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Jan 10, 2026

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Nursing, BSN Curriculum, Class of 2028

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First Year

Fall (18 cr.)

CHEM 0910 - CHEMICAL PRINCPL HEALTH PROFESSN
NUR 0012 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1
NUR 0002 - NURSING ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 1
NUR 0051 - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
NUR 0001 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
PSY 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
ENGCMP 0200 - SEMINAR IN COMPOSITION

Spring (18 cr.)

NUR 0031 - MICROBIOLOGY
NUR 0032 - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
NUR 0013 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2
NUR 0003 - NURSING ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 2
NUR 0088 - INTRODUCTION TO BASIC STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
NUR 0053 - INTRODUCTION TO INCLUSION, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY IN HEALTH CARE
A Liberal Arts Requirement (3 cr.)
Elective (3 cr.)

Second Year

Fall (16.5 cr.)

NUR 0020 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING CARE
NUR 0080 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1
NUR 0090 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1 CLINICAL
NUR 1680 - INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS AND MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS
NUR 0086 - NURSING INFORMATICS
A Liberal Arts Requirement (3 cr.)

Spring (17.5 cr.)

NUR 0081 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 2
NUR 0082 - NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
NUR 0092 - NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
NUR 0067 - NURSING RESEARCH: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL APPRAISAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
NUR 0066 - NUTRITION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
NUR 0087 - PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

Third Year

Fall (15 cr.)

NUR 1050 - NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES
NUR 1057 - NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES CLINICAL
NUR 1052 - NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
NUR 1042 - NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CLINICAL
NUR 1085 - ETHICS IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE
A Liberal Arts Requirement (3 cr.)

Spring (14 cr.)

NUR 1060 - NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
NUR 1066 - NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
NUR 1120 - ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS
NUR 1020 - ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT OF THE ADULT WITH ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL
NUR 1054 - NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
COMMRC 0520 - PUBLIC SPEAKING

Fourth Year

Fall (13-14 cr.)

NUR 1128 - COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
NUR 1138 - COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL
NUR 1121 - ADVANCED CLINICAL PROBLEM SOLVING
NUR 1121C - ADVANCED CLINICAL PROBLEM SOLVING CLINICAL
Senior Special Topics Elective
NUR 1212 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE FINANCE AND POLICY

Spring (13-14 cr.)

NUR 1134 - TRANSITION INTO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
NUR 1135 - TRANSITION INTO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE CLINICAL
Directed Electives
NUR 1990 - SENIOR SEMINAR
Elective

Option: Take 2 Graduate Courses Fourth Year

NUR 2004 - PATHPHYLGY ACROSS LIFE SPAN
NUR 2010 - HEALTH PROMO/DISEASE PRVNTN
NUR 2011 - APPLIED STATISTICS FOR EBP
NUR 2112 - Applied Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics for the Health Sciences
NURSP 2062 - ORGANIZATIONAL AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHCARE LEADERS
NURSP 2175 - Application of Health Informatics in Health Care
Enter Graduate Program pending NCLEX & Graduation from BSN

TOTAL CREDITS: 124.5-126.5

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