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College of Health Professions

BSN in Nursing — Traditional Program (2026 - 2027)

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 HS 290 Human A&P with Lab 040 5
BIOL 106/107 Human Organism/Lab or BIOL 210 General Biology I/Lab 040 4 PSY 111 General Psychology 050 3
First Year Seminar or Open Electives 1 070 3 GEN ED: Fine Arts or Humanities, not PHIL 060 3
Fall Total Hours 13 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 1st year: 27

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
BIOL 220 Microbiology with Lab 040 4 Choose one: CHEM 103, or CHEM 211 Chemistry with Lab 040 5
COMM 111 Public Speaking 020 3 SOC 111 Sociology 050 3
PSY 325 Developmental Psych 070 3 PHS 331 Nutrition 3
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy or PHIL 105 Critical Reasoning or PHIL 175 Ethics or PHIL 327 Bioethics 060 3 MLS 303 Medical Terminology or Open Electives 3
Choose one: STAT 171 Intro Statistics or STAT 370 Elementary Statistics or PSY 301 Psychological Statistics 3 Open Electives 3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 17

Total hours for 2nd year: 33

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 307 Intro to Nursing Pharmacology 1 NURS 341/343 Mental Health Nursing Care/Practicum 3
NURS 309/312 Fundamentals Nursing Care/Lab 4 NURS 355 Nursing Pharmacology I 3
NURS 313 First Semester Clinical 1 NURS 361/362 Care Adults I Practicum/Clinical Care Lab 3
NURS 314/316 Health Assessment/Lab 3 NURS 366 Health Care of Older Adults 2
NURS 319 Nursing Pathophysiology 3
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 380/381 Reproductive-Newborn Health/Clinical 3 NURS 462 Nursing Leadership Management 3
NURS 401 Nursing Care of Adults II 4 NURS 475 Evidence-Based Practice 1
NURS 412 Care of Adults II Clinical 2 NURS 479/471 Complex Care of Adults/Practicum 5
NURS 422 Nursing Pharmacology II 2 NURS 485 Health & Welnness of the Healthcare Provider 2
NURS 431/432 Pediatric Nursing/Clinical 3 NURS 497 Capstone 2
NURS 452 Population Health 1 NURS 498 Transition to Practice 2
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 4th year: 30

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.

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