Nursing Major, B.S.N.

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USI Baccalaureate Nursing Program Curriculum

A grade of C or better is required in all Nursing courses. A typical semester-by-semester course schedule is listed here. Refer to the Nursing department page for information about the program, including BSN admission requirements.

First Year (31 hours)

Fall Semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self Credits: 3
BIOL 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
CMST 107 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 or
CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3
MATH 114 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3 or
Foundations Math course Credits: 3-4
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience Credits: 1
KIN 192 - Concepts in Wellness and Fitness Credits: 1

Spring Semester (16 hours)

ENG 201 - Rhetoric and Composition II: Literacy and the World Credits: 3
BIOL 122 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4
PSY 201 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
HP 115 - Medical Terminology for the Health Professions Credits: 2
CHEM 141 - Principles of Chemistry Credits: 4 or
CHEM 262 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4 or
CHEM 142 - Survey of General Chemistry and CHEM 143 - Survey of Organic and Biochemistry

Note: students opting for the two-course chemistry sequence should contact their academic advisor to adjust their semester-by-semester course schedule.

Second Year (31 hours)

Fall Semester (15 hours)

NUTR 376 - Principles and Applications in Nutrition Credits: 3
BIOL 272 - Medical Microbiology Credits: 3
HP 302 - Biostatistics Credits: 3
Ways of Knowing/Social Inquiry or BS Skills/Social Science Credits: 3
Ways of Knowing - WLC, CAE, or HI Credits: 3

Spring Semester (16 hours)

NURS 246 - Introduction to Professional Nursing Credits: 4
NURS 247 - Health Assessment Credits: 4
NURS 251 - Introduction to Population Health Credits: 2
BS Skills/World Languages and Culture Credits: 3
IPH 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society Credits: 3 or
PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3

Third Year (30 credit hours)

Fall Semester (15 hours)

NURS 353 - Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Credits: 3
NURS 356 - Pharmacology for Nurses Credits: 4
NURS 357 - Introduction to Patient Care Credits: 4
NURS 358 - Nursing Care of Adults I Credits: 4

Spring Semester (15 hours)

NURS 362 - Care Coordination and Healthcare Delivery Credits: 3
NURS 363 - Mental Health Nursing Credits: 4
NURS 364 - Care of Children and Families Credits: 4
NURS 368 - Nursing Care of the Adult II Credits: 4

Fourth Year (28 credit hours)

Fall Semester (16 hours)

NURS 455 - Population-Focused Nursing Practice Credits: 4
NURS 456 - Care of Women and Families Credits: 4
NURS 468 - Nursing Care of Adults III Credits: 4
NURS 461 - Care of Adults Through the Lifespan Credits: 4

Spring Semester (11 hours)

IPH 401 - Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health Credits: 3
NURS 488 - Leadership in Care Delivery Credits: 5
NURS 498 - Clinical Synthesis Credits: 4

Additional Information

All nursing courses with the exception of NURS 251 , NURS 353 , and NURS 362 include either seminar hours (2 seminar hours = 1 hour) or skills lab/clinical experiences (3 clinical hours = 1 hour).