Nursing - General, BS

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Credits Required by Major: 99

Additional UCC Credits Required: 12

World Languages Requirement: 0 to 6

Free Elective Credits: 6 to 0

Total Program Credits: 120

Program Code: BS-NURG

Program Specific Policy:

Students may not earn more than one grade of C- or below in any pre-requisite or major required courses. Students must earn a C or better in the pre-requisite courses prior to starting the upper division nursing courses.

Will. Power. 101

1 Course Required; 0 Credits

WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

4 Courses Required; 12 Credits;

Assumes nine (9) courses required for the major are also used for the UCC:

UCC Area C : Quantitative Literacies: MATH 1300
UCC Area E, Communication: COMM 2630
UCC Area G, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Behavioral & Social Sciences: PSY 1100
UCC Area H: Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Natural Sciences: BIO 1120
UCC Area I: Digital Literacies (pending final approval): NUR 3260
UCC Area J: Data & Analysis (pending final approval): NUR 3500
UCC Area K: Identities & Inequalities (pending final approval): NUR 3250
UCC Area L, Global Connectivities: CDSJ 3100
UCC Area N, Civic Engagement (pending final approval): NUR 4251

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World Languages Requirement

0 to 2 Courses Required; 0 to 6 Credits:

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Required Pre-Requisite Courses

10 Courses Required; 35 Credits:

The following courses are completed in the first two years, prior to starting the Upper Division Nursing Curriculum.

Several of these pre-requisite courses also satisfy the University Core Curriculum Requirements.

BIO 1120 General Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4.0
BIO 1130 General Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4.0
BIO 1700 Basic Microbiology Credits: 4.0
BIO 3120 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4.0
CHEM 1330 Chemistry For Health Sciences Credits: 4.0
MATH 1300 Elementary Statistics Credits: 3.0
NUR 3500 Nursing Research Credits: 3.0
PBHL 2240 Therapeutic Nutrition Credits: 3.0
PSY 1100 General Psychology Credits: 3.0
PSY 2110 Lifespan Development Credits: 3.0

Required Nursing Courses

17 Courses Required; 55 Credits:

NUR 3250 Cultural Foundations of Nursing Credits: 3.0
NUR 3260 Critical Thinking Inquiry Credits: 3.0
NUR 3270 Comprehensive Health Assessment Credits: 4.0
NUR 3280 Nursing Practice I Credits: 4.0
NUR 3290 Health Concepts Credits: 3.0
NUR 3300 Nursing Practice II Credits: 6.0
NUR 3310 Health Concepts Seminar Credits: 3.0
NUR 4251 Dimensions of Public health Credits: 4.00
NUR 4263 Acute & Community Nursing Practice Credits: 4.0
NUR 4271 Health Indicators Seminar Credits: 2.0
NUR 4280 Healthcare Economics Credits: 3.0
NUR 4305 Nursing Leadership and Professional Practice Credits: 3.0
NUR 4306 Nursing Practice IV Credits: 6.0
NUR 4307 Leadership Seminar Credits: 3.0
NUR 4315 Professional Licensure Prep Credits: 1.0
NUR 3321 Pharmacology Nursing Practice Credits: 3.0

Elective Nursing Courses

1 Course Required; 3 Credits:

NUR 4320 Nursing Excellence for Seniors: Evidence and Action Credits: 3.0
NUR 4340 Critical Care Nursing Credits: 3.0
NUR 4360 Holistic Health Practice Credits: 3.0

Required Supporting Courses

2 Courses Required; 6 Credits:

COMM 2630 Public Speaking Credits: 3.0
ANTH 3100 Global Transformations: Culture and Political Economy Credits: 3.0