Entry Option I (BSN)
This degree has a Required General Education Core (GEC) totaling 44-47 hours.
The GEC includes courses in:
Area I: Foundation Skills (18-21 hours)
Area II: A Liberal Arts Education (26 hours)
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 18-21 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours
Choose one of the following:
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilizations since 1500 | 3 |
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| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
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| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7 hours
Choose one course from the following:
Required Courses for Nursing Majors - 18-21 hours
| BIO 203 | Microbiology | 3 |
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| BIO 203L | Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 213 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 214 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| PSY 205 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| NUR 210 | Introduction to Nursing | 3 |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
Required Upper Div Nursing Courses - 63 hours
| NUR 302 | Professional Nursing Foundations | 5 |
| NUR 314 | Pharmacology in Nursing I | 2 |
| NUR 315 | Pharmacology in Nursing II | 2 |
| NUR 316 | Community Health Nursing | 4 |
| NUR 327 | Health Assessment | 4 |
| NUR 330 | Nutrition | 2 |
| NUR 331 | Professional Role Development | 2 |
| NUR 371 | Adult Health Nursing I | 6 |
| NUR 372 | Adult Health Nursing II | 6 |
| NUR 376 | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
| NUR 406 | Nursing in Child and Family Care | 4 |
| NUR 407 | Nursing in Women's Health and Newborn Care | 4 |
| NUR 426 | Nursing Leadership and Management | 4 |
| NUR 433 | Informatics in Nursing | 2 |
| NUR 440 | Research in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 460 | Advan. Topics in Nursing/Practicum | 7 |
| NUR 491 | Successful Entry into Professional Nursing Practice | 3 |
Required Nursing Electives - 2 hours
Choose a Nursing elective at the 300 level or above.
Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)
Total Required Courses for Nursing (18-21 hours)
Total Required Nursing Courses (63 hours)
Total Required Nursing Elective (2 hours)
All courses require a “C” or higher.
127 minimum hours required for graduation.