The curriculum of the BSN program encompasses general, foundational and professional studies within a liberal-education perspective.
The curriculum is driven by the belief that nursing knowledge and skills are essential to improving the health and well-being of patients and populations. Academic curriculum plans are developed for each student by the academic advisor based on pre-requisite and co-requisite courses. All students are provided a copy of their plan. The plan is also filed with the academic advisor. Any alteration in the curriculum plan has the potential of delaying the completion of the program one or more semesters.
Nursing knowledge is developmental in nature. Each course is designed to build on knowledge and skills acquired in previous nursing and non-nursing courses. Therefore, the faculty strongly encourage students to keep syllabi, notes, and required texts from previous courses so that they can refer to them as needed.
Sample curriculum pattern for accelerated option:
| Summer Semester (9 – 10 weeks) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Course | Credit Hours |
| N3100 | Pharmacology for Nursing | 3 |
| N3280 | Fundamentals of Nursing | 5 |
| N3270 | Health Assessment in Nursing | 4 |
| N4210 | Nursing Ethics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Course | Credit Hours |
| N4470 & N3670 | Nursing of Childbearing Family (4) & Nursing of Adults 1 (6) | 10 Total |
| OR | ||
| N4270 & N3470 | Nursing of Children (4) & Mental Health Nursing (5) | 9 Total |
| N3800 | Gerontological Nursing | 3 |
| N3900 | Introduction to Nursing Science | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 or 16* | |
- The total number of hours for the semester will depend on which combination of courses you’re placed in. The following semester students will take the other two courses.
| Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Course | Credit Hours |
| N4470 & N3670 | Nursing of Childbearing Family (4) & Nursing of Adults 1 (6) | 10 Total |
| OR | ||
| N4270 & N3470 | Nursing of Children (4) & Mental Health Nursing (5) | 9 Total |
| N4970W | Nursing in Communities (capstone) | 5 |
| Total Hours | 14 or 15* | |
- The total number of hours for the semester will depend on which combination of courses you’re placed in.
| Summer Semester (10 weeks) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Course | Credit Hours |
| N4870 | Nursing of Adults II | 7 |
| N4400 | Nursing Leadership and Law | 2 |
| Total Hours | 10 | |