School of Nursing
General education requirements
Traditional program
Tier I: (6 credit hours)
- UNIV 111 and 112
Tier II: (17 credit hours)
- Quantitative literacy: STAT 210 or higher (3)
- Research and academic writing: UNIV 200 (3)
- Humanities/fine arts: PHIL 201 (3)
- Social/behavioral sciences: PSYC 101 (4)
- Natural/physical sciences: BIOL 101 and BIOZ 101 (lab) (4)
Tier III: Capstone course (5 credit hours)
- NURS 496
General education: (34 credit hours)
- Sociology (3)
- Lab science (4)
- Anatomy (4)
- Physiology (4)
- Microbiology (4)
- Nutrition (3)
- Developmental psychology (3)
- Electives (9 credit hours, of which 6 must be 300-level or higher courses)
Nursing major: NURS 201, 202, 261, 325, 335, 345, 355, 365, 366, 371, 416, 425, 471, 478 (61 credit hours)
Total for the degree: 123 credit hours (66 total credits in nursing major)
R.N.-B.S. completion program
Tier I and Tier II: Waived
Tier III: Capstone course (3 credit hours)
- NURS 488
General education and prerequisite course work (53 credit hours)
- STAT 210, its equivalent, or higher (3)
- Anatomy (4)
- Physiology (4)
- English composition (6)
Additionally, students must have completed at least 24 credit hours of the following courses required for the B.S. degree:
- Philosophy (3)
- Humanities (9)
- General psychology (3)
- Developmental psychology (3)
- General sociology (3)
- College lab science (8)
- Microbiology (4)
- Nutrition (3)
(The remaining credit hours must be completed while enrolled in the R.N.-B.S. completion program)
Nursing major: NURS 301, 307, 308, 367, 407, 410, 415, 461, 477 (29 credit hours)
Proficiency credits: Awarded after completion of NURS 308 (35 credit hours)
Total for the degree: 120 credit hours (32 total credits in nursing major)
Accelerated B.S. program
Tier I and II: Met by previous baccalaureate degree (39 credit hours)
Tier III: Capstone course (5 credit hours)
- NURS 496
Nursing prerequisites: anatomy, physiology, microbiology, statistics and developmental psychology covering the lifespan (18 credit hours)
Nursing major: NURS 201, 202, 261, 325, 335, 345, 355, 365, 366, 371, 416, 425, 471, 478 (61 credit hours)
Total for the degree: 123 credit hours (66 total credits in nursing major)