College of Nursing Department of Undergraduate Nursing PreNursing Handbook

Section I: Getting a Start

• Introduction
• Important Information
• Resources for Help
• Early Registration Procedures

• Expectations and Functions of Advising
• Advising Process for Pre-Registration
• Adjusting Schedules
• Adding and/or Dropping a Course
• Auditing a Course
• Absences
• Grade Retrieval and Reviewing
• Advisor Changes
• References
• Bulletin and Semester Schedule Booklets
• Summary of Family Education Rights and Private Act Notification
• Tips for Students
• Academic Problems and Midterm Deficiencies

• Introduction
• Honesty Policy
• Progression in the Program
• Books to Keep
• No D or F Grades
• Scholarships
• Calculating Your GPA
• Student Honor Societies

• Introduction
• Steps to Admission to the Nursing Major
• Technical Standards
• Computer Competency Requirements
• English as a Second Language Requirements
• Requirements from the South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Immunization, CPR, and Health Requirements

Last Update: January 2006
Published by Dr. Gloria P. Craig 
Maintained by Dr. Gloria P. Craig
South Dakota State University 
College of Nursing