Academic Catalog 2023-2024

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Accelerated Track)

120 credits

Major Requirements (91 crs)

Required Courses

NUAT 305Foundations of Nursing and Health Promotion

5

NUAT 322Health Assessment

4

NUAT 325Maternal Child Health

5

NLAT 325Maternal Child Health Lab

.5

NUAT 330Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I

3

NUAT 331Pathophysiology/Pharmacology II

3

NUAT 340Medical Surgical Nursing I

5

NLAT 340Medical Surgical Nursing I Lab

.5

NUAT 412Research and Evidence Based Nursing

3

NUAT 433Aging and End of Life Care

3

NUAT 441Medical Surgical Nursing II

5

NLAT 441Medical Surgical Nursing II Lab

.5

NUAT 465Behavioral Health Nursing

3

NUAT 497Population Health

3

NUAT 541Leadership and Management of Care

4

NUAT 542Medical Surgical Nursing III

5

NLAT 542Medical Surgical Nursing III Lab

.5

NUAT 585Senior Capstone in Nursing

5

BI 258Human Anatomy and Physiology I

5

BI 259Human Anatomy and Physiology II

5

BI 265Basic Microbiology

4

BI 370Principles of Nutrition

3

CH 113Allied Health Chemistry

4

COM 120Public Speaking

3

MA 230Introductory Statistics

3

 

Choose one of the following:

PY 150Introduction to Psychology

3

SO 110Introduction to Sociology

3

 

Choose one of the following:

PY 230Lifespan Development

3

PY 255Aging: Issues and Perspectives

3

PY 290Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

3

PY 315Health Psychology

3

PY 335Abnormal Psychology

3

PY 460Social Psychology

3

BI 265, COM 120, MA 230, PY 255, SO 110: satisfies general education requirements (16 crs)

A higher level statistics course may be accepted as equivalent to MA 230

Students who have successfully completed a course of Human Anatomy with lab and a course of Human Physiology with lab will have met the requirements of BI 258 and BI 259

General Education for the Bachelor’s Degree (36 crs)

General Education Requirements

 
COM 120Public Speaking

3

Or

COM 125Interpersonal Communication

3

 

EN 110Principles of Composition

3

Or

EN 111English Composition I

3

 

EN 112English Composition II

3

TH 112Introduction to Spirituality

3

Arts

3

Mathematics - MA 134 or higher

3

Humanities - must be from two different areas of study

6

Natural Science with Lab

3-4

Social or Behavioral Sciences - must be from two different areas of study

6

Theology

3

 

General Education for the Bachelor’s Degree (36 crs)

 

Electives to reach 120 credits

General Electives

Electives

9