Nursing Major
Program Details
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) pre-licensure program offers direct admission and is designed for students seeking a nursing degree with a liberal arts foundation in a university environment. The program is delivered in a semester format with classes meeting in the daytime. Students are admitted directly to the program if selected after completing admission requirements. Once admitted, students are guaranteed required program courses so that they may complete the degree in four years if academic requirements are met. The curriculum includes foundation courses in the arts and sciences as well as nursing courses designed to guide students in achieving expected student outcomes.
Students receive classroom, lab and clinical learning experiences which emphasize evidence-based decision-making and application of knowledge. Students who complete the BSN program are eligible to write the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
Program Coursework
- Professional Role I: Foundations of Nursing Practice
- Holistic Nursing and the Human Experience
- Health Assessment
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Nutrition for Health
- Evidence Based Nursing Practice
- Adult Health III: Complex Care
- Professional Role II: Leadership for Change
- Chronic Care Clinical
- Behavioral Health Clinical
- Population Health/Wellness Clinical
- Women and Newborn Health Clinical
- Pediatric Health Clinical
- Acute Care Clinical
- Transition Clinical
- Adult Health I: Chronic Health Care
- Behavioral Health and Wellness
- Population Health and Wellness
- Family Centered Care I: Women and Newborn Health and Wellness
- Family Centered Care II: Pediatric Health and Wellness
- Adult Health II: Acute Health Care
- Professional Role III: Transition to Professional Practice
The specific degree requirements on the website are for illustrative purposes and may change at any time. Please contact the Registrar's Office, Academic Advising or refer to the course catalog for detailed program requirements.
Liberal Arts Core
LEADERSHIP: 4 credits
- Freshman Seminar (1 cr.)
- Spiritual & Ethical Literacy (3 cr.)
*For ‘Writing for the 21st Century’ (English) and ‘Quantitative Problem Solving’ (Math), you may need additional courses depending on your placement.
- Personal Branding Communication (3 cr.)
- Writing for the 21st Century (3 cr.)
- Quantitative Problem Solving (3 cr.)
- Language & Culture (3 cr.)
- Narratives of Identity (3 cr.) - PL 102: Bioethics
- Science, Environment & Culture (4 cr.) - BL 111: Anatomy & Physiology I
- Social Tensions (3 cr.) - PS 190: Life Span Human Development
- The American Experience (3 cr.)*
- Approving the Better Things (3 cr.)*
*Course options can be found in the course catalog or on the academic advising page.
For additional information contact admissions or program faculty.
Crystal-Rae Evans
Chair - Undergraduate Nursing|Faculty - Nursing
Samantha L. Messmann
Assistant Director of Nursing & Health Sciences Admissions
