The Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN) Prelicensure program is designed for students who want to enter the profession of nursing and who do not hold an RN license. We admit highly-qualified students in the spring and fall semesters through a competitive selection process. Graduates of this program are prepared to take the licensure examination (NCLEX) to become a registered nurse.
The undergraduate curriculum includes general education courses which provide a foundation for understanding physiological, psychosocial, political and economic factors that may affect a person’s health status. Nursing courses prepare the BSN graduate to provide holistic nursing care in a variety of complex environments in order to enhance the optimal health of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
The undergraduate curriculum includes general education courses which provide a foundation for understanding physiological, psychosocial, political and economic factors that may affect a person’s health status. Nursing courses prepare the BSN graduate to provide holistic nursing care in a variety of complex environments in order to enhance the optimal health of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
First Year
Fall
- MWSU 1230 First Year Adventure
- BIOL 1134 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 1143 Academic Research & Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MATH 1043 Contemporary Math 3 Semester Credit Hours
- SOCL 1133 Introductory Sociology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1333 American Government I 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Spring
- CHEM 1303 General Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1433 American Government II 3 Semester Credit Hours
- See core list Creative Arts (050N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- PSYC 1103 General Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- BIOL 1234 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Second Year
Fall
- See core list Communications class (010N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- BIOL 2144 Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
- See core list Cultural & Global Understanding (090A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- See core list Language, Philosophy, & Culture (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- PSYC 3233 Developmental Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Spring
- NURS 3103 Intro to Nursing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3203 Pathophysiology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3212 Family Health Assessment 2 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3211 FHA Clinical 1 Semester Credit Hour
- NURS 4123 Data Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 12
Third Year
Fall
- See core list Inquiry & Creativity (090B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3253 Basic Nursing Care 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3243 Basic Nursing Clinical 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3313 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 12
Spring
- NURS 3413 Mental Health Nursing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3412 Mental Health Clinical 2 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3423 Family Health Nursing Care I 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3422 Family Health Nursing Care I Clinical 2 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 3503 Nursing Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 13
Fourth Year
Fall
- NURS 4023 Family Health Nursing Care II 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4022 Family Health Nursing Care II Clinical 2 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4304 Leadership in Nursing 4 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4053 Pediatric Nursing Care 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4042 Pediatric Nursing Care Clinical 2 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 14
Spring
- NURS 4013 Nursing Childbearing Family 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4002 Nursing Childbearing Family Clinical 2 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4153 Community Health Nursing Care 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4152 Community Health Nursing Care Clinical 2 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4613 Clinical Decision Making 3 Semester Credit Hours
- NURS 4612 Clinical Decision Making Clinical 2 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Total Semester Hours: 120
NOTES:
HIST 1133 and HIST 1233 can be taken during the summer - not recommended to take them same time as nursing classes.