Nursing
ABOUT NURSING
The undergraduate Nursing Program provides a broad-based arts and sciences curriculum that prepares students as generalists to enter the profession of nursing. After successfully completing the program, students are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam in order to obtain an RN license to practice nursing. Separate admission is required into the upper division program with application made during the spring semester of the sophomore year. Prerequisite courses required before admission into the program are taken during the first two undergraduate years. The nursing program only admits students each fall. The BSN Nursing Program is currently approved by the NC Board of Nursing to maintain 40 students. Entry into the program is very competitive.
Criteria considered for admission into the nursing program are:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Grades of no less than a “B” in the BIO and CHEM courses
- Grade above 80 in HETH 200
- Scores on the TEAS test
We do not have a minimum required score on the TEAS test; TEAS score review along with review of transcripts and progress in HETH 200 determine selection for the program. Students who earn less than a “C” grade in any course, but particularly BIO and/or CHEM courses, should contact their advisor and/or the nursing program director for guidance and possible change of major.
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Our students gain valuable hands-on experience by working with local hospitals. These include CHS-Union, Novant Matthews Medical Center, Novant Presbyterian Medical Center and CHS-Northeast.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Our programs excel at preparing nursing students for work in a variety of settings. Today’s nurses may find themselves exploring fields like:
- Cardiac care
- Intensive care
- Emergency care
- Pediatrics
- Flight nursing
- Forensics
- Labor and delivery
- Public health/community health nursing
- Radiology & interventional nursing
- Travel nursing
- Veterans affairs nursing
- Sports medicine
- Case management
For many of our nursing students, a BSN degree is just the beginning. Wingate’s graduate-level courses prepare students to practice as nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, educators and many other advanced positions within the field.