BSN Pre-Licensure Nursing
Holistically Care for Patients While Serving the Health Care Field as a Nurse
The Catawba College Department of Nursing prepares competent, diverse nursing professionals to meet the holistic health care needs of a culturally diverse society, providing a solid foundation in liberal studies and preparing you for entry-level practice in the nursing profession.
Catawba College offers the BSN Pre-Licensure degree, approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON).
Nursing students complete a curriculum that is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and are supported by the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) qualities. Courses, or Baccalaureate Essentials, offered in the Pre-Licensure Nursing Degree program at Catawba have specific program objectives designed to assist you and your peer nursing majors in achieving targeted learning outcomes.
Catawba’s Department of Nursing faculty are committed to working with you to meet your professional goals before and throughout your nursing educational career. Additionally, a simulation and lab coordinator ensures that simulation and lab experiences meet your learning needs prior to and during clinical experiences.
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Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Catawba College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (ccneaccreditation.org).
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Experienced Faculty
Learn from faculty with varied clinical expertise in fields such as geriatrics, mental health, maternity, pediatric care, and medical surgical nursing.
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Rankings
Catawba was recently ranked by U.S. News as the 4th Best Regional College in the South and is regularly included in The Princeton Review’s Best College guide.
Nursing at Catawba College
Our Nursing Program strives to properly prepare our students for success in the healthcare field. One thing that sets our program apart is that athletes are allowed to participate, allowing for students to be even more involved on campus.
Program Details
Acceptance and Licensure Disclosures
Acceptance and Licensure Disclosures
for Enrolled and Prospective Students
Prospective nursing majors at Catawba College who complete all pre-requisite general education requirements must make application and meet Nursing Department Admissions criteria before being accepted in the Nursing Upper Division.
Catawba College's degree programs satisfy the professional licensure and/or certification requirements in North Carolina and prepare students to sit for these exams. However, requirements in other states may be different.
If you are considering a degree program that may, would, could or potentially lead to a professional license and/or certification, please note that at this time Catawba College may or may not be able to advise whether a program meets requirements outside of North Carolina. Prior to enrolling in a degree program, please discuss this important topic with your program of interest.
Service Learning and Community Service
Service Learning and Community Service
Embedded throughout Catawba College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Pre-licensure curriculum, service learning and community service provide students with meaningful, experiential learning opportunities. Through development of community assessments and implementation of teaching projects and service, students meet the health care needs of a culturally diverse population as they develop evidence-based practice initiatives and critical thinking skills.
Catawba Nursing students demonstrate caring and compassion through service learning and community service which allows them to give back to their communities through participation in mission trips, taking vital signs at a community clinic, feeding the homeless, developing teaching projects at community agencies that target specific populations with health care needs, and participating in Special Olympics.
Clinical and Practicum Experiences
Clinical and Practicum Experiences
Catawba College’s Nursing Department partners with leading health care organizations such as Novant Health, Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospitals, and Atrium Health. Varied clinical and practicum experiences, in all nursing-focused areas, allow for a better-rounded, generalist nurse prepared to begin their career in the nursing profession. Other organizational agencies provide outpatient opportunities to practice in the community to meet the holistic needs of clients in the rural setting.
Participate
Participate
The Catawba College Student Nurses Association offers pre-nursing and nursing students opportunities for campus, community, and statewide collaboration for addressing current population health care needs. In addition, involvement allows for mentorship and connection with members of the North Carolina Nurses Association. Students attend statewide and national student nurses’ association meetings, participate as officers in campus, state, and national student nurses association, and take part in various community services initiatives.
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A total of 115 students have been named to the Presidential Honor Roll List for the 2021-2022 academic year at Catawba College, according to Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Provost of the College.
A total of 305 students have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester at Catawba College, according to Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Provost of the College.
Catawba College’s pre-licensure nursing degree pathway opens a world of healthcare opportunities. Students who do not possess a registered nursing license are prepared to practice as a generalist in a variety of healthcare settings and build a foundation for graduate nursing education. The COVID-19 ...
