The curriculum is organized into eight (8) semesters and consists of 133 total semester credits with 68 hours of general education and liberal arts credits and 65 hours of nursing credits. Consistent with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education accreditation standards, the nursing curriculum builds upon a foundation of the arts, sciences, and humanities which is essential to professional nursing. The Program of Study is as follows:
Freshman Year
Semester 1
ENG 1020 English Composition 3
ITI 1500 Office and Internet Technology 2
BIO 1300 Principles of Biology 4
PSY 2010 General Psychology 3
COM 1010 Speech Communication 3
HPE 1500 Intro to Health and Wellness 2
Total 17
Semester 2
BIO 2010 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
SWK 1200 Intro to Social Work 3
PSY 2175 Human Growth and Dev. 3
REL 2000 Intro to Biblical Faith 3
ENG 1080 Critical Reading and Writing 3
Total 16
Sophomore Year
Semester 3
BIO 2020 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4
HIS 1400 World Civilization I 3
MAT 1055 College Algebra 3
NUR 2040 Health Assessment 3
NUR 2100 Nurtrition for Health Care 3
Total 17
Semester 4
NUR 2410 Introduction to Nursing 5
NUR 2240 Pathophysiology 3
PSY 4150 Abnormal Psychology 3
ENG 2000 World Literature 3
Foreign Language 3
Total 17
Junior Year
Semester 5
NUR 3000 Professional Nursing 2
NUR 3140 Parmacology 3
NUR 3210 Adult Health Nursing I 5
REL 3000 Christian Tradition 3
BUS 2010 Financial Stewardship 2
Total 15
Semester 6
NUR 3410 Mental Health Nursing Concepts 5
NUR 3850 Scientific Inquiry 3
NUR 4500 Family Nsg: The Aging Adult 2
PHL 3070 Ethics 3
MUS 1500 Fine Arts 3
Total 16
Senior YearSemester 7
NUR 4210 Family Nsg: Childbearing 5
NUR 4310 Family Nsg: Infant to Adol. 5
NUR 4510 Community Health Nursing 5
REL 4000 Christian Life and Ministry 3
Total 18
Semester 8
NUR 4410 Adult Health Nursing II 5
NUR 4610 Leadership & Management 5
NUR 4710 Senior Practicum 2
NUR 4015 Nursing Capstone 3
Total 15
Credits for non-nursing courses: 66
Credits for nursing courses: 64
Total credit hours for BSN: 130
