College of Education, Engineering, & Professional Studies

Transfer Students

Students wishing to transfer to the Colorado State University-Pueblo Athletic Training Education Program must satisfy the above criteria. According to accreditation guidelines any courses containing competency or proficiency evaluation can not be accepted as transfer credits, unless an affiliate site agreement exists between the institution and CSU-Pueblo. Transfer students must understand that application to the athletic training education program occurs once a year during the fall semester only. Once accepted in the program students must complete 4 semesters in order to be eligible for graduation.

Requirements Upon Program Acceptance

The following are required at the students expense:

• Completion of program approved physical exam;
  
  
• Completion of the program’s Technical Standards Form;
  
  
• Completion of a yearly Tuberculosis skin test and Hepatitis B vaccination and documentation or Hepatitis B declination form;
  
  
• Purchase of athletic training student liability insurance;
  
  
• Proof of medical insurance;
  
  
• Completion of “Background Check” will be required prior to going to any affiliated sites for clinical experience; and
  
  
• The athletic training student will need their own personal transportation for travel to get to off-campus clinical sites.

Retention Criteria

In order to remain in the Athletic Training Education Program the student must:

• Maintain a 2.6 or higher overall GPA;
  
  
• Maintain 3.0 GPA in all athletic training courses, including grades of no less than a B in EXHP  379, 389, 479, and 489;
  
  
• Maintain athletic training student liability insurance; and
  
  
• Maintain Professional Rescuer First Aid and CPR with AED certification.

Outcome Assessment Activities for Athletic Training Emphasis

In addition to assessment, which is inherent in the core/emphasis requirements, prior to receiving clearance for graduation, each General Exercise Science major must complete:

• Departmental exit survey,
  
  
• Successful completion of all NATABOC competencies and proficiencies, and
  
  
• An exit comprehensive examination.

General Exercise Science

12-18 credits from the following with a minimum of 4-10 upper division:

Outcome Assessment Activities for General Exercise Science Emphasis

In addition to assessment, which is inherent in the core/emphasis requirements, prior to receiving clearance for graduation, each General Exercise Science major must complete:

• Comprehensive exit exam,
  
  
• Departmental exit survey, and
  
  
• Prepare a portfolio which includes:

1. A current copy of academic transcripts;
   
   
2. Cover letter and resume;
   
   
3. Career vision, mission, goal and/or    philosophy statement;
   
   
4. Self-evaluation of proficiency including strengths and weaknesses;
   
   
5. At least 4 samples of classroom and practical work from EXHPR and other relevant courses such as: research papers, statistical analysis, course projects, literature reviews, etc.;
   
   
6. Evidence of participation in on- and/or off-campus interpersonal and leadership skill building co-curricular activities; and
   
   
7. Letters of recommendation from professionals on- and off-campus.

Health Promotion/Wellness
http://ceeps.colostate-pueblo.edu/exhpr/health_promotion.htm

In addition to assessment, which is inherent in the core/emphasis requirements, prior to receiving clearance for graduation, each Health Promotion/Wellness major must complete:

• Comprehensive exit exam,
  
  
• Departmental exit survey,
  
  
• Prepare a portfolio which includes:

1. A current copy of academic transcripts;
   
   
2. Cover letter and resume;
   
   
3. Career vision, mission, goal and/or philosophy statement;
   
   
4. Self-evaluation of proficiency including strengths and weaknesses;
   
   
5. At least four samples of classroom and practical work from EXHPR and other relevant courses such as: research papers, statistical analysis, course projects, literature reviews, etc.;
   
   
6. Evidence of participation in on- and/or off-campus interpersonal and leadership skill building co-curricular activities; and
   
   
7. Letters of recommendation from professionals and on-and off-campus.

Physical Education K-12 Teacher Preparation
http://ceeps.colostate-pueblo.edu/exhpr/k_12_physical_ed.htm

For teaching endorsement requirements, see the Teacher Education Program section of this catalog.

Outcome Assessment Activities for Physical Education K-12 Teacher Preparation Emphasis

In addition to assessment, which is inherent in the core/emphasis requirements, prior to receiving clearance for graduation, each K-12 Teacher Preparation major must complete:

• Departmental exit survey,
  
  
• Proficiency in all Colorado and CSU-Pueblo Teacher Education Standards,
  
  
• A high quality electronic teacher work sample,
  
  
• A high quality student teaching portfolio, and
  
  
• A passing grade on the Physical Education P.L.A.C.E. Certification Exam.

Exercise Science and Health Promotion Minors

Program Goals

• Provide coursework that complements a major course of study.
  
  
• Enhance the student’s employment market-ability and acceptance into graduate/professional school.

Expected Student Outcomes

Exercise Science and Health Promotion minors will:

• Complete the credit hour requirement of the minor;
  
  
• Complete all required coursework with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher;
  
  
• Earn a minimum grade of “C” in all minor courses; and
  
  
• Repeat minor courses with a grade of “D” or lower until a grade of “C” or higher is achieved.

Specific Requirements for Exercise Science and Health Promotion Minors:

Coaching

The Recreation program consists of two emphases of study:

• Community/Commercial
• Outdoor Adventure Leadership

Completion of both emphases of study prepares graduates to work in positions of leadership in a variety of recreational service agencies. Prospective employers include parks and recreation departments at the city, county, district, and state levels as well as voluntary youth agencies such as the YWCA/YMCA, boys’ and girls’ clubs and scouting. Other areas of employment include recreation programs in the military, hospital, commercial, and worksite settings. Students completing the Community/Commercial emphasis are eligible to sit for the Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) and after completing two additional courses, the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) Certification Exams.

• A minor in Recreation is available to all students. The minor is ideal for those majoring in EXHPR, social work, sociology, and biology as well as for students aspiring to teach in public/private schools.

Recreation Emphasis Goals

• Provide students with a broad-based theoretical foundation supported by field experiences that facilitate individual observations, inferences, and hands-on mastery of skills related to the field of recreation.
  
  
• Prepare students to be life-long learners.
  Prepare students to become productive, accountable, ethical and responsible professionals.
  
  
• Prepare students to enter graduate or professional schools.

Recreation graduates are expected to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the history and philosophy of leisure, recreation, and parks in western society;
  
  
• Exhibit awareness of the scope of the leisure services delivery spectrum, including public, private, and non-profit sector service providers in major specializations of leisure, recreation, and parks;
  
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to conduct various recreation program planning phases including client assessment, goal setting, activity analysis/selection, program management and evaluation;
  
  
• Demonstrate knowledge and the skills involved in a recreation leadership function including interpersonal communication, trust building, power and influence, interpersonal conflict and its resolution, teaching and transference, and decision making;
  
  
• Exhibit an awareness of the special populations that recreation programs and resources must accommodate, the implications of programming for each population, and specific agencies/legislation currently providing services for each population;
  
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principal federal and state agencies providing parks and resource-based recreation opportunities in the United States including the primary management policies and challenges;
  
  
• Demonstrate competencies in applying principles of management to recreation services and resources, including the organization of agencies, personnel, fiscal/risk management, and marketing;
  
  
• Exhibit an understanding of philosophies, history, curricular elements, and settings for outdoor education in the United States;
  
  
• Exhibit an awareness of key professional organizations and current trends/issues in the field of recreation and how to obtain matching employment;
  
  
• Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret professional journal articles relevant to recreation and to carry out and report on new, original research; and
  
  
• Understand the principles of recreation facility design, construction and management.

Specific Requirements for the Recreation Emphases:

Core Course Requirements for the Recreation Emphases

Outdoor Adventure Leadership
http://ceeps.colostate-pueblo.edu/exhpr/outdoor_adventure_education.htm

Outcomes Assessment Activities

In addition to assessment, which is inherent in the core/allied/methods coursework requirements, prior to receiving clearance for graduation, each Recreation major must complete:

• A departmental exit survey,
  
  
• A comprehensive exit examination, and
  
  
• A portfolio that includes:
  

1.  A current copy of academic transcripts and resume;
   
   
2. Samples of research/term papers, projects, etc., from Recreation and other relevant courses;
   
   
3. Evidence of participation in on- and/or off-campus interpersonal and leadership skill building co-curricular activities; and
   
   
4. Letters of recommendation from professionals on-and-off campus.
   

Recreation Minor Program Goals

• Provide coursework that complements a major course of study.
  
  
• Enhance the student’s employment marketability and acceptance into graduate/professional school.

Expected Student Outcomes

Recreation minors will:

• Complete the credit hour requirement of the minor;
  
  
• Complete all required coursework with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher;
  
  
• Earn a minimum grade of a “C” in all minor courses; and
  
  
• Repeat minor courses with a grade of “D” or lower until a grade of “C” or higher is achieved;

Recreation Minor:  Specific Requirements

Associate Dean:     Dr. Mary Kontz

Undergraduate Coordinator:     DePalma

Graduate Coordinator:     Sabo

Faculty:     Brumfield, Coram, Crownover, Cullen, de la Cruz, Fink, Glaubensklee, Green, Waggener

Department Mission

As the Southeastern Colorado Center for Nursing Education, the mission of the Department of Nursing is to prepare graduates for professional positions as competent and caring nurses.

The department is committed to offering academic programs that meet diverse regional nursing needs.

The department is committed to excellence in teaching and evidence based nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on effective student learning, academic achievement and safe, competent nursing performance.

Department Goals

The Nursing Department will:

• Provide quality learning experiences for nursing students that prepare graduates for entry level baccalaureate nursing practice or advanced nursing practice in a culturally diverse community.
  
  
• Provide multiple degree entry paths based on previous education and academic entrance criteria that support student achievement at a professional level.
  
  
• Serve as a regional nursing education center for southern Colorado, by collaborating with local and regional health care agencies to provide nursing programs.
  
  
• Maintain educational excellence demonstrated by program status consistent with the Colorado Board of Nursing, national accrediting agency criteria and educational emphases on professional nursing standards.
  
  
• Provide a supportive and caring learning environment to address the learning needs for a diverse student population.
  
  
• Support role development responsive to the changing health care environment by redefining and maintaining competencies throughout one’s practice.

Our Accreditation

The CSU-Pueblo Department of Nursing baccalaureate educational program is fully approved by the Colorado Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

The Colorado State University-Pueblo Department of Nursing offers an undergraduate program that confers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The undergraduate program offers several tracks for the basic nursing student (Basic BSN), the registered nurse (RN-BSN), licensed practical nurse (LPN-BSN), degree plus students to BSN (Accelerated-BSN), and the paramedic (Paramedic-BSN) to obtain their Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing degree (BSN). The Basic BSN is a track developed for the student who has completed prerequisite courses and has no degree, certificate or license. The RN-BSN track is developed for an associate degree or diploma nurse with a license to complete their BSN. The student with another baccalaureate or masters degree may apply to the Degree Plus to BSN track or the Basic BSN. Licensed practical nurses that have a nursing license or completed an accredited program may apply for the LPN-BSN or Basic BSN track. The paramedic may elect to apply for the Paramedic-BSN or Basic BSN track. The BSN program also offers an elective concentrated clinical practicum in nursing. The elective practicum allows the student to explore their passion in clinical practice. Undergraduate nursing students may elect to take nursing graduate courses during their senior year.

Undergraduate Program Goals

The program will:

• Facilitate learning that provides entry level baccalaureate knowledge and supports competence for nursing practice.
  
  
• Incorporate human needs theory to provide culturally competent care for clients in diverse healthcare settings.
  
  
• Support the development of assessment, communication, critical thinking, use of evidence based practice, and technological skills in nursing practice.
  
  
• Prepare graduates to exhibit standards of practice and professional performance in the baccalaureate roles of provider, teacher, manager, and client advocate in the changing health care environment.
  
  
• Provide baccalaureate education that facilitates progression of associate degree nurses to baccalaureate prepared nurses.
  
  
• Support the learning needs of a diverse student population by creating a caring learning environment in which all are respected, nurtured and celebrated.

Expected Undergraduate Student Outcomes

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Major is designed to prepare the graduate to:

• Demonstrate baccalaureate level knowledge and competence in providing nursing care to diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities using a human needs framework.
  
  
• Provide culturally competent care for clients in diverse healthcare settings.
  
  
• Demonstrate proficiency in assessment, communication, critical thinking, use of evidence based practice, and technological skills for entry level employment.
  
  
• Deliver care guided by standards of practice for professional performance in the roles of provider, teacher manager and client advocate.
  
  
• Demonstrate behaviors that reflect professional ethics and accountability.
  
  
• Demonstrate caring through commitment, compassion, conscience, competence, confidence and comportment in professional nursing practice.

Outcome Assessments

The outcome assessments will be evaluated through or by:

• Assessment of clinical competencies through multiple strategies including simulations.
  
  
• Individual and course evaluations including the standardized testing program.
  
  
• An end of program evaluation survey and a graduate follow up survey of nursing graduates and their employers one year after graduation.
  
  
• National Certification and/or Licensure Examination (NCLEX) required of graduates prior to professional nursing practice as a registered nurse.
  
  
• A survey of graduate employment and graduation rates.

Undergraduate Admission Policies and Procedures

Students are responsible for all undergraduate admissions policies and procedures as outlined in the Academic Policies section of this catalog.

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

Admission to the University does not imply acceptance to the nursing program. The undergraduate program is very competitive and applicants are ranked based on their GPA for the general education and prerequisites required by the program. Consideration is given to the percentage of prerequisites and general education courses completed by the admission deadline. Students will be notified in writing of their admission status to the program. Those students who are accepted to the program must return receipt of acceptance by the stated deadline or the admission status will be revoked.

For the basic nursing student admission, requirements are a minimum GPA of 3.00 for all required general education and prerequisites. All prerequisites must be passed with a C or better (C- is not acceptable) and be completed prior to taking NSG 232/232L. All general education must be completed prior to taking NSG 232/232L.

Students for whom English is a second language must have a TOFEL of 550 or have completed the   University requirements of English and Speech skills.

Undergraduate Nursing Program Application Process

Applications to the nursing program may be obtained at http://ceeps.colostate-pueblo.edu/nursing or in the nursing department. The completed applications must be submitted to the nursing department by the scheduled deadline. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Please contact the department if you have any questions regarding your application.

For the basic student admission, the student needs to be admitted to CSU-Pueblo first, and then submit a separate application to the nursing program the year prior to the spring semester they plan to start the program. During the pre-nursing phase of the application process students will be advised by the pre-nursing advisor.

Post Acceptance Requirements

Before a student starts in the nursing program they must attend a mandatory orientation and have the following completed prior to the orientation.

• Return receipt for program acceptance by stated deadline.
  
  
• Have by a drug screen and fingerprint background check by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office located at CSU-Pueblo prior to beginning the nursing major or during nursing orientation, Colorado Law. House bill 97-1084).
  
  
• Have current certification in CPR (Health Care Provider-C or equivalent).
  
  
• Have a current physical examination within the last year and current immunization records. This must include the Hepatitis B series, Measles, Mumps and Rubella and a 2 step TB test. This must be filed with Student Health Services on campus.
  
  
• Submit current unofficial transcripts showing completion of all prerequisite and general education classes.

Acceptance of Transfer Credit

Transfer credit will be awarded per the published Academic Policies section of this catalog. Credit will be awarded for a course in which a grade of C or better was earned. Grades of C- are not accepted for any nursing or nursing prerequisite course.

Time Limits

Nursing courses completed five (5) or more years before the date of graduation, either at CSU-Pueblo or at some other institution, will not be accepted as satisfying graduation requirements without the approval of the student’s undergraduate program coordinator and Associate Dean. Degree plans are developed with the student and their advisor or undergraduate program coordinator.

Academic Standards

Students are responsible for all academic standards policies per the published Academic Policies section of this catalog. In addition to those policies, the following applies:

• Students must maintain a 2.75 (3.0 accelerated track and paramedic) cumulative nursing GPA for progression in the program. Failure to comply will result in dismissal from the program and the student will not be eligible for re-admission.
  
  
• Students must complete all nursing courses with a grade of C or better. Failure of two nursing courses or the same course twice will result in dismissal from the program and the student will not be eligible for readmission.

Graduation Requirement

The BSN degree will be granted to undergraduate nursing degree-seeking students who meet all of the published requirements plus the additional requirements below:

• Have a cumulative nursing GPA of 2.75 (3.0 accelerated track and paramedic) or better at graduation. All nursing courses and required prerequisite courses must be passed with a C or better. Anything less than a C in required courses will not be applied toward graduation.
  
  
• Complete the program’s minimum number of hours of approved course work within five years.

Licensure Examination

Students completing all of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirements and the national standardized exams qualify them to sit for the National Certification Licensure Examination.

The Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing Track (Basic BSN)

The Basic BSN program assists the new student who has completed their prerequisite courses to enter a dynamic ever-changing profession of nursing by completing their BSN degree requirements. The program is based on a philosophical approach to nursing that includes the holistic synthesis of person, health and environment. The Colorado State    University-Pueblo offers the ideal foundation for the development of the professional nurse.

Program of Study

The student must develop a program of study with the pre-nursing advisor. The pre-nursing advisor is notified  once the student has declared their major. The student must contact their pre-nursing advisor to develop their program plan as soon as possible. The plan will include 43 credit hours of required prerequisite courses and 77 credit hours of nursing courses for a total of 120 credit hours.

Hybrid Courses

A hybrid course is a combination classroom/Internet course. Students meet in a classroom at a regularly-scheduled time and place, the rest of the time is spent online. Both parts of the course, classroom attendance and online work, are mandatory.

Students are expected to subscribe to an email discussion list, communicate on a regular basis with the instructor, and collaborate extensively with others in their class.

In order to take a hybrid course, the student must have access to a computer so they can send and receive email, find information on the Internet, and participate in online discussions. Basic instruction in computers or the Internet will not be provided.