Nursing
Major Requirements
Major: Nursing - Pre-Licensure Track
Degree Type: B.S.N.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| NURS 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take UNIV 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II * | 3 |
| One Course in Upper Division Writing. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Business and Professional Writing | ||
| Writing in the Technical Professions | ||
| Creative Writing I | ||
| Creative Writing II | ||
| Writing in the Sciences | ||
| Writing in the Health Professions | ||
| Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences | ||
| Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal | ||
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking * | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): Select from current general education list | 3 | |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| BIOL 220 & 220L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory * | 4 |
| CHEM 117 & 117L | Chemical Concepts and Applications and Chem Concepts and Applications Lab * | 4 |
| MICR 202 & 202L | Introductory Microbiology and Introductory Microbiology Lab * | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): | ||
| PSYC 111 | Introduction to Psychology * | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology * | 3 |
| or ANTH 111 | Introduction to Anthropology | |
| Wellness (W): | ||
| HNES 250 | Nutrition Science | 3 |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Major Requirements
All students must complete all required courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| Nursing Major Requirements | ||
| BIOL 221 & 221L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory * | 4 |
| CHEM 260 | Elements of Biochemistry * | 4 |
| PSYC 250 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| or HDFS 230 | Life Span Development | |
| NURS 210 | Orientation to Research and Evidence-Based Practice | 2 |
| NURS 250 | Health Promotion | 2 |
| NURS 251 | Skills and Concepts for Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 252 | Gerontologic Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 341 | Foundations of Clinical Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 342 | Adult Health Nursing I | 5 |
| NURS 352 | Family Nursing I | 5 |
| NURS 360 | Health Assessment | 4 |
| NURS 362 | Family Nursing II | 4 |
| NURS 402 | Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 403 | Adult Health Nursing II | 5 |
| NURS 404 | Adult Health III | 4 |
| NURS 406 | Community & Public Health Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 410 | Research and Redesign | 2 |
| NURS 450 | Nursing Synthesis/Practicum | 4 |
| NURS 460 | Management, Leadership and Career Development | 3 |
| PHRM 300 | Principles of Clinical Pharmacology | 3 |
| PNAS 400 | Interprofessional Health Care Practice | 3 |
| Degree Electives: Potential of 8 credits to reach 122 | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
| * | Will be used in the selective GPA calculation for admission to the Professional Nursing program. Grades for three of the five sciences (lecture/lab) will be used for selective GPA. |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- Students must maintain a semester GPA of 2.0 or above for each semester in the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences (CoPNAS). A student who fails to meet this standard for two successive or three non-successive semesters may be terminated from enrollment in the CoPNAS.
- Would also accept the following course sequence in place of CHEM 117 Chemical Concepts and Applications/CHEM 117L Chem Concepts and Applications Lab: CHEM 121 General Chemistry I/CHEM 121L General Chemistry I Laboratory, CHEM 122 General Chemistry II/CHEM 122L General Chemistry II Laboratory or CHEM 121 General Chemistry I/CHEM 121L General Chemistry I Laboratory and CHEM 140 Organic Chemical Concepts and Applications.
Major Requirements
Major: Nursing - Associate to BSN Track
Degree Type: B.S.N.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| NURS 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take UNIV 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II * | 3 |
| One Course in Upper Level Writing. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Business and Professional Writing | ||
| Writing in the Technical Professions | ||
| Creative Writing I | ||
| Creative Writing II | ||
| Writing in the Sciences | ||
| Writing in the Health Professions | ||
| Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences | ||
| Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal | ||
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking * | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): Select from current general education list. | 3 | |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| BIOL 220 & 220L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory * | 4 |
| CHEM 117 & 117L | Chemical Concepts and Applications and Chem Concepts and Applications Lab * | 4 |
| MICR 202 & 202L | Introductory Microbiology and Introductory Microbiology Lab * | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list. | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): | ||
| PSYC 111 | Introduction to Psychology * | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology * | 3 |
| or ANTH 111 | Introduction to Anthropology | |
| Wellness (W): | ||
| HNES 250 | Nutrition Science | 3 |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list. | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list. | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |
Major Requirements
All students must complete all required courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| Nursing Major Requirements | ||
| BIOL 221 & 221L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory * | 4 |
| CHEM 260 | Elements of Biochemistry | 4 |
| PSYC 250 | Developmental Psychology * | 3 |
| or HDFS 230 | Life Span Development | |
| NURS 240 | Nursing as a Scholarly Profession | 3 |
| NURS 251 | Skills and Concepts for Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 252 | Gerontologic Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 289 | Transition from Associate LPN to BSN | 2 |
| NURS 340 | Leadership & Ethical Reflection | 2 |
| NURS 341 | Foundations of Clinical Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 342 | Adult Health Nursing I | 5 |
| NURS 352 | Family Nursing I (valid) | 5 |
| NURS 360 | Health Assessment | 4 |
| NURS 362 | Family Nursing II (valid) | 4 |
| NURS 372 | Integrated Family Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 402 | Mental Health Nursing (valid) | 4 |
| NURS 403 | Adult Health Nursing II (valid) | 5 |
| NURS 405 | Psychsocial Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 406 | Community & Public Health Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 407 | Adult Health: Complex Problems | 3 |
| NURS 407L | Adult Health: Complex Problems Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 430 | Nursing Management | 2 |
| NURS 440 | Nursing Issues & Career Development | 2 |
| NURS 450 | Nursing Synthesis/Practicum | 4 |
| PHRM 300 | Principles of Clinical Pharmacology | 3 |
| Degree Electives: Potential of 3 credits to reach 122 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
| * | Will be used in the selective GPA calculation for admission to the Professional Nursing program. |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- Students must maintain a semester GPA of 2.0 or above for each semester in the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences (CoPNAS). A student who fails to meet this standard for two successive or three non-successive semesters may be terminated from enrollment in the CoPNAS.
- Would also accept the following course sequence in place of CHEM 117 Chemical Concepts and Applications/CHEM 117L Chem Concepts and Applications Lab: CHEM 121 General Chemistry I/CHEM 121L General Chemistry I Laboratory, CHEM 122 General Chemistry II/CHEM 122L General Chemistry II Laboratory or CHEM 121 General Chemistry I/CHEM 121L General Chemistry I Laboratory and CHEM 140 Organic Chemical Concepts and Applications.
