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College of Health Professions

BSN in Nursing — Traditional Program (2024 - 2025)

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Admission into the professional nursing curriculum requires an application process. Grades of C/2.0 or higher required in all pre-program requirements. Grades of C+/2.3 or higher required in all professional nursing courses.

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 0103 ENGL 102 College English II 0103
MATH 111 College Algebra 0303 Choose one: CHEM 103, or CHEM 211 Chemistry with Lab 0405
HS 290 Human A&P with Lab 2 0405 PSY 111 General Psychology 0503
First Year Seminar or Open Electives 13 MLS 303 Medical Terminology3
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 1st year: 28


2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours Summer Semester Summer Hours
BIOL 220 Microbiology with Lab 2 0404 HS 301 Clinical Pharmacology3 HS 400 Pathophysiology4
PSY 325 Developmental Psych 2 0503 SOC 111 Sociology 0503 GEN ED: Fine Arts or Humanities, not PHIL 0603
COMM 111 Public Speaking 0203 PHS 331 Nutrition3
PHIL 327 Bioethics (Diversity Gen Ed) 2 0603 Open Electives3
Choose one: STAT 370 Statistics, or PSY 301 Statistics3 Open Electives3
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 15 Summer Total Hours 7

Total hours for 2nd year: 38


3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
NURS 302 Professional Nursing Practice3 NURS 320 Nursing Care of Adults I4
NURS 309/312 Fundamentals Nursing Care/Lab4 NURS 341/343 Mental Health Nursing Care/Practicum3
NURS 325 Evidence-Based Practice2 NURS 361/362 Care Adults I Practicum/Clinical Care Lab3
NURS 344/347 Health Assessment/Lab4 NURS 366 Health Care of Older Adults2
NURS 349 Therapeutic Nutrition1 NURS 380/381 Maternal/Newborn Nursing Care/Practicum3
NURS 375 Health Care Informatics1
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 3rd year: 30


4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
NURS 401 Nursing Care of Adults II4 NURS 462 Nursing Leadership Management3
NURS 407 Quality Imrovement and Patient Safety1 NURS 479/471 Complex Care of Adults/Practicum5
NURS 412 Care of Adults II Practicum2 NURS 497 Capstone2
NURS 431/432 Pediatric Nursing/Practicum3 NURS 498 Senior Seminar2
NURS 452 Nursing Care of Populations2
Fall Total Hours 12 Spring Total Hours 12

Total hours for 4th year: 24


Hours needed to complete the degree: 120


  1. All incoming freshman are required to take one First-Year Seminar as part of their General Education program. Students who are exempt from First-Year Seminar requirements may take an open elective.
  2. These courses also apply toward institutionally designated gen ed requirements (070).

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity