Admissions
The School of Nursing follows the admission policies and criteria of the university. For further details, refer to the Admissions section of this catalogue.
Generic BSN program
Students holding diplomas from a 12-year secondary school may gain admission to the School of Nursing as first year nursing students (see required courses at the freshman level). Freshman students wishing to transfer to the School of Nursing from AUB or another institution may gain admission, provided they complete the required freshman courses.
TS/LT-BSN
The curriculum is designed to permit the graduates of TS/LT in nursing to pursue the degree of bachelor of science in nursing as per the university entrance requirements. The time limit for completion of the program should not exceed six calendar years. A selected number of nursing courses may be validated if applicable.
Preferred requirement for admission to the program is one-year experience in addition to the university entrance requirement. Applicants should provide the TS/LT governmental exam certificate and license to practice nursing from the Ministry of Public Health. Candidates may be asked to have an interview with the program convener or a designated faculty member.
BT-BSN
According to the decree no. 855 dated 01/07/2015, issued by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, holders of the technical baccalaureate (BT) are eligible for admission to similar fields as that of BT. In this case, holders of BT nursing may apply to any health-related major.
Those applying to the BSN program should complete the following remedial/prerequisite freshman level courses prior to the BSN II year:
- 3 credits in mathematics (choose one of: MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 203, MATH 204).
- 3 credits in chemistry (CHEM 101).
- 3 credits in biology (BIOL 101).
- 3 credits in physics (PHYS 101, 103 or 200).
BS/BA-BSN
The School of Nursing accelerated program is designed for individuals who have a BS/BA in fields other than nursing. The streamlined curriculum permits students to earn a BSN in 24 months. Students who graduate from this program are entitled to sit for the National Colloquium Exam to become registered nurses. The admission to the BS/BA-BSN program requires the following:
- BS/BA degree in a field other than nursing.
- A minimum GPA 3.0 including prerequisite courses and general education requirements.
- Completion of the following prerequisite courses prior to admission: ENGL 204, PSYC 201, biostatistics course, PSYC 210, SOAN 201, and four elective courses in humanities.
Applications are available online through the AUB website. Students are urged to submit course syllabi and course descriptions for courses requiring equivalence.
Transfers
Transfer from the Freshman Class
Transfer students from the freshman class of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may apply to the sophomore year at the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing. To be eligible for admission, the applicants must have:
- Completed at least 26 freshman credits prior to their registration in the fall or spring term and achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7.
Transfer from Other Faculties at AUB
Transfer students from other faculties at AUB may apply to the BSN program. To be eligible for admission, applicants must have:
- Completed at least 24 credits prior to their registration in the fall or spring term and achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7.
Transfer from Other Universities
Transfer students from other universities in Lebanon or abroad may apply to the junior year. To be eligible for admission, applicants must have:
- Completed 30 sophomore credits (one year) or more prior to their registration in the fall or spring term.
- Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA equivalent to the AUB GPA 2.7.
- Submitted the most recent transcript of their grades.
- Met the Readiness for University Studies in English.
Once students are accepted, the assigned academic advisers will follow up with them on credit transfer and course equivalence. Students should submit course syllabi and course descriptions for courses requiring equivalence. Credits transferred from other institutions will show as ‘Pass’ on the AUB transcript and will not be part of the calculation of the GPA (with reference to the General University Academic Information). A grade of (C+) or above is required in the major courses for transfer. Furthermore, accepted students must complete the final 45 credits at AUB.
Graduation Requirements
All recommendations for graduation are made by vote of the faculty upon the recommendation of the academic committee.
To be eligible for graduation with the degree of bachelor of science in nursing, the following requirements must be met:
- Completion of the prescribed program of study with a minimum of 103 credits after the freshman class or equivalent, and 91 credits for those entering as registered nurses (excluding the remedial courses mentioned under section TS/LT-BSN program).
- An overall minimum GPA of 2.3, excluding freshman courses.
- The degree program must be completed within a maximum of six years, divided as follows: two calendar years for BSN II, two calendar years for BSN III, and two calendar years for BSN IV.
Refer to the General university academic information for more details.
All undergraduate transfer students from AUB or from other recognized institutions of higher learning to the School of Nursing need to complete the required prerequisites and all required nursing courses. A minimum residency period of one year or 30 credits for within AUB transfers and 45 credits for transfers from outside must be completed at AUB.
Course credits pertinent to the nursing curriculum may be transferred according to criteria set by the admission and academic committees.
Licensing
Graduates are qualified for the licensing examination in Lebanon (Colloquium). Non-Lebanese graduates cannot practice nursing in Lebanon, unless permitted by the Order of Nurses in Lebanon in exceptional situations.
Promotion
Students shall be promoted at the end of the summer term after completion of 30 or more credits beyond the requirements from the previous level. However, students who register in September and who lack 6 or fewer credits for completion of a class will be registered in the next higher class at the discretion of the academic committee. In order to be promoted, students must attain a minimum average of (GPA: 2.1) at the end of the second regular term (sophomore year) and (GPA: 2.3) in the following years. Promotion of BSN students based on earned credits: sophomore (N2) nursing students are promoted to N3 if they complete 30 earned credits, and junior (N3) nursing students are promoted to N4 if they complete 67 earned credits.
Grading System
The passing grade for all nursing major courses is C+, except for NURS 203 (passing grade is D).
Refer to the grading system, under General University Academic Information section in the catalogue.
Dismissal from the BSN Program
Students may be dismissed by vote of the faculty upon the recommendation of the academic committee in any of the following cases:
- Failure to remove probation within two terms.
- Failure in one-third or more of the load attempted during that year and failure to attain the minimum yearly average (GPA).
- Failure to make satisfactory academic progress, not showing sufficient professional promise, or having behaved in a manner below the norms expected by the school.
- Failure to meet clinical requirements as stipulated in the nursing courses syllabi.
- Failure to satisfy the requirements of the repeated year.
Students who are dropped from the program will be placed as major less for two consecutive regular terms to secure a transfer to another major by the third term of being major less or risk being dismissed from the university. Refer to the General University Academic Information section for more details.
Awards
BSN students can be nominated for an award. A list of awards is found below for your reference. Students can nominate themselves. In addition, an adviser or a faculty member can nominate students for awards. Eligible nominees should:
- Submit a nomination form.
- Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.2.
- Not have received a dean’s warning.
- Be recommended by their adviser.
- Have contributed to university life.
- Portray a professional image.
Florence Nightingale Award
Awarded to an undergraduate senior student who meets the following criteria: academic achievement, professional integrity, and contribution to professional and university life.
Penrose Award
Awarded to an undergraduate student on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership, and contribution to university life.
Janet Jeries Haddadin Nursing Award
Awarded to an undergraduate student with the highest GPA.
Salma Mansur Jurdak Excellence Award in Nursing
Awarded to a graduating student majoring in nursing at the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing with top academic achievement and demonstrated dedication to the profession.
Women’s Auxiliary Awards
Awarded to senior students who meet the following criteria: academic achievement, professional integrity and seriousness of purpose, contribution to professional and university life, and willingness to join AUBMC after graduation.
Lions Award
Awarded to an outstanding student who has been commended by the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing.
Rouzan Al-Najjar Memorial Award in Nursing
Awarded to three Arab students, one in each year of the nursing program, who are the most academically qualified.
Siham Rida Ali Endowed Nursing Award
Awarded to a top graduating senior student from the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing (HSON), who demonstrates excellence and high impact in a community project or engagement.
Courses
Course Numbers
Nursing courses are numbered according to level and they normally follow a sequence. See curriculum for the bachelor of science in nursing and course descriptions below:
Numbers Following Course Titles in the Course Description
- The first number following the title of the course indicates the number of class hours per week.
- The second number indicates the clinical/simulation hours required each week.
- The last number indicates the number of credit hours applied towards graduation.
Frequency of Courses
Courses marked fall/spring/summer are offered accordingly during each academic year.
Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Nursing
First Year
Freshman curriculum requires completion of 30 credits. The following courses are required: ENGL 203 (3cr), Humanities & Social Sciences (9cr), MATH 100 (3cr), CHEM 101 (3cr), CHEM 101L (1cr), BIOL 101 (3cr), Natural Sciences (3cr) & Electives (5cr), suggested electives: ENGL 102 (IF TAKEN) or any other 100-level course.
Second Year
|
|
No. of Weeks |
Lecture Hrs. |
Lab. or Clinical Hrs. |
Total Clock Hrs. |
Credit Hrs. |
|
First Term |
BIOC 246
| Biochemistry for Nurses | 16 | 64 | - | 64 | 4 |
| ENGL 203 | Academic English | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| HUMR 244 | Introduction to Human Biology | 16 | 32 | - | 32 | 2 |
| NURS 200 | Introduction to Nursing | 16 | 32 | - | 32 | 2 |
| PSYC 201 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
224 | |
224 |
14 |
|
Second Term |
| NURS 201 | Introduction to Nursing Practice
| 16 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 2 |
| NURS 202 | Health Assessment | 16 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 2 |
| HUMR 248 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 16 | 60 | 30 | 90 | 5 |
| MBIM 237 | Microbiology and Immunology for Nursing | 16 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 3 |
| NURS 203 | Biostatistics for Nurses | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
172 |
128 |
300 |
15 |
|
Summer Term |
ELEC
| History of Ideas (Cultures and Histories) | 8 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| ELEC | Cultures and Histories | 8 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| ENGL 204 | Advanced Academic English | 8 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
144 |
0 |
144 |
9 |
Third Year
|
|
No. of Weeks |
Lecture Hrs. |
Lab. or Clinical Hrs. |
Total Clock Hrs. |
Credit Hrs. |
|
First Term |
| PHRM 240 | Pharmacology | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| NURS 300 | Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults I: Theory and Practicum | 16 | 32 | 112 | 144 | 5 |
| NURS 304 | Nursing Care of the Expectant Family: Theory and Practicum | 16 | 32 | 112 | 144 | 5 |
PSYC 210
or
EDUC 225 | Lifespan Development Psychology
Child & Adolescent Development | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| NURS 210A | Pathophysiology | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | 1 |
|
Total |
176 |
224 |
400 |
17 |
|
Second Term |
| NURS 302 | Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults II: Theory and Practicum | 16
| 32
| 112 | 144 | 5 |
| NURS 306 | Nursing Care of the Children, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 32 | 112 | 144 | 5 |
| NURS 210B | Pathophysiology | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | 1 |
| ELECT | Human Values (Ethics) | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
128 |
224 |
352 |
14 |
|
Summer Term |
| SOAN 201 | Introduction to the Study of the Society | 8 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| ARAB | Arabic Communication Skills | 8 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| NURS 307 | Practicum I | 8 | - | 80 | 80 | 0 |
|
Total |
96 |
80 |
192 |
6 |
Fourth Year
|
|
No. of Weeks |
Lecture Hrs. |
Lab. or Clinical Hrs. |
Total Clock Hrs. |
Credit Hrs. |
|
First Term |
| NURS 400 | Critical Care Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 32 | 84 | 116 | 4 |
| NURS 402 | Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 48 | 84 | 132 | 5 |
| NURS 406 | Nursing Research | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
NURS 404
| Nursing Informatics | 16 | 32 | - | 32 | 2 |
|
Total |
160 |
168 |
328 |
14 |
|
Second Term |
NURS 408
| Community Health Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 6 | 48 | 84 | 132 | 5 |
| NURS 410 | Leadership and Management in Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 48 | 96 | 144 | 5 |
| ELEC | Cultures and Histories | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| NURS 411 | Intensive Practicum II | 16 | - | 144 | 144 | 0 |
| IPEC 300 | Interprofessional Education and Collaboration | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | 1 |
|
Total |
159 |
324 |
483 |
14 |
|
Total Credit Hours |
1259 |
1164 |
2423 |
103 |
Curriculum for TS/LT-BSN.
First Year
|
|
No. of Weeks |
Lecture Hrs. |
Lab. or Clinical Hrs. |
Total Clock Hrs. |
Credit Hrs. |
|
First Term |
BIOC 246
| Biochemistry for Nurses | 16
| 64 | -
| 64 | 4
|
| ENGL 203 | Academic English | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| HUMR 244 | Introduction to Human Biology | 16 | 32 | | 32 | 2 |
| PSYC 201 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| MATH | | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
240 | |
240 |
15 |
|
Second Term |
| HUMR 248 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 16 | 60 | 30 | 90 | 5 |
| MBIM 237 | Microbiology and Immunology for Nursing | 16 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 3 |
| NURS 205 | Foundations of Professional
Nursing | 16 | 32 | - | 32 | 2 |
| NURS 203 | Biostatistics for Nurses | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| PHYSICS | | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
220 |
58 |
278 |
16 |
|
Summer Term |
| PHRM 240V | Pharmacology
| 8 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| NURS 308V | Maternal-Child Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 8 | 48 | 144 | 192 | 6 |
|
Total |
96 |
144 |
240 |
9 |
Second Year
|
|
No. of Weeks |
Lecture Hrs. |
Lab. or Clinical Hrs. |
Total Clock Hrs. |
Credit Hrs. |
|
First Term |
SOAN 201
| Introduction to the Study of the Society | 16
| 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Lifespan Development Psychology | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| ENGL 204 | Advanced Academic English | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| ELEC | Cultures and Histories | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| BIOLOGY | | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| NURS 210A | Pathophysiology | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | 1 |
|
Total |
256 |
0 |
256 |
16 |
|
Second Term |
| NURS 312 | Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 48 | 84 | 132 | 5 |
| NURS 210B | Pathophysiology | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | 1 |
| NURS 313 | Leadership and Management in Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 48 | 96 | 144 | 5 |
| CHEMISTRY | | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
160 |
180 |
340 |
14 |
|
Summer Term |
| NURS 311V | Nursing Care of Adults and older Adults, Theory and Practicum | 8 | 48 | 126 | 174 | 6 |
| ELEC | Elective Humanities | 8 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total |
96 |
126 |
222 |
9 |
Third Year
|
|
No. of Weeks |
Lecture Hrs. |
Lab. or Clinical Hrs. |
Total Clock Hrs. |
Credit Hrs. |
|
First Term
|
NURS 405V
| Critical Care Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 32 | 84
| 116 | 4 |
| NURS 406 | Nursing Research | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| NURS 404 | Nursing Informatics | 16 | 32 | - | 32 | 2 |
| NURS 314 | Community Health Nursing, Theory and Practicum | 16 | 48 | 48 | 132 | 5 |
| IPEC 300 | Interprofessional Education and Collaboration | 16 | 15 | - | 15 | 1 |
|
Total
|
-
|
175
|
168
|
343
|
15
|
|
Second Term
|
ARAB 201
| Issues in Contemporary Arab Culture | 16
| 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| ELECT | Cultures and Histories | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
| ELECT | Human Values | 16 | 48 | - | 48 | 3 |
|
Total
|
-
|
144
|
-
|
144
|
9
|
|
Total Credit Hours
|
1387
|
508
|
2063
|
103
|
Courses may be validated through examination.
Course Descriptions