Program Overview

Nursing, B.S.

The Nursing program at Southern Connecticut State University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in nursing, preparing them for a career in this field. The program outline and graduation requirements are listed below.

General Education Requirements

All bachelor's degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information regarding these requirements, please note that courses in the major and/or cognate may also be used to satisfy LEP requirements where noted below.

Major Requirements (55 Credits)

('C+' or better required in all Nursing Program Requirements)

• 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 350 Clinical Application Nutrition
• 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 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 ('C+' or better) (T3)
• NUR 444 Leadership and Management in Contemporary Nursing Practice
• Two 1 credit Nursing electives

Non-Course Requirements

All students accepted into the nursing program are required to take the Medication Test during the summer before entering the program. Students must pass the Medication Test with a grade of 100. Students are given three opportunities to achieve the passing standard. The Medication Test is offered prior to the start of fall classes. All students are required to take this test at the initial offering. Students who fail to achieve 100 percent by the third Medication Test will not be able to enroll in clinical courses or laboratory courses in the fall or spring semester and must begin as a part-time nursing student. The exam may be repeated the following summer. Failure to meet the passing standard after three additional attempts will result in dismissal from the program.

All students are required to take a comprehensive nursing exam and achieve the benchmark score of 900 set by the Department of Nursing. If students have not met the benchmark during the testing period, students are required to submit evidence of registration in a formal NCLEX-RN review course.

Cognate Requirements (38 Credits)

'C+' or better required in all Cognate Requirements

• BIO 200 Human Biology I
• BIO 201 Human Biology II
• BIO 120 or BIO 233 Microbiology or Introductory Microbiology
• CHE 120 General Chemistry I (T2PR)
• CHE 125 Principles and Applications of General, Organic, and Biochemistry (T2LE)
• Tier 1 Written Communication Course (T1WC)
• MAT 107 Elementary Statistics (T1QR)
• PHY 103 Physics and Technology for Health Professionals (T1TF)
• PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (T2MB)
• PSY 219 Lifespan Development
  • Select one:
    • MAT 108 Mathematics for the Natural Sciences
    • MAT 112 Algebra for Business and the Sciences
    • MAT 120 College Algebra
    • MAT 122 Precalculus
    • MAT 124 Finite Mathematics
    • MAT 139 Short Course in Calculus
    • MAT 150 Calculus I
    • MAT 151 Calculus II