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) - No LASC or English courses can be taken this semester
|
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.).
* All students who joined LAU or Changed their major in AY 2025-2026 and beyond should follow the LASC Curriculum Z’, and are required to take the LASC Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.) instead of the Digital Culture LASC requirement.
The 2025-2026 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.