Bachelor of Science B.S.N Curriculum

Fall

Freshman | Credits

NURS 1001: Nursing & Health in Jesuit Tradition | 3
HEAL 1060: Survey of Biochemistry | 3
BISC  2015: Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 | 3
ENGL 1001:+#   Foundations in Rhetoric | 3
OR HEAL 1025:+#   Culture & Health (ESSV 1)
THEO 1001:+#   Foundations in Theology | 3
OR PHIL 1001+#   Foundations in Philosophy
Total credits: 15


Sophomore | Credits

CORE 1929:  Method of Inquiry Foundation 3
NURS 2001: Health Assessment & Fundamentals 1 | 3
HEAL 2045: Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition | 3
NURS 2100: Pathophysiology 1 | 3
PSYC 2101: Intro Life-Span Developmental       
Psychology for NursingStudents | 3
Total credits: 15


Junior  | Credits

NURS 3201:# Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research | 3
NURS 3600:# Community & Population Health |3
NURS 3800:# Maternity Nursing and Women’s  Health 3
NURS 3965:+#  Community Centered Nursing Clinical (ESSV 2) |  2
NURS 3966:# Family Centered Nursing Clinical|2
MCC +# Discovery (DSCV)1 | 3
Total credits: 16


Senior  | Credits

NURS/HEAL#  Nursing/Health Elective | 3 or 4
HEAL 4300:# Microbiology (4 cr) or
NURS 4700: Nursing Concepts and Interventions for the Care of Adults – Older Adults II | 3
NURS 4800: Leadership in Professional Nursing Practice | 3
CORE 4929: The Service of Faith & Promotion of Justice | 3
NURS 4964: Nursing Care for Persons with
Acute Conditions – Clinical 4
Total credits: 16 or 17

 

Total Credits 127

 

 

Spring

Freshman | Credits         

NURS 1002: Dimensions of the Nursing Profession  in the Jesuit Tradition  | 3  
BISC 2016: Human Anatomy & Physiology 2   | 3  
PSYC 1001: #General Psychology |
HEAL 1025:+# Culture & Health (ESSV 1) |
OR ENGL 1001:+# Foundations in Rhetoric
PHIL 1001: +#   Foundations in Philosophy | 3
OR THEO 1001+# Foundations in Theology

Total credits: 15



Sophomore | Credits

NURS 2002: Health Assessment & Fundamentals 2 (Includes Clinical) | 4
NURS 2110: Pharmacology | 3
NURS 2200: Pathophysiology II | 3
NURS 2500: Concepts and Interventions for the Promotion of Mental Health | 3
MCC +#  Discovery (DSCV)1 | 3
Total credits: 16


Junior  | Credits

NURS 3700:# Nursing Concepts & Interventions for the Care of Adults – Older Adults I  | 3
NURS 3900:# Family Centered Nursing of Children | 3
NURS 3984:# Nursing Care for Persons with
Chronic Conditions – Clinical  | 4
MCC +#  Discovery (DSCV)1  | 3
MCC +#  Discovery (DSCV)1  | 3

Total credits: 16

 



 Senior  | Credits


NURS 4000: Quality and Safety in Nursing (WRIT)  | 3
HEAL 4300:# Microbiology (4 cr) or
NURS/HEAL#  Nursing/Health Elective | 3 or 4
HEAL 4901: Palliative Care | 3
NURS 4984: Transition into Professional Nursing Practice – Clinical |  5
ELEC General Elective | 3
Total credits: 17 or 18


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAL 1025: fulfills ESSV 1 core requirement
HEAL 4901: fulfills DSCV (NSM) in Basic Needs and Justice theme
NURS 3965: fulfills ESSV 2 core requirement
NURS 4000: fulfills writing-intensive (WRIT) core requirement

+MCC requirement
#Courses offered both semesters

1The four courses in the Discovery Tier (DSCV) of the MCC must be completed in the same theme and include the following content areas:  Humanities (HUM), Social Science (SOC), Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM) and one elective (ELE), which is an additional course from any of the three content areas. A maximum of two courses in the Discovery Tier can apply towards a primary major.