Bachelor of Science in Nursing
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
| 2025-03-01 | - |
| 2026-09-01 | - |
| 2026-03-01 | - |
| 2027-09-01 | - |
| 2027-03-01 | - |
Program Overview
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)
The Baccalaureate Nursing program is an upper division program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree. Candidates for the program take their first two years of general education credits at any accredited college of their choice.
Tracks of Study
There are two tracks of study in the B.S.N. program:
- Accelerated B.S.N. Track: Designed to meet the learning needs of individuals who have completed a prior BS or higher degree in a field other than nursing. The accelerated track requires 15 months of continuous full-time intensive study.
- Traditional B.S.N. Track: An upper division completion track for individuals completing their first baccalaureate degree and who are not registered nurses. Students complete this program in two years of full-time study during fall and spring semesters with summers off.
B.S.N. Admissions Requirements
Traditional B.S.N. Track
- Online application submitted via NursingCAS
- NursingCAS application service fee
- Prerequisite course GPA of 3.0
- Completion of at least 51 of the 60 semester credit hours of required prerequisite courses
- Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
- TEAS Exam with a minimum cut-off score of 65%
- Undergraduate applicants who meet minimum admission requirements will be reviewed through a holistic process
Accelerated B.S.N. Track
- Online application submitted via NursingCAS
- NursingCAS application service fee
- Hold or attain a non-nursing baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
- Prerequisite course GPA of 3.0
- Completion of at least 51 of the 60 semester credit hours of required prerequisite courses
- Official transcript(s) from each post-secondary institution attended
- TEAS requirement suspended effective summer 2023
- Undergraduate applicants who meet minimum admission requirements will be reviewed through a holistic process
Degree Requirements and Graduation
To be eligible for graduation, a student must have a 2.0 grade point average for the required 60 semester hours of upper-division course work. At least 30 of the last 33 semester hours of the nursing major must be completed at the School of Nursing.
Curriculum and Plans of Study
The undergraduate nursing curriculum is completed in two phases: the first 60 semester hours of basic liberal arts required for admission to the School of Nursing, and the major in nursing, which includes 60 semester hours of upper-division nursing courses.
Traditional B.S.N. Track Plan
The Traditional B.S.N. track is designed for individuals entering the School of Nursing without prior nursing knowledge, experience, or skills. Completion of the track generally requires two years (four semesters) of full-time study.
Accelerated B.S.N. Track Plan
The Accelerated B.S.N. track is designed for individuals who hold a baccalaureate degree in a field other than nursing. Completion of the track requires 15 months of full-time study.
Time Limit
Undergraduate students must successfully complete all coursework toward the degree within four years of the date of initial enrollment in the program.
Program Outcomes
At the completion of the baccalaureate program, the student will demonstrate the following:
- Knowledge for Nursing Practice: Incorporate knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, from nursing, humanities, and science perspectives as a foundation for nursing practice.
- Person-centered Care: Implement person-centered care to improve the health of individuals and families.
- Population Health: Collaborate with community partners to achieve population health goals by promoting well-being, public health, and disease management.
- Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline: Integrate scholarship in nursing practice to deliver person-centered care.
- Quality and Safety: Utilize quality improvement methods to promote safety and minimize risks for patients and the healthcare team.
- Interprofessional Partnerships: Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with interprofessional healthcare teams to enhance patient care and support positive health outcomes.
- Systems-Based Practice: Incorporate systems-based practices in the delivery of safe, equitable, and cost-effective care.
- Informatics and Healthcare Technologies: Use information and communication technologies to support patient safety and improve the quality of care in healthcare systems.
- Professionalism: Establish a professional identity that embraces the ANA Code of Ethics and regulatory practice standards.
- Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development: Cultivate personal, professional, and leadership development activities that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being.
Program Policies
Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI)
The faculty of the School of Nursing has adopted the comprehensive program developed by Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC (ATI) as an assessment of student learning and preparation for success on the NCLEX-RN licensing examination.
Transfer Students
Individuals who wish to transfer into the B.S.N. program must have completed the 60 hours of pre-nursing coursework required by this institution and accumulated a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in required courses and an overall grade point average of 2.50.
Grades and Progression
The standing of students in their work is expressed by five grades: A (excellent), B (above average), C (average), D (below average), F (failure). Students may also register in certain courses on a pass/fail basis.
Satisfactory Progress
To be considered as making satisfactory progress, a student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above with no grade lower than C in required upper-division nursing courses.
Repetition of a Course
Students cannot retake nursing courses for a grade in which they have already received a passing grade.
Dean's List
The GPA for full-time students for dean's list is 3.5.
Progression in the Program
Students must earn a C or above in each required course of the undergraduate program to progress in the program.
Outside Employment
The nursing program expects students to be enrolled full-time. Full-time students are encouraged not to plan full-time employment while enrolled in the program.
Courses
- NURS 3110: Health Assessment: Clinical Application
- NURS 3204: Health Assessment: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 3205: Psychiatric and Mental Health: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 3206: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Application
- NURS 3207: Care Of Childbearing Families: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 3208: Care Of Childbearing Families: Clinical Application
- NURS 3270: Professional Socialization 2
- NURS 3272: Health Assessment and Promotion: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 3273: Health Assessment and Promotion: Clinical Application
- NURS 3274: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 3275: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Application
- NURS 3303: Concepts of Professional Nursing
- NURS 3304: Pharmacotherapeutics
- NURS 3305: Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice: Clinical Application
- NURS 3309: Pathophysiology
- NURS 3330: Foundations of Clinical Nursing Practice -Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 3365: Pharmacology
- NURS 3370: Pathophysiology
- NURS 3371: Foundations of Nursing Care: Clinical Applications
- NURS 3372: Family Nursing Care: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 3373: Family Nursing Care: Clinical Applications
- NURS 3374: Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- NURS 3375: Research And Evidence Based Practice
- NURS 4210: Child and Family Health: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4211: Child and Family Health: Clinical Application
- NURS 4217: Population Focused Health: Clinical Application
- NURS 4227: Population Focused Health: Clinical Applications
- NURS 4230: Leadership and Management: Clinical Application
- NURS 4311: Care Of The Adult 1: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4314: Care of The Adult 1: Clinical Application
- NURS 4315: Care of The Adult 2: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4316: Care of The Adult 2: Clinical Application
- NURS 4317: Population Focused Health: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4319: Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4320: Leadership and Management: Clinical Application
- NURS 4327: Population Focused Health: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4329: Leadership and Management: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4420: Transition To Professional Nursing Practice: Clinical Immersion
- NURS 4423: Clinical Immersion
- NURS 4501: Disease Management 1: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4502: Disease Management 2: Theoretical Foundations
- NURS 4533: Disease Management III-Clinical Application