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Upper Division BSN Nursing Courses


BSN Upper Division Nursing Course Sequence

 

1st Semester Nursing

Hours

2nd Semester Nursing

Hours

NURS 337 (Health Promotion)

NURS 335 (Assessment)

NURS 336 (Assessment Lab)

NURS 333 (Fundamentals)

NURS 334 (Fundamentals Clinical)

3

3

1

3

2

NURS 329 (Pharmacology I)

NURS 341 (Med-Surg I)

NURS342 (Med-Surg I Clinical)

NURS 343 (Mental Health)

NURS 344 (Mental Health Clinical)

NURS 413 (Evidence Based Practice)

2

3

3

3

1

3

Total Hours

12

Total Hours

15

 

3rd Semester Nursing

Hours

4th Semester Nursing

Hours

NURS 429 (Pharmacology II)

NURS 432 (Med-Surg II)

NURS433 (Med-Surg II Clinical)

NURS 444 (OB-Peds)

NURS 445 (OB-Peds Clinical)

2

3

3

4

2

NURS 403 (Prof. Issues/Leadership)

NURS 421 (High Acuity Nursing)

NURS 422 (Senior Practicum)

NURS 448 (Community Health)

NURS 449 (Community Health   Clinical)

4

3

4

3

2

Total Hours

14

Total Hours

16

 BS Nursing Curriculum total credit hours = 57**

**Note: May need an elective course to meet the 120 hours university graduation requirement

  • A minimum grade of “C” is required in all nursing courses
  • Students must pass both the class and clinical portion of each linked clinical nursing class in order to progress in the program. If one part is not passed, both parts must be repeated. Failure of both parts of a linked course will count as ONE course failure.
  • Clinical courses may require students to go to hospital the night before their actual clinical day.
  • NURS 422 requires 120 hours of clinical over a bi-term.
  • Total Clinical Contact Hours in Program=  ~700

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June, 2016


 

 

 


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