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Music

The music area assists students in developing their personal interest and aptitude in music.

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Newman Studies Program

Core courses provide the curricular capstone of the Newman Studies program. Each course is interdisciplinary, with time devoted to exploring the ways two or more disciplines approach, understand, and investigate some shared theme. Core courses feature a critical and dialogical approach, and are meant to provoke deep reflection over issues that are fundamental to human life. Each includes a significant writing and research component and typically is team-taught. In-residence courses feature significant ‘seminar’ classroom experiences, while on-line courses foster shared, participatory learning. Topic varies by semester and instructor. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and completion of NSP Skills Courses.

Nursing

BSN Program

Enrollment in the following nursing courses is dependent upon meeting the admission requirements of the baccalaureate nursing program. The curriculum for the baccalaureate of science in nursing degree requires a minimum of 60 specified hours of liberal arts and sciences prior to enrolling in nursing courses. It is designed to produce a generalist in nursing and to provide a basis for advanced education in nursing. Courses with a designated NSG prefix in the Newman BSN curriculum may not be transferred in from another college or university once the student has been accepted into the Newman University nursing program.

The nursing program offers a plan of articulation of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the BSN program. The plan follows the Articulation Plan for LPN’s graduating from a Kansas school and holding a Kansas License. LPN’s admitted to the program may receive credit for NSG 3011, NSG 3015, and NSG 3053. A 2 credit hour Bridge Course will be required to integrate LPN students into the BSN curriculum.

Students from other nationally accredited baccalaureate nursing programs may transfer 30 hours of upper division nursing credit (excluding Pathophysiology and Pharmacology) after approval of the Newman University BSN Admission and Progression Committee and the Registrar.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares self-directed generalists with the competence required to deliver quality nursing care. This care is provided across multiple settings in a constantly changing and an increasingly complex healthcare environment. Program experiences foster value centered learning and the assimilation of ethical principles.

Admission to the nursing program does not guarantee graduation and graduation does not guarantee licensure. The Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) may deny a license to practice nursing as a registered professional nurse if the applicant has been guilty of a felony or guilty of a misdemeanor involving an illegal drug offense unless the applicant establishes sufficient rehabilitation to warrant the public trust, except that no license shall be granted to a person with a felony conviction for a crime against persons as specified in article 34 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. Also considered are patterns of practice and other behaviors exhibiting an apparent incapacity to practice nursing as described in 65-1120 in the Kansas Nurse Practice Act. All criminal history must be revealed to and will be evaluated by KSBN before licensure is granted or denied. Legal statues for licensure vary between states. It is the responsibility of the student to review the legal statutes if planning to license in a state other than Kansas.

Philosophy

“All men by nature desire to know” (Aristotle). Philosophy is the quest to satisfy this desire. It addresses issues that have and will always demand the attention of reflective men and women: personal and social conduct, the nature of our world and our knowledge of it, the nature of truth and the ultimate reality. The meaning, purposes and direction of our lives are grounded in our responses to these issues.

“The study of philosophy is fundamental and indispensable to the structure of theological studies.” - St. Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio, 62

While open to any student, this degree is designed to prepare Catholic seminarians for graduate work in theology.