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College of Health Professions

BSN in Nursing — Traditional Program (2024 - 2025)

Note
Note

Admission into the professional nursing curriculum requires an application process. Grades of C/2.0 or higher required in all pre-program requirements. Grades of C+/2.3 or higher required in all professional nursing courses.

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 010 3 ENGL 102 College English II 010 3
MATH 111 College Algebra 030 3 Choose one: CHEM 103, or CHEM 211 Chemistry with Lab 040 5
HS 290 Human A&P with Lab 2 040 5 PSY 111 General Psychology 050 3
First Year Seminar or Open Electives 1 3 MLS 303 Medical Terminology 3
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 1st year: 28

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours Summer Semester Summer Hours
BIOL 220 Microbiology with Lab 2 040 4 HS 301 Clinical Pharmacology 3 HS 400 Pathophysiology 4
PSY 325 Developmental Psych 2 050 3 SOC 111 Sociology 050 3 GEN ED: Fine Arts or Humanities, not PHIL 060 3
COMM 111 Public Speaking 020 3 PHS 331 Nutrition 3
PHIL 327 Bioethics (Diversity Gen Ed) 2 060 3 Open Electives 3
Choose one: STAT 370 Statistics, or PSY 301 Statistics 3 Open Electives 3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 15 Summer Total Hours 7

Total hours for 2nd year: 38

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
NURS 302 Professional Nursing Practice 3 NURS 320 Nursing Care of Adults I 4
NURS 309/312 Fundamentals Nursing Care/Lab 4 NURS 341/343 Mental Health Nursing Care/Practicum 3
NURS 325 Evidence-Based Practice 2 NURS 361/362 Care Adults I Practicum/Clinical Care Lab 3
NURS 344/347 Health Assessment/Lab 4 NURS 366 Health Care of Older Adults 2
NURS 349 Therapeutic Nutrition 1 NURS 380/381 Maternal/Newborn Nursing Care/Practicum 3
NURS 375 Health Care Informatics 1
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 3rd year: 30

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
NURS 401 Nursing Care of Adults II 4 NURS 462 Nursing Leadership Management 3
NURS 407 Quality Imrovement and Patient Safety 1 NURS 479/471 Complex Care of Adults/Practicum 5
NURS 412 Care of Adults II Practicum 2 NURS 497 Capstone 2
NURS 431/432 Pediatric Nursing/Practicum 3 NURS 498 Senior Seminar 2
NURS 452 Nursing Care of Populations 2
Fall Total Hours 12 Spring Total Hours 12

Total hours for 4th year: 24

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. All incoming freshman are required to take one First-Year Seminar as part of their General Education program. Students who are exempt from First-Year Seminar requirements may take an open elective.
  2. These courses also apply toward institutionally designated gen ed requirements (070).

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated