Required Course Sequence for BNP (Prelicensure)
A total of 128 credit hours is required for the BSN degree which includes 64 credit hours of general education and support courses and 64 credit hours of nursing courses. BNP policies on challenge examination, transfer credit, academic standards and progression, and criteria for taking challenge exams can be obtained from the Department of Nursing.
The student will be required to complete the course sequence approved by the University and in place at the time of admission into the BNP. The generic (prelicensure) sequence follows:
Freshman Year
First Semester
BIOL 234 — Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
3 |
4 |
|
ENG 100 — Writing I |
3 |
MATH 135 — Math for Technical Students, or |
3 |
MSU 101 — Discovering University Life |
1 |
PSY 154 — Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
Semester Total |
17 |
Second Semester
BIOL 235 — Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
3 |
CIS 101 — Computers for Learning |
3 |
CMSP 108 — Fundamentals of Speech Comm |
3 |
ENG 200 — Writing II |
3 |
PSY 156 — Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
3 |
SOC 101 — General Sociology |
3 |
Semester Total |
18 |
Sophomore Year
First Semester
BIOL 217 — Elementary Medical Microbiology |
4 |
NURB 260 — Wellness and Health Promotion |
4 |
NURB 262 — Foundational Skills for Prof. Nursing |
5 |
Humanities elective |
3 |
Semester Total |
16 |
Second Semester
BIOL 336 — Pathophysiology |
4 |
NURB 264 — Family Health Nursing |
6 |
NURB 266 — Community-Based Nursing Care |
5 |
Humanities elective |
3 |
Semester Total |
18 |
Junior Year
First Semester
NURB 320 — Care of Older Adults |
5 |
NURB 322 — Mental Health Nursing |
4 |
MATH 353 — Statistics |
3 |
HUM 340 — Hlth & the Hispanic Community: Cultural Perspectives |
3 |
Semester Total |
15 |
Second Semester
NURB 324 — Acute Alterations in Adult Health I |
6 |
NURB 326 — Advanced Nursing Assessment |
2 |
NURB 361 — Nursing Research |
3 |
Practical living elective |
3 |
Social & Behavioral Science elective |
3 |
Semester Total |
17 |
Senior Year
First Semester
NURB 420 — Acute Alterations in Adult Health II |
7 |
NURB 422 — Chronic Alterations in Health |
5 |
NURB 424 — Public Health |
3 |
Semester Total |
15 |
Second Semester
NURB 461 — Nursing Leadership and Management |
3 |
NURS 345 — Global Health |
3 |
NURB 499C — Advanced Nursing Practicum |
6 |
Semester Total |
12 |
Notes:
Admissions procedures, curriculum requirements and course sequencing may be changed as part of the process of annual program evaluation. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify current application criteria and procedures prior to the application deadline.