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.

First Year (30 hours)

Fall Semester (14 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
MATH 114 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience 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
CHEM 141 - Principles of Chemistry Credits: 4
HP 115 - Medical Terminology For The Health Professions Credits: 2

Second Year (30 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
Bachelor of Science - Social Science Credits: 3
Ways of Knowing - WLC, CAE, or HI Credits: 3

Spring Semester (15 hours)

NURS 246 - Introduction to Professional Nursing Credits: 5
NURS 247 - Health Assessment Credits: 3
HP 356 - Ethics and Healthcare in a Pluralistic Society Credits: 3
KIN 192 - Concepts in Wellness and Fitness Credits: 1
Bachelor of Science - World Language and Culture Credits: 3

Third Year (31 credit hours)

Fall Semester (15 hours)

NURS 353 - Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Credits: 3
NURS 356 - Pharmacology for Nurses Credits: 2
NURS 357 - Introduction to Patient Care Credits: 3
NURS 358 - Nursing Care of Adults I Credits: 7

Spring Semester (16 hours)

NURS 361 - Care of Elders and Families Credits: 4
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 (29 credit hours)

Fall Semester (16 hours)

NURS 455 - Population-Focused Nursing Practice Credits: 4
NURS 456 - Nursing of Women and Families Credits: 4
NURS 468 - Nursing Care of Adults III Credits: 8

Spring Semester (13 hours)

NURS 467 - Professional Nursing and Healthcare Issues Credits: 3 or
IPH 401 - Interprofessional Perspectives on Global Health Credits: 3
NURS 488 - Leadership in Care Delivery Credits: 6
NURS 498 - Internship in Professional Nursing Credits: 4

Additional Information

All nursing courses with the exception of NURS 353 , NURS 356 , and NURS 467 include either seminar hours (2 seminar hours = 1 hour) or skills lab/clinical experiences (3 clinical hours = 1 hour).