B.S. in Nursing

Curriculum

BSN Curriculum Plan (103 credits)

Applicable to students admitted starting Fall 2024

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (14 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

CHM200 Essentials of Chemistry 3
BIO200 Basic Biology 3
NUR 200 Professional Nursing Concepts I 2
NUT201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition 3
PSY201 Introduction to Psychology 3

Spring Semester (17 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

BIO222 Microbiology, A Human Perspective 3
BIO260/261 Anatomy and Physiology/Lab 4
ENG202 Advanced Academic English 3
NUR201 Fundamentals of Nursing and Health Assessment 4
PSY234 Development Across the Life Span 3
IPE200 Intro to IPE and Communication Tools 0

Summer Semester (6 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

NUR211 Summer Nursing Internship I 0
NUR309 Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice 3
LASC1 Humanities and Arts 3

Junior Year

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

COM 203 Art of Public Communication 3
NUR312 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice 3
NUR318 Health and Illness Concepts I 3
NUR319 Health and Illness Concepts II 2
NUR343 Core Nursing Practicum I 3
NUR344 Core Nursing Practicum II 2
IPE300 Teamwork & Conflict Management 0

Spring Semester (18 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

NUR 322 Health and Illness Concepts III 4
NUR345 Core Nursing Practicum III 4
NUR346 Core Nursing Practicum IV 2
NUR307 Informatics in Healthcare 2
STA205 Biostatistics 3
LASC1 Change Makers 3

Summer Semester (6 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

NUR311 Summer Nursing Internship II 0
LASC1 Change Makers 3
LASC1 Digital Culture 3


Senior Year

Fall Semester (13 or 14 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

NUR 415 Health Care Research and Evidence-based Practice 3
NUR421 Health and Illness Concepts IV 4
NUR441

 

or

NUR 444

Mental Health Clinical Intensive 3
High Acuity Clinical Intensive 4
NUR443 Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles Clinical Intensive 3

Spring Semester (12 or 13 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

NUR 412 Professional Nursing Concept II 3
NUR441

 

or

NUR 444

Mental Health Clinical Intensive 3
High Acuity Clinical Intensive 4
NUR450 Clinical Capstone 6
IPE400 Ethics – an Interprofessional Approach 0

1LASC: Students admitted starting Fall 2022 are to follow the Liberal arts and Science Curriculum - LASC curriculum Z, and select from a list of options in each of the following areas: Digital Culture (3cr.), Arts and Humanities (3cr.), and Change makers (6 cr.).

The LASC Curriculum can be found here.

 

Applicable to students admitted before Fall 2024

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (12 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

CHM200 Essentials of Chemistry 3
BIO200 Basic Biology 3
NUT201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition 3
PSY201 Introduction to Psychology 3

Spring Semester (17 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

ENG202 Advanced Academic English 3
PSY234 Development Across the Life Span 3
NUR201 Fundamentals of Nursing and Health Assessment 4
BIO222 Microbiology, A human Perspective 3
BIO260/261 Anatomy and Physiology/Lab 4

Summer Semester (6 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

COM203 Art of Public Communication 3
NUR210 Professional Nursing Concepts I 3
NUR230 Nursing Cooperative Experience I 0

Junior Year

Fall Semester (17 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

LASC1 Humanities and Arts 3
NUR310 Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice 4
NUR312 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice 3
NUR320 Health and Illness Concepts I 4
NUR340 Core Nursing Practicum I 3

Spring Semester (16 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

STA205 Biostatistics 3
LASC1 Change Makers 3
NUR321 Health and Illness Concepts II 4
NUR341 Core Nursing Practicum II 3
NUR342 Core Nursing Practicum III 3

Summer Semester (4 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

NUR315 Health Care Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3
NUR330 Nursing Cooperative Experience II 1


Senior Year

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

LASC1  Change Makers 3
NUR410 Professional Nursing Concepts II 3
NUR420 Health and Illness Concepts III 4
NUR441 Mental Health Clinical Intensive 3
NUR443 Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles Clinical Intensive 3

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Number

Course

Cr

LASC1 Digital Culture 3
NUR444 High Acuity Nursing Clinical Intensive 3
NUR411 Professional Nursing Concepts III 3
NUR475 Nursing Synthesis 2
NUR480 Clinical Capstone 4

1LASC: Students admitted starting Fall 2022 are to follow the Liberal arts and Science Curriculum - LASC curriculum Z, and select from a list of options in each of the following areas: Digital Culture (3cr.), Arts and Humanities (3cr.), and Change makers (6 cr.).

Students admitted prior to Fall 2022 are to follow the LASC Curriculum A, and select from a list of options in each of the following areas: Social Sciences (3cr.), Arts and Humanities (6cr.), and Free Elective (3cr.).

The LASC Curriculum can be found here.