2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

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BSN as a Second Degree

Students desiring to earn a BSN degree who hold a baccalaureate degree in another area or a university parallel associate degree from an accredited institution will be considered to have met General Education Core (GEC) requirements (with certain exceptions in the Nursing Major) toward their BSN degree. Additional pre-requisite nursing core classes may be required.

Requirements:

  1. A minimum grade of “C” in lower division courses (or transfer courses accepted by Academic Affairs as equivalent courses) specific to nursing: BIO 203, BIO 213, BIO 214, CHEM 103, PSY 205, PSY 211 and SOC 221.
  2. A minimum grade of “C" in PSY 205 (or its equivalent course).
  3. At least 25% of the semester hours of coursework required for the degree must be completed at Cumberland University.
  4. Completion of all required Nursing courses with a minimum grade of “C.”

Degree Requirements

Required Courses for Nursing Majors - 24 hours

BIO 203Microbiology

3
BIO 203LMicrobiology Lab

1
BIO 213Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BIO 214Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
PSY 205/MATH 205Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Required Upper Division Nursing Courses - 68 hours

NUR 301Dosage Calculations

1
NUR 302Professional Nursing Foundations

5
NUR 314Pharmacology in Nursing I

2
NUR 315Pharmacology in Nursing II

2
NUR 316Community Health Nursing

4
NUR 323Pathophysiology

4
NUR 325Introduction to Nursing Research

2
NUR 327Health Assessment

4
NUR 230Nutrition for Health and Disease

2
NUR 331Professional Nursing Role

2
NUR 371Adult Health Nursing I

6
NUR 372Adult Health Nursing II

6
NUR 376Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

4
NUR 406Nursing in Child and Family Care

4
NUR 407Nursing in Women's Health and Newborn Care

4
NUR 420Gerontology

2
NUR 421Applied Nursing Research

2
NUR 426Leadership and Management in Nursing

3
NUR 460Advanced Topics in Nursing

7
NUR 491Successful Entry into Professional Nursing Practice

2
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Optional Nursing Electives

NUR 342Transcultural Nursing and Global Health

2
NUR 345Complementary and Alternative Healthcare

2
NUR 375Spirituality

2

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Required courses for Nursing major (24 hours)

Required Upper Division Nursing (68 hours)
Optional Nursing electives (2 hours)

92 minimum hours required for graduation.