Degree Requirements | School of Nursing

School of Nursing: Degree Requirements

The School of Nursing curriculum design is as follows:

University Core Requirements – 40 hours
Hrs	Course #	Course Title
3	ENG 112	Introduction to Literature
3	FA 207	Introduction to Fine Arts
3	MTH 161	Elementary Statistics
0	BIO 005	Biology Workshop
3	BIO 205	Foundations of Biology
4	BIO 307/377	Human Anatomy/Lab
3	HST –	History Elective (Any 200 or 300 level course)
6	SOC –	Social science (Courses chosen from two different disciplines: POL 200: Introduction to United States Politics, POL 201: Introduction to International Relations, POL 202: Modern Foreign Governments, POL 203: Introduction to Political Theory, PSY 101: General Psychology, SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology, CST 225: Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication)
3	PHL 150	Introductory Philosophy
3	PHL 220	Ethics
3	THE 105	Introduction to Theology
3	THE 205	The Bible, Past and Present
3	THE 348	Theological Dimensions of Suffering and Death

Common Requirements – 17 hours
Hrs	Course #	Course Title
4	BIO 308/378	Human Physiology/Lab
4	BIO 359/379	Microbiology/Lab
0	NRS 001	First Year Workshop
3	NRS 101	Introduction to Nursing and Health Care
3	NRS 202	Nutrition
3	NRS 203	Life Processes and Health Promotion Across the Life Span

Major Requirements – 64 hours
Hrs	Course #	Course Title
2	NRS 301	Nursing Theory and Knowing: Concepts and Issues
3	NRS 310	Introduction to Population Health Nursing in a Multicultural Context
2	NRS 311	Communication in Nursing
5	NRS 312	Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice (includes 45 clinical/lab hours)
3	NRS 313	Pathophysiology
3	NRS 315	Pharmacotherapeutics
4	NRS 321	Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (includes 90 clinical hours)
6	NRS 322	Adult & Elder Health I (includes 135 clinical hours)
3	NRS 414	Evidence-based Nursing
2	NRS 418	Nursing of Families
6	NRS 421	Adult & Elder Health II (includes 135 clinical hours)
6	NRS 422	Maternal-Child Nursing (includes 90 clinical hours)
4	NRS 424	Applied Population Health Nursing in a Multicultural Context (includes 90 clinical hours)
3	NRS 429	Leadership in Professional Nursing
1	NRS 436	Personal Preparation for Licensure
5	NRS 498	Capstone Clinical Immersion (includes 135 clinical hours)
6	–	Electives
Total Credit Hours – 121
Includes 765 total clinical/lab hours