Sample Program of Study
Below is a sample schedule for students who enter the B.S.N. program as freshmen. Nursing students who wish to study abroad or to minor in another field of study need to work with the undergraduate nursing program counselor.
Freshman Year - Fall Semester
| NRS 101 | Introduction to Nursing and Health Care | 3 |
| NRS 001 | First Year Workshop | 0 |
| BIO 205 | Foundations of Biology | 3 |
| BIO 005 | BIO 205 Workshop | 0 |
| PHL 150 | Introductory Philosophy | 3 |
| | Social Science | 3 |
| THE 105 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Freshman Year - Spring Semester
| FA 207 | Introduction to Fine Arts | 3 |
| | History | 3 |
| | Social Science | 3 |
| MTH 161 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| ENG 112 | Thinking Through Literature | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore Year - Fall Semester
Sophomore Year - Spring Semester
| BIO 308 | Human Physiology | 3 |
| BIO 378 | Physiology Laboratory | 1 |
| THE 205 | The Bible, Past and Present | 3 |
| NRS 203 | Life Processes Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Junior Year - Fall Semester
| NRS 301 | Nursing Theory and Knowing: Concepts and Issues | 2 |
| NRS 310 | Multicultural Population Health Promotion | 2 |
| NRS 311 | Communication in Nursing | 2 |
| NRS 312 | Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice | 5 |
| NRS 313 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Junior Year - Spring Semester
| NRS 321 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
| NRS 322 | Adult and Elder Health I | 6 |
| NRS 315 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Senior Year - Summer Session
| NRS 414 | Evidence-based Nursing | 3 |
| NRS 421 | Adult and Elder Health II | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Senior Year - Fall Semester
| NRS 418 | Nursing of Families | 2 |
| NRS 422 | Maternal-Child Nursing | 6 |
| NRS 424 | Applied Population Health Nursing in a Multicultural Context | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Senior Year - Spring Semester
| NRS 429 | Leadership in Professional Nursing | 3 |
| NRS 436 | Preparation for Professional Practice | 1 |
| NRS 498 | Capstone Clinical Immersion | 5 |
| THE 348 | Theological Dimensions of Suffering and Death | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 121
Total Credit Hours: 121