Nursing Major
77 credit hours
Required Courses: 48 credit hours
Required Supportive Courses: 29 credit hours
BIOL 110 or BIOL 120 are not a Nursing major requirement, however, one of these courses must be taken as a prerequisite for BIOL 150.
Nursing Sample Plan of Study
Following is one possible way to complete the major.
Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim. Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.
First Year
Fall Semester
| FYS 110 | First Year Seminar I | 4 |
| | Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Interim
Spring Semester
Second Year
Fall Semester
Interim
Spring Semester
Third Year
Fall Semester
Interim
Spring Semester
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Interim
Spring Semester
Related information: The major in Nursing has the following provisions and requirements: 1) essential functional requirements compliance; 2) completion of a criminal background check and drug screen conducted prior to a student’s enrollment in clinical nursing courses; 3) a minimum grade point average of 2.70 for the entire college program of study; 4) achievement of a grade of C- or higher in required support courses (A student is allowed to repeat a maximum of two required prerequisite courses one time.); and 5) evidence of personal qualifications essential for success in professional nursing.
Progression into subsequent nursing courses or to graduation is contingent upon attaining a "C" or better (minimum of 74%) in both the theory and clinical portions of all preceding nursing courses. Unsatisfactory completion of a nursing course requires that the student request readmission to the nursing major and permission to re-enroll in the failed course the next time the course is offered. Readmission is contingent on space availability, recommendations from the student's advisor and course professor of the failed course, and the professional judgment of the Nursing Admission/Progression Committee. A student is allowed to repeat a maximum of one nursing course one time.
Nursing majors enrolled in clinical nursing courses are provided with a current copy of the Department of Nursing Student Handbook, which delineates policies and procedures affecting students in the nursing program.
Baccalaureate degree for Registered Nurses: For information contact the Chair of the Nursing department.