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Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is ideal for registered nurses who want to advance by building upon their experiences and strengthening the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes that are essential for a career in healthcare. The program helps students see beyond their immediate workplaces and teaches them to recognize the connectedness of health outcomes across the global community. The coursework incorporates the core competencies essential to practice as recommended by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). By guiding students to cultivate a strong ethical and professional nursing identity focused on interprofessional collaboration and leadership, graduates will be equipped with the tools, knowledge, and skills to positively impact healthcare affordability and equity in their profession. Students will develop and apply advocacy skills to the profession, their patients, various populations and themselves. Throughout the program, students will use scholarly inquiry to improve the health outcomes of individuals and communities. Successful completion of the program provides the registered nurse with a foundation for graduate preparation in nursing.
The Nursing (BSN) program contains 20 identified courses across 5 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 6 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
45 Total Credits
45 credit(s).
NOTE: Students who hold an active unencumbered Registered Nurse license are awarded 45 credits for pre-licensure nursing coursework.
42 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
42 credit(s) from: GenEd
Complete:
Complete:
Complete:
Complete:
21 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
Complete:
1 of the following:
1 of the following:
6 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
2 of the following:
6 Total Credits
6 credit(s).
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
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| IHP 340 | Statistics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 | None listed |
| BIO 205 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | None listed |
| BIO 211 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
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| BIO 212 | Microbiology | 3 |
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| NUR 306 | Nursing in the Community | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 301 | Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 302 | Clinical Judgment and Holistic Assessment in Nursing | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 409 | Strategies for Quality Improvement in Healthcare | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 411 | Understanding Research to Guide Nursing Practice | 3 |
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| NUR 499 | Professional Identity and Advocacy in Nursing Practice | 3 |
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| IHP 330 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 | None listed |
| IHP 450 | Healthcare Management and Finance | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 303 | Service Learning and Civic Engagement | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 307 | Exploring Information Technology for Professional Practice | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 315 | Pathophysiology for Nurses | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 634 | Facilitating Learning and Teaching Innovation in Nursing Education | 3 | None listed |
| IHP 410 | Population Health and Cultural Competence | 3 |
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| IHP 501 | Global Health and Diversity | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 431 | Leadership Practices for the Professional Nurse | 3 | None listed |
| NUR 531 | Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare | 3 | None listed |