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Nursing Comprehensive, B.S.N.

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Curriculum for a Comprehensive Major in Nursing

Total hours required for the degree (including free electives), 130 Hours:

General studies and nursing prerequisites, 67 Hours:

Upper-division nursing requirements, 60 Hours:

Elective, 3 Hours

Freshman: first semester

ENGL 101 - Written English (3 cr)
CHEM 120 - College Chemistry (3 cr each) *
CHEM 120L - College Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr each) *
GSPE 210 - Fitness for Life (2 cr)
MUSC 111 - Introduction to Music (2 cr)
MATH 101 - Fundamentals of Mathematics (3 cr) OR
MATH 105 - College Algebra (3 cr) OR
MATH 108 - Precalculus (3 cr) OR
MATH 154 - Finite Mathematics (3 cr) OR
MATH 155 - Discrete Structures (3 cr) OR
MATH 205 - Calculus With Applications (4 cr) OR
MATH 314 - Statistics (3 cr)
HIST 100 - History of Civilization: Asian Traditions (3 cr) OR
HIST 101 - History of Civilization: the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (3 cr) OR
HIST 102 - History of Civilization: Change and Global Connections in the Early Modern World (3 cr) OR
HIST 103 - History of Civilization: the Modern World (3 cr)
(Students will choose two of four history courses, but may not select both HIST 100 and 101 .)

Freshman: second semester

ENGL 103 - Writing for Social Sciences (3 cr) OR
ENGL 102 - Writing for the Arts and Humanities (3 cr) OR
ENGL 104 - Science and Technical Writing (3 cr)
CHEM 122 - College Chemistry (3 cr each) *
CHEM 122L - College Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr each) *
ART 103 - Introduction to the Visual Arts (2 cr)
PSCI 100 - Politics and Government (3 cr) OR
PSCI 101 - American Federal Government (3 cr)
HIST 100 - History of Civilization: Asian Traditions (3 cr) OR
HIST 101 - History of Civilization: the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (3 cr) OR
HIST 102 - History of Civilization: Change and Global Connections in the Early Modern World (3 cr) OR
HIST 103 - History of Civilization: the Modern World (3 cr)
(Students will choose two of four history courses, but may not select both HIST 100 and 101 .)

Sophomore: first semester

ENGL 208 - Survey of World Literature I (3 cr) OR
ENGL 209 - Survey of World Literature II (3 cr)
BIOL 225 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr) *
BIOL 227 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (1 cr) *
BIOL 302 - Microbiology (4 cr) *
SOCI 203 - General Sociology (3 cr)
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)
NURS 231 - Introduction to Nursing (2 cr)

Sophomore: second semester

ENGL 204 - Survey of American Literature (3 cr)
BIOL 226 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr) *
BIOL 228 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (1 cr) *
ECON 123 - Contemporary Economics (3 cr) OR
ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr)
FACS 318 - Nutrition (3 cr)
COMM 202 - Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr)

Junior: first semester

NURS 311 - Nursing I Introduction to Health Care (3 cr)
NURS 313 - Nursing I-A Health Assessment (3 cr)
NURS 315 - Nursing I-B Clinical Component (3 cr)
NURS 317 - Essentials in Clinical Pharmacology/Pathology in Nursing (2 cr)
EDUC 300 - Human Growth and Development (3 cr)
Elective (3)

Junior: second semester

NURS 316 - Nursing II Health Care of the Adult (3 cr)
NURS 318 - Nursing II Clinical Component (3 cr)
NURS 320 - Nursing III Psychiatric/Mental Health Care (3 cr)
NURS 322 - Nursing III Clinical Component (2 cr)
NURS 324 - Nursing Research (2 cr)
NURS 326 - Essentials in Clinical Pharmacology/Pathophysiology in Nursing (2 cr)

Senior: first semester

NURS 411 - Nursing IV Community Health Care (3 cr)
NURS 413 - Nursing IV Clinical Component (3 cr)
NURS 415 - Nursing V Health Care of Children and Families (3 cr)
NURS 417 - Nursing V Clinical Component (2 cr)
NURS 426 - Nursing VIII Health Care of the Adult With Complex Problems (3 cr)
NURS 428 - Nursing VIII Clinical Component (2 cr)

Senior: second semester

NURS 419 - Nursing VI Health Care of Women (3 cr)
NURS 421 - Nursing VI Clinical Component (2 cr)
NURS 422 - Nursing VII Health Care of the Adult: Gerontology Focus (3 cr)
NURS 424 - Nursing VII Clinical Component (3 cr)
NURS 434 - Management and Issues in Health Care (3 cr)
NURS 436 - Senior Capstone Seminar (1 cr)

Note(s):

*It is recommended that science courses be taken in order listed

R.N.-to-B.S.N. Curriculum Plan

I. Prior to matriculation into the B.S.N. program, students must complete the general studies and prerequisites listed previously.

Total credit hours required for degree, 130 Hours

General studies and prerequisites, 71 Hours

R.N. curriculum, 59 Hours

Previous nursing courses credit, 39 Hours

B.S.N. courses, 20 Hours

II. Upon completion of general studies and prerequisites, the R.N. will enroll in:

Fall or Spring:

NURS 313 - Nursing I-A Health Assessment (3 cr)

Spring or Fall:

NURS 324 - Nursing Research (2 cr)

Summer Only:

NURS 410 - Advanced Nursing Concepts and Practice (6 cr)

Fall Only:

NURS 411 - Nursing IV Community Health Care (3 cr)
NURS 413 - Nursing IV Clinical Component (3 cr)

Spring Only:

NURS 434 - Management and Issues in Health Care (3 cr)