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BS in Nursing (Prior to Fall 2018)

Degree Requirements for Students Entering Prior to Fall 2018

College Core Requirements 40 credits*
Nursing Core Courses 53 credits
NURS 109 Professional Roles and
Contemporary Issues in Nursing
(3 credits)
NURS 119 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
NURS 209 Theoretical and Research
Foundations of Nursing
(3 credits)
NURS 219 General Health Assessment (3 credits)
NURS 229 Concepts of Basic Nursing Care (4 credits)
NURS 319 Adult Nursing I (8 credits)
NURS 329 Adult Nursing II (8 credits)
NURS 409 Process of Leadership in Nursing (3 credits)
NURS 431 Nursing Care of the Family I –
Maternity Nursing
(4 credits)
NURS 433 Nursing Care of the Family II –
Pediatric Nursing
(4 credits)
NURS 434 Nursing Care of the Community I –
Psychiatric Nursing
(3 credits)
NURS 436 Nursing Care of the Community II –
Community Nursing
(3 credits)
NURS 444 Management of Care/Capstone (4 credit)
Cognate Requirements  33 credits
BIOL 109-110 Anatomy and Physiology I and II (8 credits)
BIOL 204 Human Genetics (3 credits)
BIOL 211 Microbiology and Human Disease (4 credits)
BIOL 333 Human Pathophysiology (3 credits)
BIOL 334 Pharmacophysiology (3 credits)
CHEM 109 General, Organic and Biochemistry (4 credits)
PSYC 103 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 326 Lifespan Development (3 credits)
Open Electives 2 credits
TOTAL 126 credits

*Six core credits in Natural Science and three core credits in Social Science may be satisfied with Major requirements. 

Nursing students must maintain a minimum grade of C+ in all nursing and required science courses.

Sample Program

B.S. in Nursing (126 credits)

Year 1

FYE 101 The First-Year Experience 1 credit
ENGL 110 Writing in Context I (fall) 3 credits
ENGL 120 Writing in Context II (spring) 3 credits
NURS 109 Professional Role and Contemporary Issues in Nursing 3 credits
NURS 119 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan 3 credits
Modern Language I 3 credits
Modern Language II 3 credits
Humanities Core 3 credits
BIOL 109-110 Anatomy and Physiology I and II 8 credits
TOTAL 30 credits

Year 2

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
MATH 102 Mathematical Modeling 3 credits
PSYC 103 Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
CHEM 109 General, Organic and Biochemistry 4 credits
PHIL 110 Introduction to Ethics 3 credits
BIOL 204 Human Genetics 3 credits
BIOL 211 Microbiology and Human Disease 4 credits
NURS 219 General Health Assessment 3 credits
NURS 229 Concepts of Basic Nursing Care 4 credits
PSYC 326 Lifespan Development 3 credits
TOTAL 33 credits

Year 3

NURS 209 Theoretical and Research Foundations of Nursing 3 credits
NURS 319 Adult Nursing I 8 credits
NURS 329 Adult Nursing II 8 credits
BIOL 333 Human Pathophysiology 3 credits
BIOL 334 Pharmaco-Physiology 3 credits
Core Courses 9 credits
TOTAL 34 credits

Year 4

Core Course 6 credits
NURS 409 Process of Leadership in Nursing 3 credits
NURS 431 Nursing Care of the Family I – Maternity Nursing 4 credits
NURS 433 Nursing Care of the Family II – Pediatric Nursing 4 credits
NURS 434 Nursing Care of the Community I-Psychiatric Nursing 3 credits
NURS 436 Nursing Care of the Community II-Community Nursing 3 credits
NURS 444 Management of Care/Capstone 4 credits
Open Elective 2 credits
TOTAL 29 credits

Total credits for graduation – 126