Traditional BSN Program - Curriculum
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
The Traditional BSN program is a “2+2” program. You complete your prerequisites at the college, university or community college of your choice. The prerequisites for the BSN program typically take students two years to complete.
You may apply for admission when the number of prerequisite courses completed, plus those on the application plan of study, equals 63 semester hours. All required prerequisite courses (63 semester hours) must be completed prior to entering the nursing program.
For course descriptions from the Traditional BSN plan of study, click here.
Full-time plan of study
| Semester I - Summer | Semester Hours |
|
| N302 | Health Assessment throughout the Life Span | 3 |
| N307 | Pathophysiology | 4 |
total: |
7 |
|
| Semester II - Fall | ||
| N300 |
Introduction to Health Promotion | 3 |
| N303 | Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| N304 | Introduction to Professional Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice | 2 |
| N309 | Foundations of Nursing Practice | 5 |
total: |
13 |
|
| Semester III - Spring | ||
| N444 | Adult Health I | 6 |
| N427 | Child-Adolescent Nursing | 5 |
| N428 | Nursing Research | 3 |
total: |
14 |
|
| Summer | ||
| N409 | Clinical Nursing Elective (optional) | 3 |
total: |
3 |
|
| Semester IV - Fall | ||
| N460 | Adult Health II | 6 |
| N426 | Maternal-Newborn Nursing | 5 |
| N439 | Population-Based Nursing | 3 |
total: |
14 |
|
| Semester V - Spring | ||
| N310 | Behavioral Nursing | 4 |
| N435 | Nursing Synthesis and Practicum | 4 |
| N449 | Nursing Management in Health Care Systems | 4 |
| N482 | Seminar | 2 |
total: |
14 |
|
| Total Hours | 62/65 |
|
Note: Undergraduate students are limited to a maximum of six semester hours of nursing electives.
