Nursing (BSN) and Nursing (MSN): 4 + 1 Program
The School of Nursing offers an accelerated 4+1 program, allowing students accepted to the undergraduate Nursing program to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and the Master of Science in Nursing in five years. Students with a GPA of 3.3 in all nursing courses and an overall GPA of 3.3 are eligible to apply during their sophomore year. Progression into the nurse practitioner sequence is dependent upon the student obtaining RN licensure and maintaining a GPA of 3.3 in all nursing courses.
BSN Course Sequence
The sequence below includes only nursing courses required by the Nursing Department. Science prerequisites and University-level required courses are not included.
Fall Year 2
| NURS 228 | Nursing Theory & Evidence Based Practice | 4 |
| NURS 295 | Fundamental Skills and Health Assessment | 4 |
*NURS 295 includes 56 laboratory hours.
Spring Year 2
*NURS 332 includes 84 clinical hours.
Fall Year 3
*NURS 335 includes 84 clinical hours.
Spring Year 3
| NURS 438/NURS 348 | Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing | 6.00 |
| NURS 438L | Variances in Health Patterns of Adults_and Elders II Lab | 0 |
| SNHS 450 | Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3.00 |
*NURS 438L includes 164 clinical hours.
Summer Year 3
| NURS 447 | Variances in Health Patterns of the Childbearing Family | 4.00 |
| NURS 447L | Childbearing Lab | 0 |
| NURS 449 | Variances in Health Patterns of the Childrearing Family | 4.00 |
| NURS 449L | Variances in Health Patterns of Child_And Family | 0 |
| NURS 487 | Nursing Care of Individuals, Families, and Communities | 4.00 |
| NURS 487L | Community Clinical | 0 |
*NURS 447L includes 84 clinical hours.
*NURS 449L includes 84 clinical hours.
*NURS 487L includes 84 clinical hours.
Fall Year 4
| NURS 495 | Contemporary Issues & Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing | 4.00 |
| NURS 419 | Clinical Capstone Practicum | 2 |
| NURS 455GR | Clinical Decision Making & Complex Care | 4.00 |
| SNHS 410 | Research Methods | 3.00 |
| SNHS 459 | Caring at the End of Life | 4.00 |
*NURS 419 includes 168 clinical hours.
MSN Course Sequence
Students must pass the NCLEX Exam prior to starting the MSN portion of their 4+1 program.
Spring Year 4
| NURS 424 | Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 530 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Life Span | 3 |
| SNHS 570 | Health Promotion | 2.00 |
Summer Year 4
| NURS 531 | FNP I Primary Care Nursing Child Family | 3 |
| NURS 532 | FNP II Primary Care Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 505 | Family Theory: Health and Illness | 2 |
Fall Year 5
Spring Year 5
Summer Year 5