Nursing Major
Our nursing program emphasizes critical thinking, clinical judgment and service to others. A nursing student can expect to be engaged in both theoretical and practical learning. You will spend time in the classroom studying the sciences, humanities and the fundamentals of nursing and health care delivery, and you will also apply this knowledge in the lab and during clinicals. Direct patient care experience is an essential component of a Stritch nursing degree that prepares students for career success.
Why Stritch Nursing
Hear from two Stritch students.

Dr. Gloria Jacobson is a leading voice in Milwaukee health care
Have you seen our dean? Dr. Gloria Jacobson, dean of the Ruth S. Coleman College of Nursing and Health Sciences, shares her knowledge with Milwaukeeans every Tuesday on local Fox affiliate, Fox6. Her popular morning news segment highlights practical tips for keeping our mental health in check during these COVID-impacted times.
Stritch is blessed to have her knowledge and leadership guiding the College every day.
Why now is a great time to earn your BSN
With more than three times as many RNs in the United States as physicians, nurses deliver an extended array of healthcare services. Primary and preventive care is provided by nurses and nurse practitioners with specialized training or education in areas including emergency departments, pediatrics, family health, women's health and gerontological care. The scope of the profession also includes cardiac, oncology, neonatal, neurological and obstetric/gynecological nursing and other advanced clinical specialties.
A shortage of registered nurses is projected to grow throughout the United States through 2030, according to the United States Registered Nurse Workforce Report Card and Shortage Forecast: A Revisit published in the May/June 2018 issue of the American Journal of Medical Quality.
Source: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Learn more about becoming a nurse, industry information and great scholarship opportunities at the AACN website.
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.
A Nurse's Prayer
Give to my heart, O Lord… Compassion and understanding. Give to my hands, skill and tenderness. Give to my ears, the ability to listen. Give to my lips, words of comfort.
Give to me, O Lord… Strength for this selfless service. And enable me to give hope To those I am called to serve.
AMEN
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
