Course Requirements, BSN

  
College of Science
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements, see the College of Science and
the General Degree Requirements pages.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing

 
Area A Essential Skills                           Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better) 
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses: 
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options                  Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110 
Select one of the following courses: 
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LIBR 1105/LEAD 1705/POLS 2401/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the two extra hours may be used as electives. 

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts                Required Hours: 6 
Select one of the following humanities courses: 
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105 
Select one of the following fine arts courses: ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100 
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology       Required Hours: 11 
CHEM 1151/1151L
CHEM 1152/1152L
Select one of the following courses or an Area D science course: 
CPSC 1105/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1127/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1165/MATH 2125/PHIL 2115



Area E Social Sciences                          Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112 
Take the following course:
POLS 1101 
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/SOCI 1101 
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156 

Wellness Requirement                         Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205 
Select any one PEDS course. 

Area F Courses Related to Major        Required Hours: 18 
BIOL 2221 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 
BIOL 2222 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 
BIOL 2225 Microbiology for Health Sciences 
MATH 1127 Introductory Statistics 
PSYC 1101 Intro to General Psychology

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 60 
NURS 3175 Pharmacology in Nursing 
NURS 3176 Basic and Therapeutic Nutrition 
NURS 3275 Foundations of Nursing Practice 
NURS 3276 Intro to Health Assessment 
NURS 3277 Advanced Nursing Practice 
NURS 3279 Applied Pathophysiology 
NURS 4175 Nursing Research 
NURS 4276 Family and Community Nursing 
NURS 4177 Nursing Leadership 
NURS 4279 Complex Care in Nursing Practice 
NURS 4377 Senior Nursing Preceptorship 

Total hours Required:  123