Nursing, B.S.N.

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing	120
Career Opportunities:
Direct patient care in pediatrics, medical/surgical, women’s health, newborn nursery and newborn intensive care, psychiatric/mental health, critical care, operating room and post anesthesia care, home health, hospice, occupational health, emergency departments, and public health. Nursing administrator, case manager, nurse educator, legal nurse consultant, forensic nurse
Note(s):
• Before entry into NURS 104 , all generic and transfer students must meet the following requirements: (1) English ACT greater than or equal to 18, and Math ACT greater than or equal to 21, or (2) English SAT greater than or equal to 450 and Math SAT greater than or equal to 500. • All nursing courses must be taken in numerical order as they are all prerequisites to the next course.

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I Credit Hours: 3
(Can be taken only upon completion of MATH 103 with a grade of “C” or better or concurrently with MATH 105 .)
BIOL 220 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 221 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 123 - Survey of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
MATH 103 - Applied College Algebra Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
and MATH 104 - Applied College Algebra Fundamentals Practicum Credit Hours: 2
or MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
NURS 104 - Issues and Trends Influencing Nursing and Health Care Credit Hours: 3
NURS 204 - Teamwork, Collaboration, and Patient-Centered Care Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year (29 credit hours)

BIOL 261 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 318 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
NURS 208 - Fundamentals of Caregiving Credit Hours: 4
NURS 209 - Health Assessment Skills Credit Hours: 4
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Communication courses.

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Social/Behavioral Science (6 credit hours)

PSYC 110 and SOCI 241 are strongly recommended. Students may choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Sciences courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year (32 credit hours)

IPHE 310 - Professional Values, Ethical and Legal Tenets of Health Care Credit Hours: 2
NURS 308 - Adult Health and Illness I Credit Hours: 9
NURS 309 - Clinical Pharmacology Credit Hours: 4
NURS 340 - Community and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Credit Hours: 9
NURS 341 - Health Care and Diverse Populations Credit Hours: 2
NURS 345 - Nutrition and Clinical Diet Therapy Credit Hours: 3

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Senior Year (27 credit hours)

NURS 403 - Childbearing Family, Child and Adolescent Health Care Credit Hours: 9
NURS 405 - Informatics and Evidence for Best Practice Credit Hours: 4
NURS 418 - Adult Health and Illness II Credit Hours: 9
NURS 419 - Contemporary Approaches to Nursing Leadership and Management Credit Hours: 4
NURS 420 - Bridge to Professional Practice Credit Hours: 1

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 103 or MATH 105 and STAT 214	BIOL 110 BIOL 220 CHEM 123	PSYC 110 and SOCI 241 or Choose from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
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Nursing, B.S.N.

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (29 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Science (6 credit hours)

Junior Year (32 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (27 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Nursing, B.S.N.

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (29 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Science (6 credit hours)

Junior Year (32 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (27 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum