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    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Hope College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Hope College Catalog

Nursing, BSN


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The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree requires 52 credits of nursing courses, plus a set of prerequisite and corequisite courses. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for the nursing courses and the prerequisite or corequisite courses, and an overall GPA of 2.5 must be maintained throughout the program to meet nursing major graduation requirements. A student must withdraw from the nursing major if the cumulative GPA is less than 2.5, and would no longer be eligible for the major.

A student can receive less than a C (2.0) or withdraw for academic reasons from only one non-nursing prerequisite/corequisite course one time. A student can fail or withdraw, for academic reasons, from only one nursing course one time. If a student fails or withdraws from a prerequisite, corequisite or nursing course due to academic reasons a second time, they must withdraw from the nursing major. The student would not be eligible to reapply for the nursing major at Hope College. Any prerequisite, corequisite or nursing course for which a student receives a grade of less than a C (2.0) must be repeated.

Anchor Plan for BSN


The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree has a modified set of Anchor Plan requirements:

  • The Mathematics and Natural Science requirement will be met with courses required for the major.
  • The Social Sciences requirement will be met with courses required for the major.
  • BSN students must take a Religion 200-Level course that has the Christian Tenets flag; they do not need to take a Religion 100-Level course.

Students who plan to complete both the BSN degree and a second degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) must complete the full BA/BS Anchor Plan requirements.

Prerequisites or Corequisites


Nursing (52 credits)


Evidence of the following items is required for nursing major courses:

  • Health and immunization reports
  • American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Provider CPR card
  • Health insurance

Students must have their own transportation for practicum experiences. Students will be required to purchase a nursing uniform and equipment for lab and clinical experiences. Students will be charged a fee for membership in the Student Nurses Association and for required NCLEX preparation tests. A Nursing Department Student Handbook is available for all policies and procedures.

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