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Nursing Major (BS)
The nursing major offers a 69-semester-hour course of study that is designed to prepare students to function in increasingly complicated health care environments. Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C- in all courses taken for the major.
Special General Education Requirements
Nursing majors shall complete the following general education requirements (refer to the general education section of this catalog for specific course options):
- Senior Capstone: GEED 490 Liberal Arts and Critical Issues (3)
- Bible and Religion: at least 10 hours from stated options
- Communications: COMM 100 Introduction to Communication (3)
- Health and Human Performance: 3 hours from stated options
- Humanities: 11-12 hours from stated options to include PHIL 230 Ethics (3)
- Mathematics: 3 hours, MATH 180 College Algebra required unless waived for SAT 600; if MATH 180 is waived, choose one of MATH 190, MATH 201, MATH 202, MATH 301
- Natural Sciences: BIOL 331 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) and BIOL 332 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
- Social Sciences: PSYC 150 General Psychology (3) and SOCI 150 Principles of Sociology (3)
- Globalization: 6 hours from stated options to include SOCI 310 Cultural Anthropology (3)
Major Requirements
Nursing Core (45 hours)
NURS 200 Nursing Fundamentals (1)NURS 203 Nursing Fundamentals Practicum (2)
NURS 210 Health Assessment (2)
NURS 300 Medical-Surgical Nursing I (3)
NURS 303 Medical-Surgical Nursing I Practicum (3)
NURS 320 Medical-Surgical Nursing II (3)
NURS 323 Medical-Surgical Nursing II Practicum (4)
NURS 330 Nursing Research (2)
NURS 340 Mental Health Nursing (2)
NURS 343 Mental Health Nursing Practicum (3)
NURS 350 Pharmacology (3)
NURS 360 Health Promotion (3)
NURS 400 Public Health Nursing (2)
NURS 403 Public Health Nursing Practicum (3)
NURS 410 Nursing Administration/Leadership (2)
NURS 413 Nursing Administration/Leadership Practicum (3)
NURS 420 Maternity Nursing (2)
NURS 423 Maternity Nursing Practicum (3)
Additional Required Courses (24 hours)
BIOL 320 Pathophysiology (3)BIOL 370 Microbiology (4)
CHEM 151 General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (4)
CHEM 152 General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (4)
FCSC/HLTH 300 Nutrition (3)
MATH/PSYC/SOCI 240 Statistical Procedures (3) PSYC 310 Lifespan Human Development (3)
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