Nursing (B.S.) - Bloomfield College

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

New Student Seminar3
SEEDS General Education Requirements30-33
Major Requirements85
Free Electives2-0
Total Credits120-121

Major Requirements

Nursing
Only one NUR course may be attempted twice or repeated once
Withdrawal or a failing grade "C-" or less on second attempt necessitates withdrawal from the major.
BIO 200Microbiology4
BIO 205Human Anatomy and Physiology I4
BIO 206Human Anatomy and Physiology II4
CHM 120Fundamentals of Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry4
NUR 215Foundations of Professional Practice4
NUR 235Health and Physical Assessment4
NUR 241Adult Health I6
NUR 268Integrated Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice I3
NUR 323Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nursing4
NUR 338Integrated Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice II3
NUR 341Adult Health II6
NUR 349Growth and Development2
NUR 351Maternity and Pediatric Nursing4
NUR 355WINursing Research4
NUR 404AManagement And Leadership4
NUR 441Adult Health III6
NUR 454Community Nursing4
NUR 460WICapstone Project I3
NUR 461Capstone Project II2
PSY 100Introduction to Psychology3
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology3
MTH 200Applied Statistics I4
Total Credits85

New Student Seminar

FYS 100First Year Seminar3
Total Credits3

SEEDS General Education Requirements

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Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.3
Political and Civic Life
Complete one Political and Civic Life course.3
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. 3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. 12
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits30-33

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
WRT 105A ( Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing I))4WRT 109 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing II)3
BIO 2054BIO 2064
PSY 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 - Scientific Reasoning)3MTH 131 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning)3
FYS 1003SOC 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 2 – Analyzing Cultures and Societies)3
Free Elective - NUR 105 recommended3 
 17 13
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
CHM 1204BIO 2004
NUR 2154NUR 2416
NUR 2354NUR 2683
SEEDS: Interactive Communication3Free Elective - PSYC 245 recommended3
 15 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
NUR 3234NUR 3416
NUR 355WI4NUR 3514
NUR 3383NUR 3492
SEEDS: World Language 13SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective3
 14 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
NUR 4416NUR 404A4
NUR 460WI3NUR 4544
SEEDS: Political and Civic Life3NUR 4612
SEEDS: Exploration 33SEEDS: Exploration 43
 Free Elective2
 15 15
Total Credits 120