445 Families: Home, School, Community Partnerships (3)
A study of the family system as it assumes the child rearing function and parents the developing child throughout the stages of the family life cycle. Special attention is given throughout to the study of parent-professional, parent-community relationships and skills and approaches for building successful partnerships with families. Includes the study of families with “special” circumstances, and how professionals can be supportive and facilitative. Every semester. Field component.
446 Strategies for Assessing Young Children (3)
Designed to provide an overview of assessment rationale and experiences in administrating a variety of assessments from informal to formal. Field component. Prerequisites: Education 323, Human Ecology 345.
448 Family Resource Management (3)
A study of the managerial functions involved in individual and family systems. The course will include budgeting and financial planning, housing, insurance, credit, savings, decision making, time and stress management, retirement, environmental resources, and taxes.
495r Departmental Honors (1-3 hours per term, 4 hours for two terms)
Students must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration. On demand. See Departmental Honors.
497r Research (1-4)
On demand. Prerequisite: approval of department head. Students must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration.
498r Individual Studies (1-4)
On demand. Prerequisite: approval of department head. Students must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration.
499r Group Studies (1-4)
On demand.
School of Nursing
Associate Professor Kay Lindgren, Director
Accreditation
The School of Nursing is approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Accreditation Council and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Pre-Nursing
Students must meet the same admission requirements as all other applicants to the University. Academic advising for all students declaring Pre-nursing or nursing majors must be done by a member of the nursing faculty.
Pre-nursing students are advised individually in group sessions. The times and dates of advisement sessions are found on the School of Nursing Web site www.utc.edu/Nursing. All students should regularly check the School of Nursing Web site.
Enrollment in the nursing major is limited. Admission to the University does not ensure acceptance into the nursing major.
Eligibility Requirements for Participation in the Nursing Program
Nursing is a practice discipline, with cognitive, sensory, affective, and psychomotor performance requirements. The faculty of the School of Nursing has identified the skills and professional
behaviors that are essential to pursue a course of study to be eligible to write the National Council Licensure Examination-R.N. and practice as a professional nurse. In order to progress in the nursing curriculum, a student must possess a functional level of capability to perform the duties required of a professional nurse. The essential eligibility requirements for participation in the nursing program are identified as Core Performance Standards.
These standards are adapted from the Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing and are congruent with the skills presented in the document entitled Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing revised (1998), a publication of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. If these standards cannot be achieved by the student, either unassisted or with dependable use of assistive devices, the faculty reserves the right to exclude the student from clinical areas. Potential students are provided copies of the Core Performance Standards upon request. A copy of the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (1998) is available for review in the school’s Office of the Director.
The nursing program includes clinical components, practica and internships. Prior to and during contact with clients in clinical assignments, practicum experiences and internships, students are expected to exhibit good judgement, ethical conduct and appropriate emotional functioning. These are evaluated by the School of Nursing faculty using professional nursing standards.
These standards are listed in the online handbook for undergraduate and Gateway students, and with the Director of School of Nursing and Dean of College of Health, Education and Professional Studies. A student dismissed from the School of Nursing for not meeting these standards has the right to appeal the decision. Information about the process of appeal is available in the UTC Student Handbook and the Undergraduate Catalog.
Admission to the Nursing Major (for non- RNs)
Students desiring admission or readmission to the nursing major must submit a completed written application on forms available from the School of Nursing. Candidates for the nursing major (Nursing 250-254) must make formal application by February 1 for the fall class and by September 1 for the spring class. Students transferring from other nursing programs should also submit the written application by February 1 for the fall class and September 1 for the January class. Enrollment is limited and the number of qualified applicants often exceeds the number of students who can be admitted. The following are considered when evaluating candidates for admission:
- Admission to UTC prior to the School of Nursing application deadline.
- Completion of credit hours required for sophomore classification including the following prerequisite courses with no grade lower than a C:
Chemistry 121/123
Biology 191, 208, 210
English 121, 122
Psychology 101
Nursing 226
- A minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 point scale at UTC.
