NURSING, B.S.

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The baccalaureate curriculum has been designed to develop professional competence in the scholarly practice of nursing. A comprehensive offering of nursing courses with a foundation in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences contribute to provide an exceptional curriculum. The program of study in nursing offers integrated theoretical and clinical learning experiences.

The program of study for the degree includes general education courses, cognate courses, nursing courses, and electives that are necessary to meet the graduation requirement of 129-132 credit hours. The courses required for the traditional nursing program are offered within five semesters (or 21 months).

PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS

All Nursing students must achieve a “B-” or above in all nursing (NURS) courses. Any grade below a “B-” is not considered passing and must be repeated at the discretion of the Nursing department in accordance with the Nursing departments progression policies outlined in their Nursing Student Handbook.

I. Core Requirements (58 Credits)

NURS 222 - Professional Nursing Foundations Credits: 5
NURS 244 - Health Assessment and Promotion Credits: 4
NURS 256 - Pathophysiology Credits: 3
NURS 320 - Pharmacology Credits: 3
NURS 341 - Advanced Patient Care Technology and Informatics Credits: 1
NURS 354 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Credits: 4
NURS 364 - Adult-Gerontology Health Nursing I Credits: 5
NURS 378 - Maternal Child and Women’s Health Nursing Credits: 5
NURS 389 - Nursing Research and Evidenced-Based Practice Credits: 3
NURS 392 - Adult Gerontology Health Nursing II Credits: 5
NURS 399 - Pediatric Health Nursing Credits: 4
NURS 423 - Nursing Leadership and Management Credits: 3
NURS 446 - Public Health Nursing and Population Health Credits: 5
NURS 478 - Healthcare Policy and Politics Credits: 3
NURS 489 - Synthesis of Complex Nursing Care Credits: 5

II. Required Cognates (42 Credits)

BIOL 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4 *
BIOL 202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4 *
BIOL 150 - Microbiology Credits: 4 *
CHEM 114 - Foundations of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Credits: 4 *
BIOL 140 - The Human Body in Health and Disease Credits: 4 **
-or-
BIOL Biology elective Credits: 4
CPTR 105 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3 *
NUTR 260 - Nutrition Credits: 3 *
MATH 110 - Probability and Statistics Credits: 4 *
PSYC 105 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3 *
PSYC 210 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3 *
SOCI 105 - General Sociology Credits: 3 *
RELT 385 - Christian Ethics and Modern Society Credits: 3
-or-
INTD 315 - Ethics in Modern Society Credits: 3

III. General Education (29-32 Credits)

See details of GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 101 - Composition Credits: 3 **
ENGL 102 - Research and Literature Credits: 3 **
COMM 105 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3 **
CPTR 105 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3
Note: (Can be fulfilled by computer proficiency)
LEAD 105 - Leader Education and Development Credits: 0.5
Note: (Take four times - 4 semesters)
INTD 105 - First-Year Experience Credits: 1
RELT 385 - Christian Ethics and Modern Society Credits: 3
RELB/RELT Religion electives Credits: 9
Note: Electives must be taken from the required list in the GENERAL EDUCATION section.
HIST History elective Credits: 3
LITR Literature Electives Credits: 3
Humanities elective Credits: 3
PEAC Physical Education activity elective Credits: 1

Notes:

* Prerequisites to be completed before traditional and transfer students are admitted to NURS 222 .

** Prerequisites to be completed before traditional students are admitted to NURS 222 , NURS 244 and NURS 320 .

Total: 129-132 Credits

NOTE: Contact hours are required by many states for prelicensure and by some professional organizations for specialty recertification. Fees vary according to course and number of contact hours.

Contact hours are earned as follows: 1 contact hour = 50 minutes of approved, organized learning experience.

For licensed R.N.s seeking to complete a baccalaureate degree in Nursing, please see the description for the R.N.-B.S. in Nursing program in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies