Concordia University Texas develops Baccalaureate of Science in nursing program
Concordia University Texas develops Baccalaureate of Science in nursing program
Written by Staff Thursday, 26 June 2008
Concordia University Texas is developing a Baccalaureate of Science in nursing program. Pending Texas Board of Nursing approval, Concordia anticipates admitting students in fall 2010 into professional nursing courses. Students may enroll in pre-nursing courses in fall 2008.
"Just as the aging U.S. population requires more care, the number of qualified nurses is shrinking across the nation," said Dr. Tom Cedel, president of Concordia University Texas. "Federal projections are that employment opportunities for registered nurses are expected to grow faster than the average for all other occupations; Concordia is proud to help meet this critical workforce need."
The nursing program will have two components: pre-nursing courses taken during as freshmen and sophomores and professional nursing courses taken as juniors and seniors. Pre-nursing courses in the sciences and humanities will provide students with a foundation for the art and science of caring for others.
Toward the end of the pre-nursing courses, students will apply for admission into the professional nursing courses. Students must have an acceptable grade point average and a record of activities showing their concern for others in order to be accepted into the professional nursing courses.
The professional nursing courses will consist of nursing clinical experiences and lectures/seminars that provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become competent and compassionate professional nurses.
Concordia has hired Dr. Joy Hinson Penticuff, RN, formerly an endowed professor of nursing at The University of Texas, as director of nursing program planning. Penticuff will lead the four-year program, which will be housed in Concordia University Texas’ College of Science, under the direction of Dean Michael Moyer.
Penticuff was a member of the nursing faculty at The University of Texas for more than 30 years. In addition to duties as a professor, Penticuff spent nine years as the assistant dean for Undergraduate Nursing Programs and as the chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. She has won numerous awards as a scholar and teacher including the Teaching Excellence Award and election to the Academy of Distinguished Teachers, both through The University of Texas. Penticuff's areas of research are bioethics, human rights and ethics in health care. Her record of publications and other scholarly works includes more than 40 listed items.
For more information, e-mail joy.penticuff@concordia.edu or call 313-5510.
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