BS Nursing - Full Time
Admission criteria include a minimum of 30 lower-division nursing credits and 28 liberal arts credits. Completed liberal arts coursework should include: A&P I and II, Microbiology, English Composition, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Developmental Psychology, and 4 credits of General Education (from the following categories: The Arts, Humanities, World Languages, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice). A total of 120 credits and 135 direct and indirect practicum hours are required to earn the BS in nursing.
Sample Full-time Semester Layout
| First Year - Fall | Credit | First Year - Spring | Credit | |
| NUR 300 Role Transitions to BS Nursing Ed. – half-semester course, first half | 2 | NUR 444 Transformational Leadership* | 4 | |
| NUR 313 Theoretical Bases for Professional Nursing Practice | 4 | COM 308 Analytic & Research Writing – waived if the student has a previous bachelor’s degree | 4 | |
| NUR 314T Comprehensive Health Assessment Theory | 2 | Cultural Anthropology (ANT 303 or 382) | 4 | |
| NUR 314L Comprehensive Health Assessment Lab (S) – on Tuesday or Thursday evenings | 1 | NUR 390 Nursing Research | 3 | |
| General Ed/Liberal Arts or STA 100 – as needed | 4 | |||
| Must demonstrate earned RN license before registering for practicum courses * | ||||
| Total | 13 | Total | 15 | |
| Second Year - Fall | Credit | Second Year - Spring | Credit | |
| NUR 475 Public Health Nursing Science* | 6 | NUR 478 Care Coordination and Management* | 3 | |
| BIO 250 Healthcare Genetics | 4 | NUR 490 Culminating Seminar – must be within 4 credits of graduating | 3 | |
| General Education/Liberal Arts – if needed | 4 | Liberal Arts Electives | 4 | |
| General Elective – if needed | 2 | General Education – if needed | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 14 |
(S) Synchronous component with weekly requirement (NUR 314L)
Courses with direct or indirect practicum hours to be completed
- * NUR 444 – 45 direct hours working with a nursing leader, nursing manager, or nursing supervisor.
- * NUR 475 – 40 direct hours working with someone in a community agency, such as school nursing, home care agencies, hospice, homeless shelters, or outpatient facilities; and 27.5 indirect hours completing a windshield survey and education project.
- * NUR 478 – 16 direct hours working with a discharge planner, nurse navigator, or care coordinator; and 6.5 indirect hours completing a health literacy assessment with a patient.
BS Nursing - Part Time
Admission criteria include a minimum of 30 lower-division nursing credits and 28 liberal arts credits. Completed liberal arts coursework should include: A&P I and II, Microbiology, English Composition, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Developmental Psychology, and 4 credits of General Education (from the following categories: The Arts, Humanities, World Languages, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice). A total of 120 credits and 135 direct and indirect practicum hours are required to earn the BS in nursing.
Sample Part-time Semester Layout – each plan is individualized
| First Year - Fall | Credit | First Year - Spring | Credit | Summer | Credit | ||
| NUR 300 Role Transitions to BS Nursing Ed. – first half of semester | 2 | COM 308 Analytic & Research Writing – waived if the student has a previous bachelor’s degree | 4 | STA 100 Statistics – if needed | 4 | ||
| NUR 313 Theoretical Bases for Professional Nursing Practice | 4 | NUR 390 Nursing Research | 3 | ||||
| Total | 6 | Total | 7 | Total | 4 | ||
| Second Year - Fall | Credit | Second Year - Spring | Credit | Summer | Credit | ||
| NUR 314T Comprehensive Health Assessment | 2 | NUR 444 Transformational Leadership* | 4 | General Ed or Liberal Arts – as needed | 4 | ||
| NUR 314L Comprehensive Health Assessment (A) (S) – either a Tuesday or Thursday evening | 1 | Liberal Arts Elective | 4 | ||||
| ANT 303 or 382 – Cultural Anthropology | 4 | ||||||
| Must demonstrate earned RN license prior to registering for practicum courses * | |||||||
| Total | 7 | Total | 8 | Total | 4 | ||
| Third Year - Fall | Credit | Third Year - Spring | Credit | ||||
| BIO 250 Health Care Genetics | 4 | NUR 475 Public Health Nursing Science* | 6 | ||||
| General Education – if needed | 4 | General Elective – if needed | 2 | ||||
| Total | 8 | Total | 6 | ||||
| Fourth Year - Fall | Credit | Fourth Year - Spring | Credit | ||||
| NUR 478 Care Coordination and Management* | 3 | ||||||
| NUR 490 Culminating Seminar – must be within 4 credits of graduating | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 6 | Total |
(S) Synchronous component with weekly attendance requirement (NUR 314)
Courses with direct or indirect practicum hours to be completed
- * NUR 444 – 45 direct hours working with a nursing leader, nursing manager, or nursing supervisor.
- * NUR 475 – 40 direct hours working with someone in a community agency, such as school nursing, home care agencies, hospice, homeless shelters, or outpatient facilities; and 27.5 indirect hours completing a windshield survey and education project.
- * NUR 478 – 16 direct hours working with a discharge planner, nurse navigator, or care coordinator; and 6.5 indirect hours completing a health literacy assessment with a patient.
