Traditional BSN Plan of Study
All nursing students will be given a prescribed plan of study upon entering the major. Below is an example plan that a student might receive. Courses in bold have a clinical component.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
ENG 101 Composition as Critical Inquiry (3)
HSC 105 Medical Terminology* (3)
PSY 110 Fundamentals of Psychology* (3) GE-SS
GE Math (4)
General Education Course 1 of 5 (3)**
Spring Semester
COM 110 Communication as Critical Inquiry (3)
BSC 160 Microbiology and Society* (4) GE-SMT
CHE 110/112 or 140 Chemistry* (4-5) GE-NS
General Education Course 2 of 5 (3)**
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
FCS 102 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition* (3)
BSC 181 or KNR 181 and KNR 183* Human Physiology and Anatomy I (4)
ECO/POL/PSY 138, MAT 150 or MQM 100* Statistics (3-4) GE-QR
General Education Course 3 of 5 (3)**
Spring Semester
NUR 224 Contemporary Professional Nursing (1)
NUR 237 Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions in Healthcare: Prelicensure (1)
BSC 182 or KNR 182 and KNR 184* Human Physiology and Anatomy II (4)
PSY 213 Lifespan Development* (3)
General Education Course 4 of 5 (3)**
General Education Course 5 of 5 (3)**
▼ Entry point for transfer students
Junior Year
Fall Semester
NUR 222 Psychomotor Skills for Nursing (3)
NUR 239 Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing I: Prelicensure (3)
NUR 225 Health Assessment of the Adult (4)
NUR 229 Adult Nursing I (6)
Spring Semester
NUR 316 Maternal Infant Nursing (4)
NUR 339 Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing II: Prelicensure (3)
NUR 231 Adult Nursing II (7)
NUR 336 Research and Theory for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
Summer Semester
Optional Transcultural Nursing Experience
Senior Year
Fall Semester
NUR 317 Nursing Care of Children (4)
NUR 314 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (6)
NUR 329 Public Health Nursing: Prelicensure (5)
Optional Free Leadership Academy Seminar Series
Spring Semester
NUR 325 Adult Nursing III (7)
NUR 327 Leadership Dimensions of Nursing (6)
NUR 326 Gerontological Nursing (2)
*Prerequisite course: must earn “C” or better
**One course must meet the AMALI Graduation Requirement
Exempt from one Natural Science in General Education
To remain in the major, nursing students must earn an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher on at least 24 completed hours and obtain a “C” or better in prerequisite courses.
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