It is recommended that those individuals who desire a career in a specific nursing specialty enter their nursing education at the BSN level. The goal of the BSN major is to prepare entry level professional nurses who are able to function in many diverse roles. This program takes a minimum of four years of full-time study to complete. General Education Requirements General Education courses help lay the foundation for the nursing courses and also serve to provide the student with a well-rounded education. Fourteen credit hours are specified through Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology.
Nursing students are able to choose the remaining six credits from the Course Distribution List.
Physiology has a prerequisite of Chemistry C101, so nursing majors will need to take this course prior to taking physiology. The Communication cluster requires the completion of six credit hours of approved courses. Three of these credits are specified through English Composition, while the student is able to choose the remaining three credits from the Course Distribution List. The Social Competence cluster requires the completion of nine credit hours of approved courses. Six of these credits are specified through Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Sociology.