Program Overview

Nursing, B.S. Program

The Nursing, B.S. program at Southern Connecticut State University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in nursing. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required.

General Education Requirements

All bachelor's degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. The general education requirements for the Nursing, B.S. program consist of 46 credits.

Major Requirements

The major requirements for the Nursing, B.S. program consist of 53 credits. A 'C+' or better is required in all Nursing Major Requirements. The required courses include:

• NUR 340 Transition to Professional Practice
• NUR 341 Health Assessment
• NUR 342 Evidenced Based Nursing Interventions
• NUR 343 Integrated Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I
• NUR 344 Care of the Older Adult
• NUR 351 Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses
• NUR 352 Adult Health I
• NUR 353 Integrated Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II
• NUR 354 Mental Health Nursing
• NUR 355 Evidence-Based Nursing Interventions Lab
• NUR 430 The Childbearing Family
• NUR 431 The Childrearing Family (Pediatrics)
• NUR 432 Adult Health II
• NUR 442 Public Health Nursing: Caring for Populations and Communities
• NUR 443 Nursing Capstone
• NUR 444 Leadership and Management in Contemporary Nursing Practice
• Two 1 credit Nursing electives

Cognate Requirements

The cognate requirements for the Nursing, B.S. program consist of 31 credits. A 'B-' or better is required in all Nursing Cognate Requirements. The required courses include:

• BIO 200 Human Biology I (LE)
• BIO 201 Human Biology II
• BIO 120 Microbiology (LE) OR BIO 233 Introductory Microbiology
• CHE 125 Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry (PR)
• MAT 107 Elementary Statistics (QR)
• PCH 200 Introduction to Nutrition
• PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (IV)
• PSY 219 Lifespan Development
  • Select one:
    • MAT 108 Mathematics for the Natural Sciences
    • MAT 111 Extended Algebra for Business and Science
    • MAT 112 Algebra for Business and the Sciences
    • MAT 120 College Algebra
    • MAT 122 Precalculus
    • MAT 139 Short Course in Calculus
    • MAT 150 Calculus I
    • MAT 151 Calculus II

Accelerated Pathway Option

Students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 90 credits may be eligible to complete an accelerated pathway during their senior year to earn dual credit towards both their current undergraduate program and future graduate program of interest. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program. Students will meet with their faculty advisor to prepare a Graduate Course Plan (500-level courses or higher), with a maximum of 6 credits per semester, based on their graduate program of interest. Approval from both the Program Department Chairperson and the Graduate Coordinator is required. Courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Graduate programs may have higher grade requirements in place for certain courses which may require the student to retake the course for a higher grade letter.