Curriculum
BSN Curriculum | |
| The 120 credit hours listed below include 55 credit hours in nursing and 65 credit hours of other required courses outside the major. | |
Nursing Core Major Requirements: | |
| Course | Credit Hours |
| NURS 1011 Professional Concepts | 1 |
| NURS 2101 Physical Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 2201 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 2301 Fundamentals of Nursing | 6 |
| NURS 2501 Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 3001 Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 3101 Medical Surgical Nursing I | 6 |
| NURS 3301 Transcultural Healthcare | 2 |
| NURS 3351 Nursing Research & Informatics | 2 |
| NURS 3501 Nursing Care of the Child & Family | 6 |
| NURS 3601 Older Adult Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 4101 Community Health Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 4201 Leadership & Mgmt. in Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 4401 Medical Surgical Nursing II | 6 |
| NURS 4981 Trans. to Prof. Prac.: Nursing Cap. | 6 |
| Total | 55 Hours |
| All Nursing Courses require a grade of C or better to progress. | |
| Required Cognates | |
| Course | Credit Hours |
| ACTV xxxx1 Sport services course | 1 |
| BIOL 1101* Principles and Concepts of Human Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 2151* Microbiology for Nurses | 3 |
| BIOL 2311* Anatomy & Physiology 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 2321* Anatomy & Physiology 2 | 3 |
| BIOL 2531* Nutrition for Nurses | 3 |
| BIOL 3151* Medical Terminology | 1 |
| CHEM 1201* Chemistry for the Health Sciences | 5 |
| PHYS 1001* Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2151* Development across the Lifespan | 3 |
| TREX 1xx1* First Year Transition | 3 |
| XXXX xxx1* Extradisciplinary Seminar | 3 |
| XXXX xxx1 Fine art elective | 3 |
| XXXX xxx1 Humanities electives | 9 |
| XXXX xxx1 Other electives | 10 |
| Complete one: | |
| ENGL 1221* Writing Seminar | 3 |
| ENGL 1231* Writing Seminar | 3 |
| Complete one: | |
| CACS 1111* Presentation Speaking | 3 |
| CACS 2251* Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| CACS 3481* Health Communications | 3 |
| Complete one: | |
| STAT 1311* Introduction to Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| STAT 1561* Statistics for Professionals 1 | 3 |
| Total | 65 Hours |
| * Indicates other required courses outside of the major requiring a grade of ‘C’ grade or higher. | |
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RN-BSN Curriculum | |
| Students must attain a grade of ‘C’ or higher in all nursing core courses and all other identified required courses outside of the major. RN-BSN Nursing Completion Program (Non-traditional) Degree (48 credit hours) The 48 credit hours listed below include 24 hours of nursing courses and 24 credit hours of courses outside the major. | |
Nursing Core Curriculum: | |
| Course | Credit Hours |
| NURS 3011 Foundations of the Discipline & Science for the Registered Nurse | 2 |
| NURS 3021 Physical Assessment for the Registered Nurse | 3 |
| NURS 3051 Leadership and Management in Nursing Care for the Registered Nurse | 2 |
| NURS 3061 Transcultural Health Care for the Registered Nurse | 2 |
| NURS 3221 Pathophysiology for the Registered Nurse | 3 |
| NURS 4251 Community Health Nursing for the Registered Nurse | 4 |
| NURS 4751 Nursing Research Process and Informatics for the Registered Nurse | 3 |
| NURS 4991 Transition to Prof. Nursing Practice for the Registered Nurses: Clinical Capstone | 5 |
| Total | 24 |
General Education Requirements: | |
| Course | Credit Hours |
| ENGL xxx1 Literature elective | 3 |
| or | |
| MLNG xxx1 Literature elective | 3 |
| HIST xxx1 History elective | 3 |
| RELG xxx1 Religion elective | 3 |
| XXXX xxx1* Extradisciplinary Seminar | 3 |
| XXXX xxx1 Fine art elective | 3 |
| Complete one: | |
| ENGL 1221* Writing Seminar | 3 |
| ENGL 1231* Writing Seminar | 3 |
| Complete one: | |
| CACS 1111* Presentational Speaking | 3 |
| CACS 2251* Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| CACS 3481* Health Communications | 3 |
| Complete one: | |
| STAT 1311* Introduction to Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| STAT 1561* Statistics for Professionals 1 | 3 |
| Total | 24 Hours |
| * Indicates other required courses outside of the major requiring a grade of ‘C’ grade or higher. | |
