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Professional liability insurance (purchased on a group basis through the College) and basic
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification for healthcare professionals is required
prior to beginning the first Nursing course and must be continued throughout all clinical
Nursing courses.
CURRICULUM
Nursing courses are offered in a 4-1-4 semester sequence during the junior and senior years of
study. The total BSN curriculum can be completed in four (4) academic years (8 semesters) and
includes 46 semester hours in the Common Core (Core Curriculum), 16 semester hours in other
required and elective courses, and 61 semester hours in Nursing courses. Included in these
hours are two (2) Interim-term electives and one (1) required Interim course, which compose
nine (9) hours of required Interim coursework. Selected courses required for the BSN degree
may fulfill certain Common Core (Core Curriculum) Requirements; these and other required
non-nursing courses are:
BIOL 1148 and BIOL 1149
Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II*
MATH 1101
CORE 1120, 1140
College Algebra*
Problem Solving/Computer Applications
PSYC 1101
PSYC 3302
Introduction to Psychology*
Human Growth and Development*
ENGL 1101, 1102
Rhetoric and Composition I & II*
BIOL 3320 Microbiology *
CORE 3001
The American Experience
Junior Year
*These courses are prerequisite to entering the Nursing courses.
Fall:
NURS 3305
NURS 3310
NURS 3311
NURS 3312
NURS 3400
Nutrition and Health* (may be completed in advance)
Health Promotion I: A Focus on Aging
Health Assessment across the Life-Span
Conceptual Foundations of Nursing
Health Restoration I: A Psychiatric Mental Health Focus
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