Nursing (BSN)
Program of Study
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core IMPACTS Area : Institutional Priorities 1 | 4-5 | |
Choose one of the following communication options | 3 | |
Public Speaking | ||
Foreign Language Course Options | ||
AMSL, ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, GREK, ITAL, JAPN, KREN, LATIN, PORT, SPAN - 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002; SWAH - 1001, 1002. | ||
Take one of the following courses | 1-2 | |
Scholarship Across the Disciplines | ||
Introduction to Servant Leadership | ||
Perspectives 1-hour | ||
Perspectives 2-hour | ||
Core IMPACTS Area : Mathematics & Quantitative Skills 1 | 3-7 | |
DATA 1501 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
MATH 1001 | Quantitative Skills and Reasoning | 3 |
MATH 1101 | Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 |
MATH 1113 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
MATH 1125 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
MATH 1131 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
MATH 1132 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
MATH 1165 | Computer-Assisted Problem Solving | 3 |
MATH 1401 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
MATH 1501 | Calculus I | 4 |
MATH 2125 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
STAT 1401 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
Core IMPACTS Area : Political Science and U.S. History | 6 | |
HIST 2111 | U. S. History to 1865 | 3 |
or HIST 2112 | U. S. History since 1865 | |
POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
Core IMPACTS Area : Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | 6 | |
Select one Fine Arts course | 3 | |
Art Appreciation | ||
Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic | ||
Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern | ||
Music Appreciation | ||
Theatre Appreciation | ||
Comparative Arts 2 | ||
Select one Humanities course | 3 | |
World Literature I | ||
World Literature II | ||
The Western Intellectual Tradition | ||
Introduction to Digital Humanities | ||
Introduction to Philosophy | ||
Comparative Arts 2 | ||
Core IMPACTS Area : Communicating in Writing | 6 | |
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
Core IMPACTS Area : Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences 1,3 | 7-11 | |
ANTH 1145 | Human Origins | 3 |
ASTR 1105 | Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System | 3 |
ASTR 1106 | Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies | 3 |
ASTR 1305 | Descriptive Astronomy Lab | 1 |
ATSC 1112 | Understanding the Weather | 3 |
ATSC 1112L | Understanding the Weather Lab | 1 |
BIOL 1125 | Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab | 3 |
BIOL 1215K | Introductory Biology | 4 |
BIOL 1225K | Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab | 4 |
CHEM 1151 & 1151L | Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
CHEM 1152 & 1152L | Survey of Chemistry II and Survey of Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
CHEM 1211 & 1211L | Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
CHEM 1212 & 1212L | Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
CPSC 1105 | Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology | 3 |
CPSC 1301K | Computer Science I | 4 |
ENVS 1105 | Environmental Studies | 3 |
ENVS 1105L | Environmental Studies Laboratory | 1 |
ENVS 1205K | Sustainability and the Environment | 4 |
GEOG 2215 | Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
GEOL 1110 | Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment | 3 |
GEOL 1121 | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology | 3 |
GEOL 1121L | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab | 1 |
GEOL 1122 | Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology | 3 |
GEOL 1322 | Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab | 1 |
GEOL 2225 | The Fossil Record | 4 |
PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1311 | Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab | 4 |
PHYS 1112 & PHYS 1312 | Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab | 4 |
PHYS 1125 | Physics of Color and Sound | 3 |
PHYS 1325 | Physics of Color and Sound Lab | 1 |
PHYS 2211 & PHYS 2311 | Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics I Lab | 4 |
PHYS 2212 & PHYS 2312 | Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics II Lab | 4 |
Core IMPACTS Area : Social Sciences | 6 | |
Select one Behavioral Science course | ||
Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
Principles of Microeconomics | ||
Moral Philosophy | ||
Introduction to General Psychology | ||
Introduction to Sociology | ||
Select one World Cultures course | 3 | |
Discovering Archaeology | ||
Cultural Anthropology | ||
Ancient World Civilizations | ||
Language and Culture | ||
Language and Culture | ||
World Regional Geography | ||
World History to 1500 | ||
World History since 1500 | ||
Understanding Non-Western Cultures | ||
Core IMPACTS Total Hours | 42 | |
Health and Wellness | 3 | |
KINS 1106 | Lifetime Wellness | 2 |
or PHED 1205 | Concepts of Fitness | |
Select one of the following | 1 | |
Any PEDS course | ||
Body Mapping (Music Majors Only) |
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The hours applied in the Institutional Priorities; Mathematics & Quantitative Skills; and Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences areas must add to 18 credit hours.
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ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both Fine Arts and Humanities, may be taken only once.
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At least 4 of the credit hours in this area must be in a lab science course.
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Requirements | ||
Complete the core requirements for this program | 45 | |
Field of Study Requirements | ||
BIOL 2251K | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
BIOL 2252K | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
BIOL 2260K | Foundations of Microbiology | 4 |
PSYC 1101 | Introduction to General Psychology | 3 |
STAT 1401 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
Field of Study Requirements Total | 18 | |
Required for the Major | ||
NURS 3171 | Pharmacology in Nursing I | 2 |
NURS 3174 | Dosage Calculations for Nursing | 1 |
NURS 3275 | Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice | 6 |
NURS 3276 | Introduction to Health Assessment and Wellness | 3 |
NURS 3279 | Applied Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 3121 | Servant Leadership for the Professional Nurse I | 3 |
Total 60 for major required courses | ||
Courses are in order for Term 1- 4 of the four smeester program once accepted in the nursing program | ||
NURS 3172 | Pharmacology in Nursing II | 2 |
NURS 3280 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
NURS 3277 | Medical Surgical Nursing | 6 |
NURS 4175 | Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NURS 4176 | Introduction to Nursing Informatics | 2 |
NURS 4122 | Servant Leadership for the Professional Nurse II | 3 |
NURS 4275 | Maternal Child Nursing | 6 |
NURS 4276 | Servant Leadership in the Community | 4 |
NURS 4277 | Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing | 7 |
NURS 4288 | Senior Synthesis (Waiting on approval for those courses not found) | 5 |
Required for the Major Total | 60 | |
Total Credit Hours | 123 |
Program Map
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
MATH 1001 or MATH 1101 |
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning (or higher) (minimum grade of C) or Introduction to Mathematical Modeling |
3 |
Area B2 | ITDS 1779 (2), LEAD 1705 (2), PERS 1506 (1; may be repeated with different topic), PERS 1507 (2) | 1 |
AREA C | Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
CHEM 1151 | Survey of Chemistry I (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
CHEM 1151L | Survey of Chemistry I Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
KINS 1106 or PHED 1205 |
Lifetime Wellness or Concepts of Fitness |
2 |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
Area B1 | COMM 1110 Public Speaking or foreign language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 | 3 |
AREA C | Humanities Elective | 3 |
CHEM 1152 | Survey of Chemistry II (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
CHEM 1152L | Survey of Chemistry II Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 |
U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865 |
3 |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
AREA D | Math/Science/Tech Elective | 3 |
POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
AREA E | World Culture Elective | 3 |
BIOL 2251K | Anatomy & Physiology I (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
STAT 1401 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
AREA E | Behavioral Science Elective 1 | 3 |
BIOL 2252K | Anatomy & Physiology II (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
PSYC 1101 | Introduction to General Psychology (minimum grade of C) 1 | 3 |
BIOL 2260K | Foundations of Microbiology (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
PEDS 1000 level course | 1 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 3279 | Applied Pathophysiology (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
NURS 3275 | Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice (minimum grade of C) | 6 |
NURS 3276 | Introduction to Health Assessment and Wellness (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
NURS 3174 | Dosage Calculations for Nursing (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
NURS 3175 | minimum grade of C | 2 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 3111 | minimum grade of C | 3 |
NURS 3277 | Medical Surgical Nursing (minimum grade of C) | 6 |
NURS 3177 | minimum grade of C | 2 |
NURS 3280 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 4111 | Professional Development Perspectives III (minimum grade of C) | 2 |
NURS 4175 | Evidence-Based Practice (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
NURS 4280 or NURS 4279 |
Professional Clinical Nursing III (minimum grade of C) 2 or Professional Clinical Nursing IV |
10 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 4112 | Professional Development Perspectives IV (minimum grade of C) | 2 |
NURS 4279 or NURS 4280 |
Professional Clinical Nursing IV (minimum grade of C) 2 or Professional Clinical Nursing III |
10 |
NURS 4377 | Senior Preceptorship (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours | 123 |
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Behavioral Science Elective and PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology can be taken at any time in the nursing program.
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PCN III/PCN IV or PCN IV/PCN III sequence.
Admission Requirements
The School of Nursing accepts one class of nursing students to its program to start the nursing program each fall term and each spring term. An application to the School of Nursing is required for the competitive selection process. Admittance to the nursing program (upper level clinical course sequence) is conducted through a rolling admissions process. Evaluation for the fall cohort begins in November of each year, and students are selected by April of each year. Evaluation for the Spring cohort begins in March of each year, and students are selected by August of each year.
Students can apply for the Nursing program once they have met the following requirements:
- Completed AREA A, AREA D required sciences (CHEM 1151 Survey of Chemistry I/CHEM 1151L Survey of Chemistry I Lab and CHEM 1152 Survey of Chemistry II/CHEM 1152L Survey of Chemistry II Lab), Area F, and have fewer than nine (9) remaining hours of Core left to complete. Students must meet the terms of the School of Nursing Science Policy
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Students must meet the terms of the School of Nursing Science Policy:
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Students may only FAIL (D or F) or WITHDRAW FAILING (WF) from one Area D/F science course and be allowed to repeat it within five years of acceptance into the Nursing Program. The grade of the AREA D/F science course failure and the grade of the second attempt of the AREA D/F science course will be averaged and utilized in the program GPA. Failing two science courses (D, F, or WF) will make a student ineligible to apply for five years.
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A science course that was taken more than seven years prior to acceptance into the Nursing Program MUST be repeated and ONLY the grade earned for the repeated course will be used in the nursing GPA.
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Science courses: CHEM 1151/1151L (Survey of Chemistry I), CHEM 1152/1152L (Survey of Chemistry II), BIOL 2251K (Human and Physiology I), BIOL 2252K (Human and Physiology II), BIOL 2260K (Microbiology)
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- Maintaining a 3.00 or higher overall GPA
- Pass the "A2 Assessment" test with 75% or greater on each of the three (3) sections (math, grammar and reading).
- During the application process, students will also be asked to provide three (3) professional recommendations
The application process begins in January each year for the upcoming fall nursing class.
Application deadlines are provided at our Nursing (BSN) page
Additional Program Requirements
Requirements for students to progress in clinical nursing course sequence include:
- maintaining 3.00 overall GPA
- successful completion of prerequisites not met before entry into program
- successful completion of required nursing achievement exams
- annual evidence of required immunizations, TB screening, BLS certification, and current professional liability insurance
- eligibility to enter clinical agencies for clinical experiences
Requirements for students to graduate from BSN Program:
- maintaining a 3.00 or higher overall GPA
- successful completion of all university requirements
- successful completion of all BSN program requirements
- students who fail to meet graduation requirements within seven years of their first admission to the nursing program are subject to having all credits reevaluated