Nursing (Accelerated) (BSN Degree)

Accelerated Nursing (78-79 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

• See Liberal Arts Core (LAC) for all bachelor degrees  ; must include the following courses:
• PSYC 110 - General Psychology  (3 hours) * or SOCI 101 - Principles of Sociology  *
• BIOL 226 - Anatomy & Physiology I  (3 hours) *
• BIOL 226L - Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory I  (1 hours) *
• CHEM 110 - Concepts of Chemistry and Lab  (4 hours) *
• MATH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures  (3 hours) or higher satisfies the Liberal Arts Core requirement in Mathematics for this major *

• * Must make a grade of “C” or better for eligibility to apply for the program.

Foreign Language requirement (hours included above)

Students are required to take a minimum of 3 credit hours but are not required to progress past FL 202 (Intermediate II) if the student places higher than FL 201.  If a student places higher than 202, the student has completed her/his required FL credit.  Note that this placement does not count toward the required 125 hours (may vary according to degree) required of all CSU students. Choose one of the following courses:

• ARAB 101, 110 and 110L, 102, 120. 201, 202
• FREN 101, 110 and 110L, 102, 120, 201, 202
• SPAN 101, 110, 111 or 112 and 110L, 102, 120, 201, 202
• CHST 121, 122, 131, 132 or
• Any other 3 hour foreign language course

Required Courses for Eligiblity to Apply to the Program (17-18 hours)

All math and science prerequisites must be completed within 5 years at time of application or a student must have an earned bachelor’s of science degree within the last 10 years .  Must have a GPA of 3.0 or better in all prerequisite courses with a “C” or higher.  

• BIOL 220 - Microbiology (3 hours)
• BIOL 220L - Microbiology Laboratory (1 hours)
• BIOL 227 - Anatomy & Physiology II (3 hours)
• BIOL 227L - Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory II (1 hours)
• BIOL 345 - Nutrition (3 hours)
• NURS 260 - Life Span Development (3 hours) or equivalent

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• PSYC 301 - Introduction to Behavioral Statistics (3 hours)
• PSYC 301L - Introduction to Behavorial Statistics Lab (1 hours)

• or

• PSYC 305 - Behavioral Statistics for Health Professions (3 hours)

• or other approved/required statistics course

Major Studies (61 hours)

• NURS 202 - Pathophysiology (4 [4-0-0] hours)
• NURS 203 - Health Assessment (4 [3-1-0] hours)
• NURS 218 - Fundamentals of Nursing for ABSN (4 (2-1-1) hours)
• NURS 223 - Clinical Applications of Pharmacological Concepts III (4 [4-0-0] hours)
• NURS 231 - Adult Health I (5 [3-0-2] hours)
• NURS 325 - Gerontological Nursing (2 [2-0-0] hours)
• NURS 326 - Maternal/Child (6 (4-0-2) hours)
• NURS 327 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for ABSN (4 [3-0-1] hours)
• NURS 331 - Adult Health II (5 [3-0-2] hours)
• NURS 405 - Research in Healthcare (3 [3-0-0] hours)
• NURS 407 - Leadership/Management for ABSN (4 (4-0-0) hours)
• NURS 409 - Community Health Nursing (4 [2-0-2] hours)
• NURS 429 - Capstone for ABSN (3 (3-0-0) hours)
• NURS 431 - Adult Health III (4 (2-0-2) hours)
• NURS 432 - Adult Health IV Immersion (5[1-0-4] hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students who took MATH 099 or ENGL 099 will need at least 129 hours to graduate. Full Bridge students will need at least 133 hours. Students must meet the Residency Requirements  described in this catalog.