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
MATH 1113
MATH 1131
Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 1779
ITDS 2726
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2746
ITDS 2749
ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
LEAD 1705
POLS 2401
HIST 1112
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the extra hour(s) will not be used as part of the Nursing (BSN) core.The Nursing
(BSN) program only requires 4 credit hours in AreaB.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1155
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
CHEM 1151/1151L
CHEM 1152/1152L
Select one of the following courses or an Area D science course:
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional)
ASTR 1106/1305
BIOL 1215K (lab included)
BIOL 1125 (no lab)
BIOL 1225K (lab included)
CHEM 1211/1211L
CPSC 1105
CPSC 1301/1301L
ENVS 1105 (no lab)
GEOG 2215
GEOL 1110 (no lab)
GEOL 1112/1112L
GEOL 1122/1322
GEOL 2225 (lab included)
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131
MATH 1132
MATH 2125
PHIL 2500
PHYS 1111/1311
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 2106
PSYC 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1107
ANTH 2105
ANTH 2136
GEOG 1101
HIST 1111
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
PSYC 1101 Intro to General Psychology
STAT 1127 Introductory Statistics
Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 60
NURS 3112 Professional Development Perspectives II
NURS 3175 Pharmacology in Nursing
NURS 3194 Applied Pathophisiology
NURS 3275 Professional Clinical Nursing I
NURS 3277 Professional Clinical Nursing II
NURS 3276 Intro to Health Assessment and Wellness
NURS 4112 Professional Development Perspectives IV
NURS 4175 Evidence Based Practice
NURS 4279 Professional Clinical Nursing IV
NURS 4280 Professional Clinical Nursing III
NURS 4377 Senior Nursing Preceptorship
Total hours Required: 123