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Course Overview

You will also get the benefit of being a part of the greater undergraduate and medical school community at St George’s University. With strong international connections, the SGU nursing graduate will be prepared to practice in a number of settings and areas. 

This three-year program leads to graduates being eligible to sit the RENR examination for licensure as a registered nurse to work in the CARICOM member states. 

The program includes nursing, science, and liberal arts courses. And is a minimum of 121 credit hours. 

Class sizes are small, facilitating close interaction with faculty and active participation in the classrooms, as well as promoting mutual support and ready exchange of ideas among fellow students. As a practice, professional nursing classes are interactive, utilizing the simulation lab and clinical practicums. 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

  • Direct admission to the nursing program.
  • Nursing classes begin in your first semester.
  • Clinical placements start in your second semester, with study-abroad opportunities in the sixth semester.
  • Nursing students graduate with 1500 hrs of clinical experience.
  • Learning in a multi-disciplinary environment, taking classes with preclinical and medical students.
  • Learn alongside visiting international nursing students.
  • Acquire skills and knowledge through a highly kinetic curriculum, featuring a state-of-the-art simulation lab
  • Enjoy the full undergraduate experience with robust undergraduate university life experience.

Entry Requirement 

To qualify for admission into a St. George’s University School of Arts and Sciences undergraduate degree program, you must meet the following requirements:

  • British-model of education students will need 5 CSEC or ordinary level passes, which includes English Language, Mathematics and 1 Science subject (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Integrated Sciences, Human & Social Biology, and Agricultural Sciences).
  • North-American model students and others must successfully complete 12 years of primary and secondary school education.

The following course listing indicates the required electives for the nursing degree:

  • Introduction to University Life
  • Foundation Chemistry with lab (if needed)
  • Foundation Mathematics (if needed)
  • Foundation English (if needed)
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Computer Concepts and Applications
  • College Mathematics
  • College Writing
  • The following course listings indicate the required non-nursing core courses for the nursing degree:

  • Human Biology with lab
  • General Chemistry I
  • General Chemistry I Lab
  • Biochemistry for Life Sciences
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pharmacology
  • The following course listings indicate the required nursing core courses for the Nursing degree:

  • Introduction to Professional Nursing
  • Fundamentals of nursing with lab
  • Community and Population-Based Health & Practicum
  • Microbiology for Nursing with lab
  • Adult Health I with lab
  • Introduction to Statistics & Practicum
  • Nursing Childbearing Family – Obstetrics with lab
  • Pediatrics – Nursing Care: 1 month – 19 years
  • Epidemiology & Practicum
  • Adult Health II with lab
  • Specialized Nursing & Informatics
  • Gerontological Nursing: Fundamentals of Aging

Fees

  2021/22 Tuition & Fee Rates
School of Arts & Sciences Tuition Admin Fee Malpractice Insurance Total
Basic Sciences  
Arts & Sciences excl. Pre-Med $14388     $14388
(Includes Foundations to Med and

Vet Pre-Vet Post-Bacc and Nursing)

 
  Per credit amount $959  
 
SAS: Pre-Med Program $18366     $18366
  Per credit amount $1225  
 
Graduate Studies  
Per credit amount  
MPH Program $541
MSC/PhD $959
MEDU $331
CCP $326
Online MBA $427
PhD Flat Rate $7116

This information was accurate on : 16/03/2021
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