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 | 3
HEAL 1025:+# Culture & Health (ESSV 1) | 3
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.