GENERAL INFORMATION.....7 INTRODUCTION.....7 HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY.....8 HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING.....9 SON Mission Statement.....9 SON Vision Statement.....9 SON Core Values.....10 SON Philosophy.....10 SON Organizing Framework.....10 End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLOs).....14 Associate Degree.....14 Baccalaureate Degree.....14 Accreditation and Approval.....15 Kentucky State University Student Code of Conduct (“The Thorobred Creed”).....16 SON Classroom and Clinical Code of Conduct and Honor Code.....16 University Academic Honesty Policy.....16 SON Academic Honesty Policy.....17 Undergraduate Nursing Academic Admission.....17 Competitive Selection.....17 Undergraduate Program Admission.....17 LPN-AAS Program Additional Admission Requirements:.....18 Second Degree BSN Additional Program Admission Requirements:.....18 Post-licensure RN-BSN Program Admission.....18 Tuition and Fees.....18 PLANS OF STUDY.....19 TRADITIONAL ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE NURSING PROGRAM (AAS).....19 ACCELERATED ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE NURSING PROGRAM (ACCELERATED AAS).....20 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE TO ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN NURSING (LPN-AAS).....21 TRADITIONAL BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING – PRE-LICENSURE (BSN).....22 SECOND DEGREE ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (2nd Degree BSN).....23 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING – POST-LICENSURE (RN-BSN).....24