This 120-credit pre-licensure BSN degree program educates students for generalist nursing practice, providing care for persons in the context of family and community. After successfully completing the program, students are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination to be licensed as registered professional nurses. Professional nursing education is grounded in science, mathematics and the humanities. As a freshman, your courses will focus on these subjects, which are the foundation for the critical thinking required in nursing practice. Nursing theory and clinical experiences are introduced during the sophomore year, giving you an opportunity to practice clinical skills in the School’s Simulation Center before entering clinical settings in the community. During your junior year, your nursing courses will address the health care needs of individuals in varying states of health during different stages of development. Senior year courses will synthesize your previous coursework. The four-year BSN degree
provides a foundation for graduate education and lifelong professional development.
Program Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 16 |
| 3-6 |
| 98 |
| 3-0 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| BIOL 244 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 245 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIOL 255 | Survey of Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM 114 | Fundamentals of Chemistry for Nursing | 3 |
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| NUFD 182 | Nutrition: A Socioecological Perspective | 3 |
| NURS 200 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 210 | Professional Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 220 | Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 230 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 240 | Health Assessment for Diverse Populations: Didactic and Practicum | 4 |
| NURS 406 | Genetics and Genomics for Clinical Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 315 | Family Centered Care of Adults and Elderly: Didactic and Practicum | 6 |
| NURS 316 | Family Centered Care of Adults and Elderly II: Didactic and Practicum | 6 |
| NURS 325 | Care of the Childbearing Family: Didactic and Practicum | 6 |
| NURS 335 | Family Centered Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents: Didactic and Practicum | 6 |
| NURS 340 | Information Technology and Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 350 | Evidence Based Practice in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 405 | Family Centered Behavioral Health: Didactic and Practicum | 6 |
| NURS 415 | Nursing Leadership: Theory and Practicum | 6 |
| NURS 420 | Transprofessional Communication Collaboration | 3 |
| NURS 435 | Population and Global Health: Didactic and Practicum | 6 |
| NURS 465 | Integration | 6 |
| Total Credits | 98 |
General Education Requirements
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Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| NURS 199 | Introduction to Nursing | 1 |
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| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3 |
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| WRIT 106 | College Writing II | 3 |
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| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| 3 |
| Ethics (Recommended) | |
| Statistics (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Anatomy and Physiology I (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| 3 |
| Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Total Credits | 16 |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 3-6 |
| Population and Global Health: Didactic and Practicum (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Total Credits | 3-6 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.