Bachelor of Science in Nursing
For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and Health Professions and the General Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4
Take the following course:
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
ITDS 1125/ITDS 1779/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS
2755
EURO 2105/ HIST 1111/ HIST 1112/ LIBR 1105/ LEAD 1705/ POLS 2401 or
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002 or
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: any extra hour(s) will not be used as part of the Nursing (BSN) core. The Nursing (BSN) program only requires 4 credit hours in Area B.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ITDS 2125/PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ ITDS 1145*/ MUSC 1100/ THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 11
CHEM 1151/1151L
CHEM 1152/1152L
Select one of the following courses or an Area D science course:
ANTH 1145/ ASTR 1105/ ASTR 1106/ BIOL 1125/ BIOL 1215/ BIOL 1225/ CHEM 1211/ CHEM 1212/ CPSC 1105/ CPSC 1301/1301L/ ENVS 1105/ GEOG 2215/ GEOL 1110/ GEOL 1112/1112L, GEOL 1122/1322, GEOL 2225/ MATH 1113/ MATH 1125/MATH 1131/ MATH 1132/ MATH 1165/ MATH 2125/ PHIL 2500/ PHYS 1111/ PHYS 1112/ PHYS 1125
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111/ HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/ PHIL 2030/ SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ ANTH 1107/ ANTH 2105/ ANTH 2136/ ENGL 2136/ GEOG 1101/ HIST 1111/ HIST 1112/ ITDS 1146/ ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.
Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
BIOL 2221 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2222 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 2225 Microbiology for Health Sciences
STAT 1127 Introductory Statistics
PSYC 1101 Intro to General Psychology
Total hours Required: 123