kodiak (8 students)
RN to BS Students