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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (RN/BSN)
 

Following is one suggested two-year degree plan which applies only if the Registered Nurse has completed all or almost all of the 48 SCH core curriculum and prerequisite courses. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements and the requirements of the Dr. F. M. Canseco School of Nursing.

*See the University Core Curriculum Requirements in Appendix A for approved list of course options.
 
FALL
HOURS
SPRING
HOURS
JUNIOR YEAR
JUNIOR YEAR
NURS 3314 Pathophysiology 3 NURS 3590 Nurse Role and Prac Trans**
5
NURS 3315 Health Assessment 3 NURS 4463 Leadership & Mgmt in Nursing
4
NURS 3302 Cultural Determinants 3      
Total 9
9
SUMMER
Final Core requirement*
9
MATH 1342 Statistics
3
Total
12
       
SENIOR YEAR
SENIOR YEAR
NURS 3305 Nursing Research 3 NURS 4440 Int'l and Border Health Nursing
4
NURS 4622 Community Health Nurs 6 NURS 4470 Comprehensive Emergent Care
4
      NURS 4375 Issues in Transcultural Nursing
3
Total 9
11
 
*The summer between junior and senior years provides an opportunity to complete no more than 12 SCH of required core coursework, including MATH 1342 Statistics and the Rising Junior Exam, RJE.
 
**Upon successful completion of the National League for Nursing Mobility Exams, 22 credits (7 upper division and 15 lower division) will be transferred in for previous nursing coursework in addition to NURS 2311, 2312, and 2313.
 
All courses required for completion of the basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree can be completed in four calendar years of full time study, including eight long semesters and three summers. The ten nursing courses required for completion of the degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing for Registered Nurses can be completed in four long semesters of full time study. Information on tuition, fees, and length of program for accredited U.S. Nursing Programs is available form the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006, (212) 363-5555, FAX: (212) 812-0390, http://www.nlnac.org.
 
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