Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (4-year degree program)
The B.S.N. degree is a four-year prelicensure degree program. Upon successful completion of the degree, students are eligible to take the R.N. license exam.
Admission Requirements
Four-year B.S.N. undergraduate students typically apply for admission with the Nursing Department at the end of their first year and enter the B.S.N. program their sophomore year.
Admission Materials and Guidelines
1. Specific Courses Required for this degree
Completion of Writing Assessment
Completion of the following supporting courses/general education with a minimum grade of C:
- FYS 101: First Year Seminar (3 hours) Nursing Gone Viral recommended
- ENG 101: Communication Arts I GT-C01 (3 hours)
- ENG 102: Communication Arts II GT-C02 (3 hours)
- PSYC 101: Introduction to Psyc GT-SS3 (3 hours)
- PSYC 233: Lifespan Dev for Nurses (3 hours)
- SOC 201: Soc Imagination GT-SS3 (3 hours)
- One of the following courses GT-HI1 (3 hours
- HGP 110: Development of Civ GT-HI1 (3 hours) OR HGP 111: Development of Civ GT-HI1 (3 hours) OR HIST 202: American Hist to 1865 GT-HI1 (3 hours) OR HIST 203: Amer Hist 1865-Present
- One of the following courses GT-AH1, GT-AH2, or GT-AH3:
- AR 101: ARt AND Creativity (3 hours) OR AR 103: Art Appreciation GT-AH1 (3 hours) OR ENG 203: Major Themes in Lit GT-AH2 (3 TO 6 hours) OR MUS 100: Intro to Music Lit GT-AH1 (3 hours) OR THTR 180: Intro to Theatre GT-AH1 (3 hours) OR PHIL 201: Intro to Philosophy GT-AH3 (3 hours) OR COMM 255: Fndmntls of Media Comm GT-AH2 (3 hours)
- PSYC 211: Intro to Stats Lecture/Lab (4 hours)
- One of the following courses GT-MA1:
- MATH 106: College Algebra GT-MA1 (3 hours) OR MATH110: Intro to Statistics (3 hours) OR MATH 120: Calculus I GT-MA1 (5 hours)
- BIOL 125: Nutrition (3 hours)
- BIOL 205: Human Anatomy & Physiology (4 hours)
- BIOL 206: Human Anatomy & Physiology (4 hours)
- BIOL 215: Microbiology for Non-Majors (4 hours)
- CHEM 111: Introductory Chemistry AND CHEM 111: Introductory Chemistry Lab (5 hours)
Completion of Required Nursing Courses:
- NURS 201: Math for Nursing (1 hours)
- NURS 202: Nursing Informatics (1 hours)
- NURS 206: Pathophysiology (4 hours)
- NURS 207: Health Assessment (3 hours)
- NURS 208: Pharmacology (4 hours)
- NURS 211: Professional Practice (2 hours)
- NURS 308: Nursing Research (2 hours)
- NURS 309: Nursing Fundamentals (6 hours)
- NURS 309C: Nursing Fundamentals Clinical (3 hours)
- NURS 310: Medical Surgical Nursing I (4 hours)
- NURS 310C: Med/Surg Nursing I Clinical (4 hours)
- NURS 311: Care of the Older Adult (2 hours)
- NURS 314: Health Care Ethics (2 hours)
- NURS 315: Rural/Community Health (2 hours)
- NURS 315C: Rural/Community Health Clinical (2 hours)
- NURS 407: Obstetric Nursing (3 hours)
- NURS 407C: Obstetric Nursing Clinical (2 hours)
- NURS 408C: Pediatric Nursing Clinical (2 hours)
- NURS 409: Psychiatric Nursing (2 hours)
- NURS 409C: Psychiatric Nursing Clinical (2 hours)
- NURS 414C: Nursing Internship (6 hours) (2 credit hours theory and 4 credit hours clinical)
- NURS 415: Nursing Management (3 hours)
- NURS 415C: Nursing Management Clinical (2 hours)
- Application of nursing leadership and management principles learned in NURS 415 will be the focus of this course. Application of concepts learned take place in the clinical setting. Critical thinking and evidence based practice will be emphasized.
- NURS 416: Medical Surgical Nursing II (4 hours)
- NURS 416C: Medical/Surgical Nursing II Clinical (4 hours)
- NURS 417A: Service Learning A (0.5 hours)
- NURS 417B: Service Learning B (0.5 hours)
- NURS 417 C: Service Learning C (1 hour)
