2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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 - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3

ENG 102English Composition II

3

SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3

SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3

SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Area I - Mathematics - 3 or 4 hours

Choose one:

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3

MATH 111College Algebra

3

MATH 112Trigonometry

3

MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

Choose one of the following:

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3

ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3

MU 129Music Listening

3

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

Choose one:

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 3 hours

SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3

and

HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3

or

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

and

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7 hours

Note: Nursing majors will not be required to take the lab portion of Chemistry

BIO 111General Biology I

3

and

BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1

CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3

Required Courses for Nursing Majors - 18 hours

BIO 203Microbiology

3

and

BIO 203LMicrobiology Lab

1

BIO 213Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 214Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

PSY 205/MATH 205Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3

Required Upper Div Nursing Courses - 69 hours

NUR 302Professional Nursing Foundations

6

NUR 314Pharmacology in Nursing I

2

NUR 315Pharmacology in Nursing II

2

NUR 316Community Health Nursing

4

NUR 323Pathophysiology

4

NUR 325Introduction to Nursing Research

2

NUR 327Health Assessment

4

NUR 330Nutrition

2

NUR 331Professional Nursing Role

2

NUR 371Adult Health Nursing I

6

NUR 372Adult Health Nursing II

6

NUR 376Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

4

NUR 406Nursing in Child and Family Care

4

NUR 407Nursing in Women's Health and Newborn Care

4

NUR 420Gerontology

2

NUR 421Applied Nursing Research

2

NUR 426Leadership and Management in Nursing

4

NUR 444Nursing Capstone Seminar

2

NUR 460Advanced Topics in Nursing

7

Required Nursing Electives - 2 hours

NUR 342Transcultural Nursing and Global Health

2

NUR 345Complementary Healthcare

2

NUR 375Spirituality

2

Choose a Nursing elective at the 300 level or above.

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)

Total Required Courses for Nursing (18 hours)

Total Required Nursing Courses (69 hours)

Total Required Nursing Elective (2 hours)

All courses require a “C” or higher.

131 minimum hours required for graduation.