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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Nursing, BSN

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Admission into the Department of Nursing takes place at the end of the fall semester of the sophomore level. The Department of Nursing Admission, Progression, Retention, and Graduation (APRG) Committee adheres to the department admission policies and makes recommendations to the department chairperson regarding student admission. See Requirements.

General Education Requirements were modified on 11/7/2024 to match university requirements.

General Education Requirements (36 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

English composition (6 hrs)
Oral communication (3 hrs)

CMAT 2030 - Required

OR

CMAT 1130 - Required

Mathematics (3 hrs)

MATH 1200 - Required

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts and 3 Humanities or Fine Arts
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines

PSYC 1100 - Required
PSYC 2000 - Required
SOC 1250 - Required

Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

BIOL 1080 - Required
CHEM 1050 - Required

Program General Education Requirements

Natural Sciences Requirements (13 Credit hrs)
BIOL 1080 - Bi Sci Survey II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2020 - Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 2021 - Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 2059 - Introductory Microbiology Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1050 - Introduction to General and Organic Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 5
Elective (3 credit hrs)

Choose any elective course to reach 120 credits in consultation with your advisor.

Program / Major Requirements (58 credit hrs)

Nursing Core Requirements (56 credit hrs)

NURS 3020 - Nurs Pathopsly Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3051 - Fund of Nurs Credit Hours: 6
NURS 3151 - Health Assessment Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3101 - Nurs Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
NURS 3140 - Theo and Prof Nurs Credit Hours: 2
NURS 3102 - Nurs Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
NURS 3324 - Nurs Pharm Interven Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3230 - Medical Surgical Nursing I Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4251 - Nurs Care of Popul Com Credit Hours: 5
NURS 3326 - Mental Health Nursing Credit Hours: 4
NURS 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
NURS 4051 - Care of Children Fam Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4210 - Mater Child Nurs Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4130 - Medical Surgical Nursing II Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4201 - Nurs Seminar III Credit Hours: 1
NURS 4301 - Nurs Leadership Mgmt Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4230 - Medical Surgical Nursing III Credit Hours: 4

Capstone Requirement (2 credit hrs)

NURS 4202 - Nursing Seminar IV Credit Hours: 2

Required Supportive Courses ( 9 credit hrs )

Required Courses in Health Sciences (6 credit hrs)

H SC 2150 - Intro Hlth Profssns Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3321 - Service Learning in Health Credit Hours: 3

Required Courses in Statistics (3 credit hrs)

H SC 3329 - Intro to Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
OR
PSYC 4190 - Fund Statistic Meth Credit Hours: 3

Non-Major Electives (1 credit hr)

Choose any other course in consultation with your advisor.

Sample 4-Year Plan - Basic BSN Track

1st Year Fall

ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 or higher
PSYC 1100 - Intro To Psyc Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1080 - Bi Sci Survey II Credit Hours: 3
Fine Arts - Credits / Units: 3

1st Year Spring

ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1050 - Introduction to General and Organic Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 5
BIOL 2020 - Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
PSYC 2000 - Life Span Devlpmnt Credit Hours: 3

1st Year Summer

H SC 2150 - Intro Hlth Profssns Credit Hours: 3
H SC 3321 - Service Learning in Health Credit Hours: 3

2nd Year Fall

BIOL 2059 - Introductory Microbiology Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2021 - Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
SOC 1250 - Diversity US Soc Credit Hours: 3
Fine Arts or Humanities Course - Credits / Units: 3

2nd Year Spring

CMAT 2030 - Basic Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
OR
CMAT 1130 - Communication for Professionals Credit Hours: 3
Fine Arts Course - Credits / Units: 3
H SC 3329 - Intro to Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
OR
PSYC 4190 - Fund Statistic Meth Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credits / Units: 3

3rd Year Fall

NURS 3020 - Nurs Pathopsly Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3051 - Fund of Nurs Credit Hours: 6
NURS 3151 - Health Assessment Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3101 - Nurs Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
NURS 3140 - Theo and Prof Nurs Credit Hours: 2

3rd Year Spring

NURS 3102 - Nurs Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
NURS 3324 - Nurs Pharm Interven Credit Hours: 3
NURS 3230 - Medical Surgical Nursing I Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4251 - Nurs Care of Popul Com Credit Hours: 5

3rd Year Summer

NURS 3326 - Mental Health Nursing Credit Hours: 4

4th Year Fall

NURS 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
NURS 4051 - Care of Children Fam Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4210 - Mater Child Nurs Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4130 - Medical Surgical Nursing II Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4201 - Nurs Seminar III Credit Hours: 1

4th Year Spring

NURS 4301 - Nurs Leadership Mgmt Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4230 - Medical Surgical Nursing III Credit Hours: 4
NURS 4202 - Nursing Seminar IV Credit Hours: 2
Elective - Credits / Units: 1

Total Degree Credit Hours : 120

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