Bachelor of Nursing

Standard program

For the award of Bachelor of Nursing (BN), you must successfully complete 240 credit points, made up of the core courses AND

• 10 credit points for a free-choice elective;
• all prerequisite and corequisite requirements must also be met in order to progress through the program with a minimum grade of 4 to be attained
• no more than 100 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first number of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

Students commencing in Year 2

For the award of Bachelor of Nursing (BN), students admitted with 80 credit points of advanced standing or credit must successfully complete160 credit points, made up of the core courses AND

• 10 credit points for a free-choice elective;
• all prerequisite and corequisite requirements must also be met in order to progress through the program with a minimum grade of 4 to be attained.
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

Placement requirements

You must successfully complete:

• a recognised first aid certificate with CPR (at their own expense) by the end of the first trimester in Year 1:
  • certificates that expire during the program must be renewed
  • certificates that have expired prior to the commencement of teaching in the first trimester of enrolment must be renewed by the end of the first trimester
  • enrolled nurses are not exempt from this requirement
• all documentation required for clinical placement(i.e. National Police Check for Domestic students, Federal Police check for International students, Immunisation etc) by the end of the first trimester in Year 1
• all courses including clinical experience requirements in first year before proceeding to second year courses:
  • students who successfully complete some of the prescribed first year courses may, at the discretion of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, enrol in second year courses while they complete remaining first year courses
• professional experience, clinical experience/placement and other mandatory requirements:
  • courses or components of courses incorporating clinical experience or other mandatory components need to be satisfactorily completed to satisfy degree requirements even though the overall performance would otherwise qualify the student to graduate

This degree may be awarded with Distinction where a student achieves a minimum program GPA of 6.5 with no failed courses. The words "This award was achieved with Distinction" will be recorded on the testamur.

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Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.