BSN: Course Requirements

Students will not be placed on a clinical roster unless they are able to prove that they are in compliance for the entire semester while at the clinical agency.

Core Curriculum: BSN requirements (credits) 45

Including the successful completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of C:

  • Writing - ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 or ENGL 103 and ENGL 104
  • Quantification – Core Math requirement
  • Natural Science – BIOL 120 or core lab science course
  • Speech - ENGL 115
  • Psychology - PSYC 110

    or

  • Sociology - SOCO 101
  • Psychology - PSYC 208

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Concentration-Related

Successful completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of C:

Course ID

Course Name

Credits

MATH 130

Elementary Statistics

3

BIOL 206/206L

Microbiology

4

BIOL 207/207L

Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIOL 208/208L

Anatomy & Physiology II

4

Level 200 Courses

Successful completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of C+:

  • NURS 202 Introduction to Professional Nursing 2
  • NURS 204 Foundations of Nursing Practice 5
  • NURS 206 Nutrition 3
  • NURS 234 Pathway to Progress* 3

(*required for all transfer students and any student who must repeat a nursing course)

Level 300 Courses

Successful completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of C+:

Course ID

Course Name

Credits

NURS 341

Medical-Surgical Nursing I

7

NURS 343

Applied Pharmacology for Nursing Care

2

NURS 345

Nursing and Older Adult Health Promotion

2

NURS 347

Transition to Clinical Nursing

1

NURS 349

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

3

NURS 351

Medical-Surgical Nursing II

7

NURS 353

Applied Pharmacology for Nursing Care II

2

NURS 355

Research in Nursing Practice

3

Level 400 Courses

Successful completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of C+:

Course ID

Course Name

Credits

NURS 431

Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

4

NURS 433

Nursing Care of Children

4

NURS 435

Transition to Professional Role I

1

NURS 442

Aggregate-Based Nursing Care

5

NURS 444

Leadership

5

NURS 446

Transition to Professional Role II

1

NURS 461

Medical-Surgical Nursing II

5

Completion of nursing courses and clinical rotations takes 5-1/2 semesters in the BSN Traditional Track.

Other Requirements

All students in the pre-licensure BSN tracks are required to complete all ATI assignments as outlined in the course syllabi.

Comprehensive Examination - The comprehensive examination represents a significant measure of knowledge integration acquired in the pre-licensure BSN program. The comprehensive examination is scheduled during the student’s final semester in the program. Students who are unable to successfully complete the comprehensive examination at the scheduled time are not able to complete program requirements by the expected graduation date (Volume VII-A Policy 8.18)