Selection and Admission of Students Students will be admitted to the Department of Nursing in the spring of each year. Completed applications will be due the first week of October, and selection letters will be mailed before registration for the spring semester is completed. Selection for the Bachelor of Science Nursing Program is based on the following:
- Cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale,
- Science GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. All science courses must have a "C" or better, no more than one science course may be repeated, and Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II must be taken at the same university/college,
- TEAS score of proficient or higher,
- Complete ENG 101, 102, BIO 211, 212, 215, CHE 111, and MAT 101, and
- Have fewer than 12 hours of general education classes remaining and fewer than 8 hours of Bible remaining.
BSN Curriculum Plan
Nursing courses must be taken in the order in which they appear on the following BSN curriculum plan.
4-Year Plans
To make your path to graduation a little easier, a 4-year plan for students planning to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing has been created:
2012-2013 4-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
2011-2012 4-Year Plan
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Freshman Year
| Fall | | | | Spring | | |
| ACA150 | Univ. Foundations | 1 | | BIB122 | Acts of Apostles | 2 |
| BIB121 | Life of Christ | 2 | | *ENG102 | English Comp. II | 3 |
| *ENG101 | English Comp. I | 3 | | *BIO211 | Human Anat. & Phys. I | 4 |
| *MAT101 | College Algebra | 3 | | *BIO215 | Microbiology | 4 |
| *CHE111 | Biochem. for Hlth. Sciences | 4 | | PEA100 | Lifetime Wellness | 1 |
| | Fine Art | 3 | | | | |
| | | 16 | | | | 14 |
Sophomore Year | Fall | | | | Spring | | |
| BIB | Bible | 2 | | BIB346 | Found. of Faith | 3 |
| *BIO212 | Human Anat. & Phys. II | 4 | | +NSG201 | Fund. of Nursing | 4 |
| | Behavioral Science | 3 | | +NSG203 | Basic Nursing Care | 2 |
| MAT235 | Intro. Statistics | 3 | | +NSG215 | Health Assessment | 1 |
| | Literature | 3 | | +NSG215L | Health Assessment Lab | 1 |
| PEA | PE Activity | 1 | | COM140 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| *NSG100 | Intro. to Healthcare | 1 | | | Humanities | 3 |
| | | 17 | | | | 17 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II must be taken at the same university/college.
Junior Year
| Fall | | | | Spring | | |
| BIB | Bible Text | 2 | | BIB | Text | 2 |
| BIO318 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NSG341 | Adult Nursing II | 4 |
| NSG340 | Adult Nursing I | 4 | | NSG341L | Adult Nsg. II Practicum | 2 |
| NSG340L | Adult Practicum I | 3 | | NSG331 | Women's Health | 2 |
| NSG325 | Pharmacology | 3 | | NSG331L | Women/Newborn Practicum | 1 |
| | | | | NSG332 | Pediatric Nursing | 2 |
| | | | | NSG332L | Pediatric Practicum | 1 |
| | | | | NSG334 | Mental Health Nursing | 2 |
| | | | | NSG334L | Mental Health Practicum | 1 |
| | | 15 | | | | 17 |
Senior Year
| Fall | | | | Spring | | |
| BIB | | 2 | | BIB495 | Values | 3 |
| NSG432 | Faith-Based Community Nsg. | 3 | | HIS | | 3 |
| NSG432L | Community Practicum | 1 | | NSG442 | Advanced Adult Nsg. | 3 |
| NSG455 | Professional Issues | 2 | | NSG442L | Senior Practicum | 3 |
| NSG465 | Intro. to Evid. Based Pract. in Nsg. | 3 | | NSG425 | Geriatric Nursing | 2 |
| NSG470 | Leadership/Management Nsg. | 3 | | NSG485 | Nursing Capstone | 1 |
| NSG470L | Preceptorship | 1 | | | | |
| | | 15 | | | | 15 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Total Number of Hours | 126 |