Nursing (Pre-Licensure Program)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Major: NURS

Degree: BSN

Unit: Nursing

Pre-Professional Curriculum

Type Hours

NURS 101, S.T.A.T. for Nursing Students(Campus Culture) 1

ENGL 101, Introduction to College Writing 3

ENGL 102, Intermediate College Writing 3

PSYC 201, Introduction to Psychology 3

Oral Communication General Education Requirement 3

CHEM 105, Chemistry for Health Professionals or 4

CHEM 201 General Chemistry I 3

BIOL 102, Introduction to Biological Systems 3

BIOL 260, Anatomy and Physiology I 3

BIOL 261, Anatomy and Physiology II 3

BIOL 262, Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1

Humanities General Education Requirement

(Selected Humanities courses cross count for the Culture Diversity 3
Gen Ed requirement)

MATH 107, Finite Mathematics or

MATH 111, College Algebra or
MATH 112, Trigonometry or
3
MATH 180, Elements of Calculus or
MATH 190, Precalculus or
MATH 205, Calculus or any higher number Mathematics courses

HISTORICAL STUDIES General Education Requirement 3

ARTS General Education Requirement

(Selected Arts courses cross count for Culture Diversity Gen Ed 3
requirement)
SOC 203, Self & Society or
SOC 202, Social Problems* or
SOC 201, Principles and Concepts of Sociology or
SOC 210, Race in the United States* or
SOC 313, Community Organization or 3
SOC 314, Public Policy and Social Services or
SOC 323, Diversity & Inequity
(*SOC 202 or SOC 210 fulfills the Sociology requirement and cross
counts for Cultural Diversity Gen Ed requirement)

PSYC 363, Lifespan Development Psychology 3

BIOL 257, Introductory Microbiology 3

BIOL 258, Microbiology Lab 1

Social Behavior Science (Gen . Ed. requirement) 3

PHIL 311, Introduction to Logic or

PHIL 211, Critical Thinking 3
(will fulfill Gen Ed Humanities requirement)

PHIL 323, Medical Ethics or

PHIL 321, Ethics or
3
PHIL 222, Contemporary Ethical Problems
(will fulfill Gen Ed Humanities requirement)

MATH 109, Elementary Statistics or

SOC 301, Introduction to Social Statistics or 3
PSYC 312, Quantitative Methods in Psychology

HSS 303, Human Nutrition 3

Culture Diversity General Education Requirement

(6 hours required: 3 fulfilled in NURS 361; 3 hours can be
fulfilled by taking any Gen Ed approved Culture Diversity 3
course, some of which will cross count for Humanities,
Arts, or Sociology requirement)

NURS 338, Lifespan Pathophysiology 4

NURS 395, Basic Pharmacology 3

Subtotal 65-71

*For a complete list of the General Education Requirements please click here.

Professional Curriculum

Junior Level

Type Hours

NURS 361, Community Health Nursing 6

NURS 363, Health Assessment 3

NURS 364, Therapeutic Nursing Interventions 4

NURS 366, Foundations for Professional Nursing Practice 1

NURS 371, Adult Health Nursing 8

NURS 372, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6

NURS 374 Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice 2

Total 30

Senior Level

Type Hours

NURS 461, Childbearing Family Nursing 4

NURS 463 Nursing Leadership and Management 3

NURS 464, Child Health Nursing 6

NURS 466, Global Health Care Issues, Systems and Policies 2

NURS 471, Synthesis of Complex Health Needs 5

NURS 472, Transition to Nursing Practice 2

NURS 473, Community Leadership Practicum 2

NURS 474, Capstone Professional Nursing Practicum 5

Total 29

Type Hours

Minimum Total 120