Degree Requirements

 BSN Program Progression 

General Education Requirement

Fall Year 1	Crd Hrs	Spring Year 1	Crd Hrs
MATH 1200 – College Algebra	3	ENG 1240/1280 – Composition II	3
MATH 1200 – College Algebra	3	CHEMISTRY 1050 – General and Organic Chemistry	5
BIOL 1080 – Biological Science Survey I & Lab	3	BIOLOGY 2020 – Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture & Lab	4
PSYC 1100 – Intro to Psychology	3	PSYC 2000 – Life Span Development	3
Sociology 1250 or ANTH 1010	3
Total	15	Total	15

Fall Year 2	Crd Hrs	Spring Year 2	Crd Hrs
BIOLOGY 2059- Intro Microbiology Lecture & Lab	3	PSYC 4190 OR HSC 3329 - Statistics	3
HSC 2150 Intro to Health Professions	3	ELECTIVE	3
BIOLOGY 2021 – Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture & Lab	4	PHIL 1020 or PHIL 1030 Critical Thinking	3
ELECTIVE	3	HSC 3321 Service Learning	3
FINE ARTS Required	3	CMAT 2030 or 1130 – Speech	3
Total	16	Total	15

 

Professional Sequence Courses

Semester 1	Crd Hrs	Semester 2	Crd Hrs
NURS 3020 Nursing Pathophysiology	3	NURS 3324 Pharmacologic Interventions	3
NURS 3051 Fundamentals of Nursing	6	NURS 3325 Comprehensive Care of Adults	8
NURS 3151 Nursing Communication & Health Assessment	3	NURS 3102 Seminar II	1
NURS 3140 Theory and Professional Issues in Nursing	2
NURS 3101 Seminar I	1
Total	15	Total	12

Semester 3	Crd Hrs	Semester 4	Crd Hrs
NURS 3326 Mental Health Nursing	5	NURS 4210 Maternal/Child	4
		NURS 4051 Nursing Care of Children and Family	4
		NURS 3200 Research Methods	3
		NURS 4400 Advanced Therapeutics and Prioritization	2
		NURS 4201 Seminar III	1
Total	5	Total	14

Semester 5	Crd Hrs
NURS Elective	3
NURS 4251 Community Based Care of Family	5
NURS 4301 Leadership and Management	4
NURS 4202 Seminar IV	1
Total	13
Total Program Hours 120
Please note: At least 120 credit hours are required from the University to receive an undergraduate degree. All students must fulfill the Nursing Department requirements and the University’s requirements. ** Nursing Department BHS 200,  (773) 995-3992

Complete the following pre-requisite courses with a grade of C or better

• ENG 1270 and 1280 (Composition I and II)
• CMAT 2030 or CMAT 1130 (Oral Communications)
• MATH 1200, equivalent or higher level
• PHIL 1020 or 1030 (Humanities/Critical Thinking)
• Nine credits of Fine Arts
• BIOL 1080, 2020, 2021, and 2059 (Cell Biology, Anatomy, and Physiology I and II, Microbiology**)
• CHEM 1050 (General and Organic Chemistry)
• NURS 3321 or H SC 3321 (Service Learning in Health)
• HSC 2150 (Introduction to Health Professions)
• PSYC 1100 and 2000 (Introduction and Life Span Developmental Psychology)
• SOC 1250 or ANTH 1010 ( Diversity in the U.S or Intro to Cultural Anthropology)
• PSYC 4190 or NURS 3329 (Statistics)

**Microbiology must be completed within the past 5 years.