Academic Catalog 2023-2024

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Traditional Track)

120 credits

Major Requirements (88 crs)

Required Courses

NU 305Foundations of Nursing and Health Promotion

5

NU 322Health Assessment

4

NU 325Maternal Child Health

5

NL 325Maternal Child Health Lab

.5

NU 330Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I

3

NU 331Pathophysiology/Pharmacology II

3

NU 340Medical Surgical Nursing I

5

NL 340Medical Surgical Nursing I Lab

.5

NU 412Research and Evidence Based Practice

3

NU 433Aging and End of Life Care

3

NU 441Medical Surgical Nursing II

5

NL 441Medical Surgical Nursing II Lab

.5

NU 465Behavioral Health Nursing

3

NU 497Population Health

3

NU 541Leadership and Management of Care in Nursing

4

NU 542Medical Surgical Nursing III

5

NL 542Medical Surgical Nursing III Lab

.5

NU 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

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 255Aging: Issues and Perspectives

3

PY 230Lifespan Development

3

PY 290Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

3

PY 315Health Psychology

3

PY 335Abnormal Psychology

3

PY 460Social Psychology

3

BI 265, MA 230, PY 255, SO 110: satisfies general education requirement (13 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