B.S.N. Degree — Nursing Major

Beginning Professional Students:
In addition to the general education requirements, majors in Nursing must complete a concentration of 53 semester hours of professional Nursing courses and 33 semester hours of supporting course work. The minimum total of semester hours required for graduation in Nursing is 124.

Required Nursing Courses:

NURS2420 Nursing for the 21st Century 4 s.h.
NURS2460 Health Assessment 3 s.h.
NURS3120 Therapeutic Interventions 3 s.h.
NURS3160 Introduction to Evidence-Based Nursing 3 s.h.
NURS3250 Adult Health Care I 4 s.h.
NURS3260 Adult Health Care II 4 s.h.
NURS3270 Psychosocial Aspects of Client Care 4 s.h.
NURS3440 Pathophysiology 3 s.h.
NURS3450 Pharmacology 3 s.h.
NURS4160 Leadership Roles in Nursing 4 s.h.
NURS4220 Maternity and Women's Health 4 s.h.
NURS4240 Child and Family Health 4 s.h.
NURS4260 Care of the Critically Ill 4 s.h. (not required for RN-BSN students)
NURS4280 Global Health and Policy Issues 3 s.h. (only required for RN-BSN students)
NURS4340 Community Health Care 3 s.h.
NURS4380 Senior Clinical Practicum 2 s.h.
NURS4480 Senior Seminar 2 s.h.

During the last semester of the senior year, students will be required to achieve a satisfactory score on a designated standardized comprehensive examination to sit for the licensure exam.

Required Supporting Courses:

BIOL3420 Human Anatomy 4 s.h.
BIOL3440 Human Physiology 4 s.h.
BIOL2360 Fundamentals of Microbiology 4 s.h.
BIOL2560 Nutrition 3 s.h.
CHEM1310 Introduction to Chemistry 3 s.h.
MATH1280 College Algebra (preferred) or: MATH1310 Mathematical Concepts I 3 s.h. (not required for RN-BSN students)
MATH1380 Introduction to Statistics 3 s.h.
SOCI1300 Introduction to Sociology (preferred) or: SOCI1350 Cultural Anthropology 3 s.h.
PSYC1300 Introductory Psychology 3 s.h.
PSYC2250 Developmental Psychology 3 s.h.