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Courses and Clinical Requirements

The courses in the preview below are required for completion of the bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Students must complete all remaining major requirements in addition to the Stevenson Educational Experience (SEE) courses.

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Clinical Requirements

Placement into the third- and fourth-year clinical experiences at hospitals and other sites requires the completion and documentation of several medical and placement-specific requirements. Some requirements must be fulfilled prior to the start of the third-year clinical experiences while others must be fulfilled annually prior to the start of classes in the third and fourth years of the nursing program. A summary of these requirements are below. Detailed descriptions of all requirements and the accepted documentation are included in the School of Nursing and Health Professions Student Policy Guidebook on the SU portal. NOTE: Medical and clinical requirements are subject to change and students should refer to the portal page for the School of Nursing and Health Professions for the most up to date requirements.

One-time Requirements:

1. Physical Examination (within one year of starting third-year clinical courses)
2. Required Vaccinations – Tdap, Varicella, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR), Hepatitis B (HepB)
3. Fingerprinting (prior to enrollment in NURS 410)

Annual Requirements:

1. Proof of Health Insurance
2. CPR Certification – certification must be in the American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers course and must be current for the entire academic year
3. Tuberculosis Screen Test
4. Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
5. Background Check and Drug Screen
6. Dosage Exam – Score of 100% required in fall and spring of each year in clinical courses
7. Clinical Site-Specific Documentation

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all medical and clinical requirements are met as described using the procedures and deadlines published in the School of Nursing and Health Professions Student Policy Guidebook. Failure to provide acceptable documentation of medical requirements and/or clinical site-specific documentation by the established deadlines may result in a student being ineligible to begin any clinical experience.