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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM OF STUDY


 

Effective Fall 2020

YEAR ONE (LOWER-DIVISION YEAR 1)

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

GWS 101

Ferrum Gateway Seminar 

2

BIO 111

Introductory Biology II 

4

ENG 101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

CHM 105

Intro to Organic and Biochemistry

4

PSY 201

General Psychology

3

ENG 102

Composition and Research

3

NUR 100

Intro to Professional Nursing

1

MTH 111

Pre-Calculus I

3

*

Gen Ed – Bible-Based

3

*

Gen Ed – History #1

3

 

 

12

 

 

17

 

YEAR TWO (LOWER-DIVISION YEAR 2)

SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

BIO 254

Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 255

Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIO 303

Microbiology (or BIO 203)

4

BIO 320

Human Nutrition

3

PSY 210

Lifespan Development

3

MTH 208 

Introductory Statistics

3

*

Gen Ed – History #2

3

PHI 211

Ethics

3

*

Gen Ed – Fine arts

3

*

Activity

1

 

 

 

*

Gen Ed – Literature

3

 

 

17

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

E-term after Semester 4

3

 

 

NUR Courses must be taken sequentially in the order presented below.

 

YEAR THREE (UPPER-DIVISION MAJOR YEAR 1)

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

NUR 300

Foundations of Prof Nursing Practice

4

NUR 350

Adult Nursing I

4

NUR 305 C

Foundations Clinical (90 hrs)

NUR 355 C

Adult Nursing I Clinical (135 hrs)

3

NUR 310

Nursing Pharmacology I

2

NUR 410

Nursing Pharmacology II

2

NUR 315 L

Foundations and Pharm Skills Lab  

2

NUR 360

Mother-Baby-Pediatric Nursing

3

NUR 320 L

Health Assessment (2) w/ Skills Lab (1)

3

NUR 365 C

Mother-Baby-Pediatric Clinical (90 hrs)

2

NUR 330

Pathophysiology

3

 

 

 

 

(clinical = 90 hours)

16

 

(total clinical = 225 hours)

14

 

YEAR FOUR (UPPER-DIVISION MAJOR YEAR 2)

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

NUR 370

Research & Evidence-based Practice

3

NUR 490

Nursing Informatics and Data Management

3

NUR 450

Adult Nursing II

4

NUR 460

Gerontological Nursing

2

NUR 455 C

Adult Nursing II Clinical  (90 hrs)

2

NUR 470

Current, Future, & Transcultural Issues in Nursing 

3

NUR 440

Community Health Nursing

3

NUR 480

Leadership and Management

3

NUR 445 C

Community Health Clinical  (45 hrs)

1

NUR 495 C

Transition to Prof Practice Clinical

3

NUR 420

Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing

3

 

(clinical = 135 hours)

 

NUR 425 C

Psych Mental-Health Clinical  (45 hrs)

1

 

 

14

 

(total clinical = 180 hours)

17

 

Total program clinical hours = 630

 

 

Credits from non-NUR Courses =  65         

Credits from Major (NUR) Courses =  62        

TOTAL CREDITS =  127