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Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
Application deadline: January 15th
All applicants to the nursing program must meet the
safety and technical skills
and have completed the following prerequisites:
High School Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Two units of defined Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Sequential I, II, III, Math A Math A/B, or college algebra)
- Biology with Laboratory (Regents score 75% and above)
- Chemistry with Laboratory (with passing Regents score)
- NLN- PAX RN Pre Admissions Exam
- SAT or ACT test scores
Pre-Admissions Exam:
- NLN PAX-RN- see last page of handout for additional information.
Interview:
Applicants with the most competitive NLN PAX-RN scores will be selected for an interview, the final round of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted on campus by nursing faculty members shortly after the NLN exam scores are received.
*DO NOT TAKE THE NLN EXAM UNLESS YOU ARE PUT ON THE NURSING WAITLIST*
Please note:
- Completion of the minimum pre-requisite courses does not guarantee admission. Applicants are ranked according to grades. The nursing program is highly selective and competitive. Students who are typically admitted have a minimum grade of “B” in all of the prerequisite courses.
- Applicants must be eligible for licensure and employment at the time of application.
This program is designed for students directly out of high school or with very few college credits. Please note that it will take four years to complete this program regardless of previous coursework due to the sequence of nursing courses required for graduation. Transfer students are encouraged to apply for the BS of Nursing Advanced Standing track offered in the spring semester.
| Nursing Curriculum Pattern Generic BS Program | |
| 1st Year | Credits |
| First Semester (Fall) | |
| EGL 101Composition: Rhetoric | 3 |
| PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| BIO 170 Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| SOC 228 Society and Health | 3 |
| NUR 110 Foundations of Nursing Practice I | 1 |
| Total | 17 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | |
| EGL 102 Composition: Literature | 3 |
| PSY 232 Child Development | 3 |
| MLG Modern Language II | 3 |
| BIO 171 Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| History General Education Requirement | 3 |
| NUR 111 Foundations of Nursing Practice II | 1 |
| Total | 17 |
| 2nd Year | |
| First Semester (Fall) | |
| NUR 215 Nurses’ Ways of Knowing | 3 |
| NUR 216 The Art of Nursing | 2 |
| NUR 100 Health Assessment | 2 |
| NUR 114 Clinical & Theoretical Foundations of Baccalaureate Nursing Practice | 7 |
| Total | 14 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | |
| SPE 201 Oral Communications | 3 |
| BIO 240 Bioethics | 3 |
| NUR 217 Care of Individuals Experiencing Acute Health Challenges | 4 |
| BIO 220 Medical Microbiology** | 4 |
| Liberal Arts elective | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
| 3rd Year | |
| First Semester (Fall) | |
| NUR 302 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| NUR 211 Clinical Pharmacology | 3 |
| NUR 307 | 6 |
| Total | 17 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | |
| NUR 401 Modes of Inquiry | 3 |
| MTH 110 Statistics | 3 |
| NUR 306 Care of Individuals Experiencing Chronic Health Challenges | 6 |
| NUR 305 Health Promotion & Patient Education | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| 4th Year | |
| First Semester (Fall) | |
| Arts Requirement | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| NUR 402 Care of Individual in Community | 4 |
| NUR 404 Nurse as Advocate and Change Agent | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | |
| NUR 405 Nursing Practicum | 9 |
| Free elective | 3 |
| HST 301 Health Care Organizations | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Total Credits | 125 |
