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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING CURRICULUM

Freshman

Semester I  Semester II 
NURS 2130 The Nursing Profession
(1 hour)

NURS 2140 Issues in Nursing
(1 hour)
BIOL 2410 Anatomy/Physiology
(4 hours)
BIOL 2420 Anatomy/Physiology II
(4 hours)
ENGL 1110 Rhetoric/Composition
(3-4 hours) 
PSYC 2000 General Psychology ITB
(3 hours)
LART 1100 Liberal Arts Seminar
(2 hours)

ENGL 1120 Rhetoric/Research
(3 hours)

Foreign Language *(@)
(4 hours)

Christianity/Biblical Studies*
(4 hours)
TOTAL 14-15 hours
TOTAL 15 hours 

Sophomore

Semester I  Semester II
NURS 2230 Optimal SCA I
(4 hours)
NURS 2240 Optimal SCA II
(4 hours) 
BIOL 2230 Microbes and Disease
(4 hours)
NURS 2270 Pharmacology Principles
(4 hours)
PSYC 2510 Developmental Psych
(4 hours)
CHEM 1000 Intro to Chemistry
(4 hours)
Mathematical Sciences*(#)
(3-4 hours)
Oral Communications
(0-3 hours)
  Fitness and Health*
(0-2 hours)
TOTAL 15-16 hours TOTAL 11-16 hours

Junior

Semester I  Semester II 
NURS 3350 Minimal SCA I
(6 hours)
NURS 3360 Minimal SCA II
(6 hours)
AES Option A* or B*
(3 hours)
NURS 3390 (WI) Nursing Research
(2 hours)
Societal Structure*
(3 hours)
Christianity/Biblical Studies*
(3 hours)
History*
(3 hours)
History/Contemporary World*
(3 hours)
  Elective
(3 hours)
TOTAL 15 hours  TOTAL 17 hours 

Senior

Semester I  Semester II 
NURS 4450 Partial SCA I 
(7 hours)
NURS 4520 Partial SCA II
(8 hours)
NURS 4470 Seminar in Nursing
(4 hours)
NURS 4540 (WI) Intercultural Health
(3 hours)
Individual Thought/Behavior*
(3 hours)
NURS 4560 Prin. Nurs. Leadership
(4 hours)
Elective
(3 hours)
 
TOTAL 17 hours  TOTAL 15 hours 

*Choices available in undergraduate catalog
WI Writing Intensive
@ Students required to reach 1020 level
# This course requires placement exam