Curriculum Plan: The Pre-Licensure BSN program consists of 120 credit hours. The general education core consists of forty-two (42) credit hours and a major core is seventy-eight (78) hours. The major core consists primarily of professional nursing courses with clinical experiences. The program is a regular four-year baccalaureate program.
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Proposed BSN Curriculum
Year1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 | ENG 102 English Composition II | 3 |
| BIO 107 Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | BIO 108 Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| MAT 115 College Algebra | 3 | PSY 300 Stats for the BSS | 3 |
| PSY 200 General Psychology | 3 | ART/MUS/THE/ENG211 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 16 | |
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 204 Fundaments of Microbiology | 3 | FIN 101 Financial Literacy | 3 |
| PSY 303 Development Psychology | 3 | SOC 204 Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| IGS 200 The Ancient World | 3 | CHE 209 Survey of Gen. Organic & Bio Chemistry | 4 |
| SPE 103 Interpersonal Communication | 3 | NUR 200 Intro to Professional Nursing | 2 |
| NUR 303 Pathophysiology Concepts in Nursing | 4 | ||
| TOTAL | 12 | 16 | |
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall semester | Spring semester | ||
| NUR 301 Foundations of Nursing Practice | 3 | NUR 312 Nursing Care of Adults with Acute/Chronic Health Disorders | 4 |
| NUR 301L Foundations of Nursing Practice Lab | 2 | NUR 312L Nursing Care of Adults with Acute/Chronic Health Disorders Lab | 3 |
| NUR 302 Health Assessment, Wellness and Prevention across the Lifespan | 3 | NUR 316 Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations | 4 |
| NUR 302L Health Assessment, Wellness and Prevention across the Lifespan Lab | 1 | NUR 316 Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations Lab | 3 |
| NUR 305 Pharmacological Concepts in Nursing | 3 | NUR 318 Professional Perspectives in Nursing | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 16 | |
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall semester | Spring semester | ||
| NUR 405 Nursing Care of Women, Children, and Families | 4 | NUR 408 Transition to Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NUR 405L Nursing Care of Women, Children, and Families Lab | 3 | NUR 409 Nursing Leadership in Systems of Care | 2 |
| NUR 406 Nursing Care of Adults and Populations with Complex Health Disorders | 4 | NUR 409L Nursing Leadership in Systems of Care Lab | 2 |
| NUR 406L Nursing Care of Adults and Populations with Complex Health Disorders Lab | 3 | NUR 410 Professional Nursing Internship | 6 |
| NUR 407 Evidence Based Nursing Research | 2 | NUR XXXX Nursing Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 16 | |
Enrollment: The proposed implementation date for the first class of students is fall 2015 with forty (40) students. Once the ADN program is phased out, the program can admit 60 students. This program will also serve as a feeder program for the Doctor of Nursing Practitioner (DNP) program.