Nursing, Generic, Transfer, LPN to B.S.N.

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Requirements for Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN), Generic, Transfer, LPN to BSN

Complete a total of 126 credit hours of coursework for graduation.

General Education Core - 38 credit hours
Nursing Core - 63 credit hours
Nursing Cognates - 25 credit hours

The School of Nursing adheres to the following grading scale for all nursing courses:

	A = 93 - 100
	B = 85 - 92
	C = 77 - 84
	D = 70 - 76
	F = 0 - 69

Nursing Core

Nursing Cognates

BIO 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 3 cr.
BIO 201L - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 cr.
BIO 202 - Anatomy and Physiology II 3 cr.
BIO 202L - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 cr.
BIO 203 - Microbiology 3 cr.
BIO 203L - Microbiology Laboratory 1 cr.
CHE 114 - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry 3 cr.
CHE 114L - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory 1 cr.
MAT 204 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 cr. or
STA 205 - Foundation of Statistics 3 cr.
PBH 201 - Principles of Nutrition 3 cr.
PSY 204 - Human Development 3 cr.

Nursing - B.S.N. Generic and Transfer Curriculum

First Year

First Semester

BIO 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 3 cr.
BIO 201L - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 cr.
CHE 111 - General Chemistry I 3 cr. ♦
CHE 111L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 cr. ♦
ENG 111 - Expository Writing 3 cr. ♦
FFR 121 - Elementary French I 3 cr. ♦ or
FSP 121 - Elementary Spanish I 3 cr. ♦
FYS 101 - First Year Seminar I 1 cr. / Service Learning ♦ *
MAT 121 - College Algebra 3 cr. ♦
UCO 101 - University Convocation I 0 cr. ♦

Total: 18

Second Semester

AWS 100 - Survey of the African World 3 cr. ♦ or
REL 208 - The Black Church in the U.S. 3 cr. ♦
BIO 202 - Anatomy and Physiology II 3 cr.
BIO 202L - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 cr.
CHE 114 - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry 3 cr.
CHE 114L - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory 1 cr.
ENG 112 - Argument and Research 3 cr. ♦
FYS 102 - First Year Seminar II 1 cr. / Service Learning ♦ *
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr. ♦
UCO 102 - University Convocation II 0 cr. ♦

Total: 18

Second Year

First Semester

BIO 203 - Microbiology 3 cr.
BIO 203L - Microbiology Laboratory 1 cr.
NUR 214 - Introduction to Nursing 3 cr.
NUR 214L - Introduction to Nursing Clinical Laboratory 1 cr.
NUR 218 - Health Assessment in Nursing 2 cr.
NUR 218L - Health Assessment in Nursing Clinical Laboratory 1 cr.
PBH 201 - Principles of Nutrition 3 cr.
PSY 204 - Human Development 3 cr.

Total: 17

Second Semester

ECO 203 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr. ♦
ENG 199 - Writing Proficiency Examination 0 cr. ***
ENG 201 - Readings in World Literature I 3 cr. ♦ or
ENG 202 - Readings in World Literature II 3 cr. ♦
NUR 203 - Introduction to Nursing Pharmacology 3 cr.
NUR 208 - Pathophysiology 3 cr.
NUR 220 - Adult Health Nursing I 3 cr.
NUR 220L - Adult Health Nursing 1 Clinical Laboratory 2 cr.

Total: 17

Third Year

First Semester

Total: 15

Second Semester

NUR 371 - Nursing Care for Childrearing Families 3 cr.
NUR 371L - Nursing Care for Childrearing Families Clinical Laboratory 2 cr.
NUR 374 - Nursing for Childbearing Families 3 cr.
NUR 374L - Nursing Care for Childbearing Families Clinical Laboratory 2 cr.
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr. ♦
Physical Education Activity Elective 2 cr. ♦

Total: 15

Fourth Year

First Semester

Total: 13

Second Semester

Total: 13

Total Required Hours: 126

* Service Learning: Students will earn a total of 30 service learning hours after successful completion of FYS 101 & FYS 102 .

** Community Service: Students must contact the Center for Career and Professional Development for pre-approved community service project to earn a total of 90 hours of community service by the end of their junior year.

*** Writing Proficiency Examination: Students must complete ENG 111 and ENG 112 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ to register for ENG 199 - Writing Proficiency Examination . Students who fail to take or do not pass ENG 199 must take ENG 200 - Review of Writing Strategies (3 credit hours).