Nursing Major (Traditional BSN Nursing Program)

To be taken either fall or spring semester

• PSYCH 121 - General Psychology * or PSYCH 120 Introduction to Psychology  OR
• NURS 110 - Introduction to Holistic Nursing Practice
• CHEM 150 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry OR
• BIOL 100 - General Biology

6 General Education Goals to be taken during the first four semesters include:

• Reading & Writing,
• Global Awareness*,
• Oral Communication*,
• Fine Arts*,
• Religion* and
• Cultural Pluralism*

Spring Semester

• PSYCH 120 - Introduction to Psychology or PSYCH 121 General Psychology  OR
• NURS 110 - Introduction to Holistic Nursing Practice
• CHEM 150 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry OR
• BIOL 100 - General Biology
• ELECTIVE  OR
• General Education Goals
• For a total of 32 - 32 credits
   

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  * Students must complete a State Tested Nursing Assistant Training (STNA) and achieve the STNA certificate prior to the Spring semester of the Sophomore year. This may be completed before or during the summer following the Freshman year. Information about STNA training programs is available in the Nursing Student Handbook for Prelicensure programs.

Fall Semester

• BIOL 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 280 - General Microbiology/Immunology

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• NURS 201 - Human Development Across the Life Span  OR
• HSPTS 230 - Human Nutrition

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• SOSCI 210 - Social Science Statistics  OR MATH 215 Elementary Statistics  
• ELECTIVE
• General Education Goal

Spring Semester

• BIOL 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• NURS 201 - Human Development Across the Life Span

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• HSPTS 230 - Human Nutrition

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• NURS 300 - Foundational Nursing Concepts and Interventions
• NURS 301 - Health Assessment

• For a total of 33 - 34 credits

Fall and Spring Semester

• NURS 317 - Pathophysiology I
• NURS 318 - Pathophysiology II
• NURS 319 - Pharmacology I
• NURS 320 - Pharmacology II
• NURS 326 - Nursing of Adults with Acute Health Alterations
• NURS 365 - Families in Transition
• NURS 366 - Nursing Research
• One education goal is required in the junior year for a total of 30 credits.

Fall and Spring Semester

• NURS 400 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Concepts
• NURS 419 - Informatics and Technology in Healthcare
• NURS 412 - Professional Role in the Health Care System
• NURS 420 - Community Health Nursing
• NURS 450 - Advanced Nursing Concepts and Interventions
• NURS 463 - Leadership in Practice Practicum

• In addition, a general education class and an elective are required to complete the 124 credits needed for graduation.

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• NURS 467 - NCLEX-RN Review    (Required if HESI Exit RN exam score is less than 900. Please see Standardized Testing for the Traditional Undergraduate Program and the C-NAP Program for further details. 

General Education Goal for Traditional Undergraduate Program

Reading and Writing, Oral Communication, The Arts, Religion, The Humanities, Global Issues, Cultural Pluralism and Ethical Thought.

Nursing majors are waived from General Education requirements for Quantitative Reasoning, The Social Sciences, and The Natural Sciences, by virtue of content in the major.

Nursing Core

• BIOL 100 - General Biology
• BIOL 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIOL 280 - General Microbiology/Immunology

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• CHEM 150 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry
• HSPTS 230 - Human Nutrition

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• PSYCH 120 - Introduction to Psychology or PSYCH 121 General Psychology  
• MATH 215 - Elementary Statistics

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• SOSCI 210 - Social Science Statistics

General Electives

• General Electives (5 - 6 credit hours) will be adjusted to meet the 124 required hours to graduate.

Notes:

• Online courses in science need to be pre-approved.
• Science courses for transfer credit must include a lab component.
• Transfer student curriculum plans will vary depending on amount of transfer credit.
• ROTC students will be enrolled in Military Science classes each term.

Nursing Studies

The following describes both required and elective nursing courses offered.