Basic Nursing Program (B.S.N.)

Freshman Admission

A limited number of students will be accepted each year as freshmen. To be eligible for freshman admission, students must have a high school GPA of 3.5, an ACT score of 26, and be recommended on interview. These students will automatically begin the nursing courses upon completion of prerequisite courses if they maintain a 3.0 GPA. Students will be considered with the regular applicant pool if they do not maintain this GPA. Students need to submit a plan of study with the Dean’s office.

Prenursing Courses (completed or in progress during the application process)

Available from the Dean’s office are recommendations regarding General Education and course sequencing.

Note:

Either Statistics or Microbiology (not both) may be taken with the HS courses during the first semester after admission.

Major Required Courses (61-63 credits)

• HS 260 - Pharmacology 3 cr
• HS 262 - Adaptation Across Lifespan 3 cr
• NURS 270 - Core Phenomenon & Nursing Interventions 4 cr
• NURS 272 - Critical Thinking & Communicating in Nursing I 3 cr
• NURS 274 - Nursing Practicum I -5 cr
• NURS 360 - Human Experience of Health Phenomena and Nursing Interventions 3 cr
• NURS 362 - Critical Thinking & Communication in Nursing II 4 cr
• NURS 364 - Nursing Practicum II 5 cr
• NURS 370 - Family Health Phenomena and Nursing Interventions 3 cr
• NURS 372 - Health of Populations I 3 cr
• NURS 374 - Nursing Practicum III 5 cr
• NURS 460 - Community Health Phenomena and Nursing Interventions 3 cr
• NURS 462 - Health of Populations II 3 cr
• NURS 464 - Nursing Practicum IV (4-5) cr
• NURS 480 - Professional Role Development 3 cr
• NURS 482 - Professional Issues 3 cr
• NURS 484 - Nursing Practicum V (4-5) cr

Required Electives (minimum of 4 credits)

• Two upper division, non-required courses

Eligibility for Nursing Licensure

Students should be aware that the State Board of Nursing reviews the records of all graduates who have completed a nursing program to determine eligibility to write the State Board of Nursing Licensure Examinations for Registered Nurses. The State Board of Nursing retains the right to deny a graduate permission to write the licensure examinations if the individual has been convicted of a felony.