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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Nursing, B.S.

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Traditional BSN Curriculum Guide

Freshman Year

First Semester

MATH 103 - College Algebra and Trigonometry for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Credit(s) or
MATH 111 - College Algebra and Trigonometry 4 Credit(s)
ENGL 100 - Ideas and Their Expression I 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 101 - Concepts of Biology I 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 104 - Basic General, Organic and Biochemistry I 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry IV Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
NURS 100 - Student Success I 1 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15-16

Second Semester

MATH, Logical and A.R. 3 Credit(s) **
ENGL 101 - Ideas and Their Expression II 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 105 - Basic General, Organic, and Biochemistry II 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 115 - General Chemistry V Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
FCS 260 - Introduction to Human Development 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 13

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Statistics Course 3 Credit(s)
Global Awareness 3 Credit(s) *
PSYC 101 - General Psychology (formerly PSYC 320) 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 350 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (formerly BIOL 450) 4 Credit(s)
Humanities/Fine Arts 3 Credit(s) *

Semester Total: 16

Second Semester

African American Culture & History 3 Credit(s) *
BIOL 221 - General Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
FCS 157 - Introduction to Human Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 351 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (formerly BIOL 451) 4 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 14

Summer Session I

NURS 226 - Introduction to Professional Nursing 3 Credit(s)
NURS 326 - Foundations of Professional Nursing 4 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 7

Summer Session II

NURS 320 - Health Assessment 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 3

Junior Year

First Semester

NURS 355 - Adult Health I 7 Credit(s)
NURS 361 - Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 368 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacokinetics 4 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 14

Second Semester

NURS 455 - Adult Health II 6 Credit(s)
NURS 418 - Childbearing Family and Women’s Health across the Lifespan 4 Credit(s)
NURS 420 - Childrearing Family and Child and Adolescent Health 4 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 14

Senior Year

First Semester

NURS 412 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4 Credit(s)
NURS 461 - Community Health Nursing 4 Credit(s)
NURS 464 - Leadership and Management 4 Credit(s)
NURS 467 - Nursing Informatics: Application of Patient Care Technology 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

NURS 457 - Adult Health III 4 Credit(s)
NURS 458 - Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 365 - Collaborative Interprofessional Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 415 - Health Care in a Global Society 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 13

Total Credit Hours: 124-125

*Students are allowed to choose classes from approved General Education courses. Of the 12 total hours in Social/Behavioral Sciences and Humanities/Fine Arts, at least 3 hours in African-American Studies courses and 3 hours in Global Awareness courses are required.
**Students are allowed to choose from approved General Education courses.

Accelerated BSN Curriculum Guide

Spring Semester

NURS 320 - Health Assessment 3 Credit(s)
NURS 325 - Foundations of Professional Nursing 5 Credit(s)
NURS 335 - Pharmacology in Nursing 3 Credit(s)
NURS 356 - Adult Health 7 Credit(s)
NURS 358 - Pathophysiology 3 Credit(s)
NURS 366 - Contemporary Issues in Nursing 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 24

Summer (1st and 2nd Sessions)

NURS 361 - Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 413 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4 Credit(s)
NURS 419 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family and Women’s Health 4 Credit(s)
NURS 421 - Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family and Child and Adolescent Health 4 Credit(s)
NURS 464 - Leadership and Management 4 Credit(s)
NURS 467 - Nursing Informatics: Application of Patient Care Technology 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 22

Fall Semester

NURS 365 - Collaborative Interprofessional Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 424 - Advanced Adult Health 8 Credit(s)
NURS 458 - Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 462 - Community Health Nursing 4 Credit(s)
NURS 466 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice 0 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 18

Prerequisite Courses

CHEM 104 - Basic General, Organic and Biochemistry I 3 Credit(s) *
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry IV Laboratory 1 Credit(s) *
BIOL 350 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (formerly BIOL 450) 4 Credit(s) *
BIOL 351 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (formerly BIOL 451) 4 Credit(s) *
BIOL 221 - General Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
FCS 157 - Introduction to Human Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
FCS 260 - Introduction to Human Development 3 Credit(s)
NURS 415 - Health Care in a Global Society 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 101 - General Psychology (formerly PSYC 320) 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 203 - Social Statistics I 3 Credit(s)

Total: 31

Total Nursing Credit Hours: 64

*Cannot be older than five years at time of application.

For Accelerated BSN students whose first bachelor’s degree was obtained from a regionally accredited college or university, all general education requirements for the second bachelor’s degree are satisfied.

BSN Completion Curriculum Guide Full-Time

Junior Year

First Semester

NURS 363 - Advanced Health Assessment 3 Credit(s)
NURS 364 - Applied Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 360 - Concepts in Professional Nursing 3 Credit(s)
NURS 362 - Student Success I 1 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 10

Second Semester

NURS 460 - Community Health Nursing 4 Credit(s)
NURS 415 - Health Care in a Global Society 3 Credit(s)
NURS 361 - Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 10

Senior Year

First Semester (Summer)

NURS 365 - Collaborative Interprofessional Practice 3 Credit(s)
NURS 464 - Leadership and Management 4 Credit(s)
NURS 465 - Synthesis of Professional Nursing Practice 1 Credit(s)
NURS 467 - Nursing Informatics: Application of Patient Care Technology 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 11

Total Nursing Credit Hours: 31

Total Program Credit Hours: 121

A maximum of 90 transferrable credits is allowed. Transfer credits include 56 General Education credit hours and 34 proficiency credits hours (awarded for RNs upon successful completion of NURS 360 ). Students complete the remaining 31 credit hours while enrolled.