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School of Nursing

BSN Program of Study

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Cara Bonfiglio

Student Admissions & Progressions Coordinator

School of Nursing - BSN Program

         

Nursing Program of Study

Any transfer nursing credits must be approved prior to admission.  Transfer courses must have a final course grade of C or better and be taken within two years of the scheduled nursing course.  Requests need to be submitted to the admissions and progressions coordinator.

 

Junior

First Level

Theory  Clinical 
NU 301 Pharmacology I 1 hr
NU 305 Pathophysiology* 4 hrs
NU 322/322L Foundations of Nursing 5 hrs 3 hrs
NU 330 Health Assessment across the Lifespan 3 hrs
Semester Total = 16 hrs
*To be accepted as a transfer course the class must be a 300 level or above.
NU 323 LPN Bridge** 3.5 hrs
**The Bridge course is required for LPN students in place of NU 322/322L.
         

Second Level

Theory  Clinical 
NU 381 Pharmacology II 2 hrs
NU 375/NU 375L Nursing of Childbearing Families 3 hrs 1.5 hrs
NU 382/NU 382L Nursing of Adults I 3 hrs 1.5 hrs
NU 393/NU 393L Nursing of Persons with Mental Health Alterations 3 hrs 1.5 hrs
Semester Total = 15.5 hrs
         

Senior

Third Level

Theory  Clinical 
NU 412 Informatics, Research and EBP 4 hrs
NU 413/NU 413L Nursing of Adults II 3 hrs 1.5 hrs
NU 414/NU 414L Nursing of Communities 3 hrs 1 hr
NU 425/NU 425L Nursing of Children 3 hrs 1.5 hrs
Semester Total = 17 hrs
         

Fourth Level

Theory  Clinical 
NU 476 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing 3 hrs
NU 485 Nursing of Adults III 3 hrs
NU 486 Transition to Practice 2 hrs
NU 491L Professional Nursing Practicum 2.5 hrs
NU 497L Capstone Clinical Experience 3 hrs
Semester Total = 13.5 hrs
         

TOTAL NURSING CREDITS……………………………………………………….. 62

Note: 124 credit hours are required for graduation, 62 of which come from nursing courses.