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)

First Semester (15 hours)

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
BIOL 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self Credits: 3
KIN 192 - Concepts in Wellness and Fitness Credits: 1
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience Credits: 1

Second 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.

Non-Nursing Courses (25 hours)

BIOL 272 - Medical Microbiology Credits: 4
Ways of Knowing/Social Inquiry or BS Skills/Social Science Credits: 3
Ways of Knowing - WLC, CAE, or HI Credits: 3
BS Skills/World Languages and Culture Credits: 3
HP 302 - Biostatistics Credits: 3
NUTR 376 - Principles and Applications in Nutrition Credits: 3
IPH 401 - Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health Credits: 3
IPH 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society Credits: 3 or
PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3

Nursing Courses (64 hours)

Fifth Semester (8 hours)

See note #2 below

NURS 488 - Leadership in Care Delivery Credits: 5 *
* Course is changing to 4 Credits as of Summer 2025.
NURS 498 - Clinical Synthesis Credits: 4

NOTES:

Students in the Fall start cohort will take NURS 362 in the summer following the second semester.
Students in the December cohort will take NURS 488 and NURS 498 in the summer following the third semester. Students in the Fall start cohort will take NURS 488 and NURS 498 in the summer following the fifth semester.

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).