BSN Curriculum
Review required Program Core and General Education courses for the online Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Each program at the University is divided into two areas of concentration: Program Core and General Education. The Program Core satisfies the curriculum concentration. For successful completion of the bachelor’s degree programs, a student must complete 66 credit hours of General Education courses.
General Ed courses are 2 Hours Every Other Week (per class)
Nursing Core courses are 4-6 Hours Weekly (per class)
Evening classes are scheduled between 6 and 10 pm, EST
Clinicals are based on availability and could occur on days, evenings, or weekends; number of hours will vary based on facility.
Credit Hours Explained
Each course is assigned a number of credit hours based on the time required to complete the course. Quality points are earned based on the grade received in each course.
180 credit hours required/360 quality points required.
Program Core Courses
122 Credit Hours
ETH206 Ethical and Legal Issues for Healthcare (4 credit hours)
HNU103 Principles of Nutrition (4 credit hours)
NUR301 Pharmacology (4 credit hours)
NUR302 Drug Dosage Calculations (4 credit hours)
NUR303** Foundations of Nursing (8 credit hours)
NUR304 Nursing and the Adult Systems I (9 credit hours)
NUR305 Nursing and the Adult Systems II (9 credit hours)
NUR307 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (5 credit hours)
NUR308 Pathophysiology (4 credit hours)
NUR330 Community and Public Health Nursing (5 credit hours)
NUR400 Nursing Informatics (4 credit hours)
NUR401 Pediatric Nursing (8 credit hours)
NUR402 Nursing Situations with Older Adults (4 credit hours)
NUR404 Nursing in Global Health (4 credit hours)
NUR405 Maternal and Newborn Nursing Care (8 credit hours)
NUR410 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice (4 credit hours)
NUR415 Epidemiology for Nursing Practice (4 credit hours)
NUR423 Nursing Theories and Concepts (4 credit hours)
NUR425 Health Assessment and Promotion (6 credit hours)
NUR430 Health Care Policy (4 credit hours)
NUR440 Nursing Leadership and Management (4 credit hours)
NUR445CL Nursing Practicum/Specialty Immersion Clinical (4 credit hours)
NUR450 Comprehensive Review (8 credit hours)
**Certain equipment will be loaned to students and must be returned to the university upon graduation or withdrawal. A refundable equipment fee of $1,000 will be billed to students enrolled in the NUR303 course. This fee is fully refundable once the equipment is returned and received by the university is good condition at the program's conclusion.
General Education
58 Credit Hours
Written and Oral Communication
ENG101 English Composition* (4 credit hours)
Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic
MAT301 Algebra* (4 credit hours)
MAT401 Introduction to Statistics* (4 credit hours)
Arts and Humanities
GEN301 Cultural Appreciation* (4 credit hours)
REL401 World Religion* (4 credit hours)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
GOV301 American Government* (4 credit hours)
PSY101 Psychology* (4 credit hours)
PSY201 Human Growth and Development* (4 credit hours)
SOC401 Social Problems* (4 credit hours)
Physical/Natural Science
BIO105 Microbiology with Lab* (6 credit hours)
BIO261 Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab* (6 credit hours)
BIO262 Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab* (6 credit hours)
CHM105 General, Organic, Biochemistry* (4 credit hours)
*This program requires this general education course or its equivalent
For all courses: See catalog for complete course descriptions and prerequisites.