Nursing (BS) and Nursing (MS): 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 attaining RN licensure and maintaining a GPA of 3.3 in all nursing courses.

Pre-licensure Nursing courses

Requirements List

NURS 228Nursing Theory & Evidence Based Practice

4

NURS 295Fundamental Skills and Health Assessment

4

NURS 229Nursing Health Promotion

4

NURS 331Pharmacology

4

NURS 332Medical Surgical Nursing 1

4

NURS 447Variances in Health Patterns of the Childbearing Family

4.00

NURS 449Variances in Health Patterns of the Childrearing Family

4.00

NURS 487Nursing Care of Individuals, Families, and Communities

4.00

STAT 118Introductory Statistics

4

NURS 495Contemporary Issues & Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing

4.00

NURS 455GRClinical Decision Making & Complex Care

4.00

NURS 419Clinical Capstone Practicum

2

NURS 404Advanced Pathophysiology

4.00

SNHS 410Research Methods

3.00

SNHS 459Caring at the End of Life

4.00

Requirements