Nursing, BSN

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing requires the completion of the courses designated in the following program of study. Elective hours may be used to complete a major portion of the University Core Curriculum; additional courses, however, may be required. Students may choose to enroll in summer session(s) to meet requirements and to adjust the program of study to meet individual needs. Students should also review core curriculum requirements in the Academic Records and General Academic Policies section of this catalog. Bold letters indicate courses that meet specific University core curriculum requirements. 

NOTE: The Capstone College of Nursing reserves the right to make modifications in its program and policies as necessary, but every effort will be made to implement the general program for full-time students.

Lower Division Requirements (BSN)

Freshman
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
CH 104	4	CH 105	4
EN 101	3	EN 102	3
PY 101	3	MATH 110 (or higher)	0 or 3
NUR 102	1	History (HI)	3
Fine arts (FA)	3	HD 101	3
	14		13-16
Sophomore
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
BSC 215	0 or 4	BSC 216	0 or 4
ANT 102 or SOC 101	3	BSC 242	4
NHM 101	3	PHL 223 or 292	3
Literature (L)	3	Statistics	3
Foreign Language (FL) or Computer Science (CS)	3	Literature (L) or History (HI)	3
	12-16		13-17
Total Hours: 52-63

Footnotes
1	NUR 102 Freshman Compass: Nursing is not a required course and will not be considered in upper division promotion.
2	Literature/History: All students are required to complete a six-credit-hour sequence in either literature or history. Students opting to enroll in the literature sequence must also complete an approved three-credit-hour history course. Students opting to enroll in the history sequence must also complete an approved three-credit-hour literature course. If students take two history courses and one literature course, one additional literature, humanities or fine arts course is required to satisfy the 12-hour humanities requirement.

Upper Division Requirements (BSN)

NOTE: The sophomore year summer semester program of study may also begin in the fall semester.

Sophomore
Summer	Hours
NUR 305	4
NUR 306	2
NUR 308	3
NUR 310	3
	12
Junior
		Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
		NUR 309	3	NUR 328	3
		NUR 324	7	NUR 372	8
		NUR 326	3	NUR 374	4
	13		15
Senior
		Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
		NUR 418	4	NUR 422	4
		NUR 419	4	NUR 473	6
		NUR 420	4	NUR 475	1
	12		11
Total Hours: 63

Total lower division and upper division hours: 127

Our graduates accept positions in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, higher education, government policy development, home health, public health departments, physicians offices, as certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse leaders, case management and doctor of nursing practice.

Types of jobs Accepted

Many of our graduates accept positions in hospitals to begin with. From there, they may go on to graduate programs or other areas of practice. The career opportunities are limitless.

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