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BSN School Curriculum

Undergraduate Programs

Nursing BSN

120 Credit Hours

  1. General Education Requirements
  2. Prerequisite Courses
  3. Professional  Education  

IUFW BS General Education Requirements

Category

Course

Course Title

Credits

Core Communication Writing

ENGL 13100

Reading, Writing & Inquiry I

3

Core Communication Speaking and Listening

COM 11400

Fundamentals of Speech Communication

3

Analytical Reasoning - A

MA 21300

 Finite Mathematics

3

Analytical Reasoning - B

NURS-H355 Data Analysis Practice and Research

3

Life and Physical Sciences

BIOL 20300

Human Anatomy & Physiology

4

Life and Physical Sciences

BIOL 20400

Human Anatomy & Physiology

4

Cultural Understanding

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3

Arts/ Humanities

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3

Social Sciences

SOC 16101

Principles of Sociology

3

Psychology

PSY 12000

Elementary Psychology

3

TOTAL

32

 

 IUFW Nursing BSN Prerequisite Courses

Term

Course

Course Title

Credits

Fall

BIOL 20300

Human Anatomy & Physiology

4

ENGL 13100

Reading, Writing, & Inquiry

3

PSY 12000

Elementary Psychology

3

 

MA 21300

Finite Mathematics I

3

 

FWHS-H101

Introduction to Health Sciences

1

 

Elective

Open Elective

2

Fall Year 1       Total Credits

 

 

 16

Spring

BIOL 20400

Human Anatomy & Physiology

4

SOC 16101

Principles of Sociology

3

CHM 10400

Living Chemistry

3

 

GEC

Arts and Humanities

3

 

COM 11400

Fundamentals of Speech Communication

3

 Spring Year 1 Total Credits

 

 

 16

 

IUFW Nursing BSN- Required Courses

 

Term

Course

Course Name

Credits

Fall
 

NUTR 30300

Essentials of Nutrition

3

NURS-B244

Comprehensive Health Assessment

2

NURS-B245

Health Assessment: Practicum

2

NURS-B234

Promoting Healthy Populations

4

NURS-B235

Promoting Health Populations Practicum

1

 

NURS-B253

Professionalism in Collaborative Practice

3

Fall Year 2 Total Credits

 

 

15

Spring

BIOL 22000

Microbiology for Allied Health Professionals

4

NURS-B260

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice

5

NURS-B261

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice

4

NURS-L230

Health Care Delivery Systems

3

 

 

 

 

Spring Year 2 Total Credits

 

 

 16

Fall

NURS-H355

Data Analysis for Practice and Research

3

NURS-H356

Clinical Nursing Care 1: Biophysical Processes

5

NURS-B334

Transitional Care of Families and Populations

5

GEC

Cultural Understanding

3

 Fall Year 3 Total Credits

 

 

 16

Spring

NURS-H360

Clinical Nursing Care 2: Interactive Processes

5

NURS-H371

Clinical Nursing Care 3: Adaptive Processes

5

NURS-R375

Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice

3

Spring Year 3 Total Credits

 

 

13

Fall

NURS-H476

Clinical Nursing Care 4: Complex Processes

5

NURS-L430

Leadership in Health Care Delivery

5

NURS-H303

Pediatric Clinical Immersion

1

NURS-S474

Applied Health Care Ethics

3

Fall Year 4 Total Credits

 

 

 14

Spring

NURS-S488

Synthesis for Professional Nursing Practice

3

NURS-S483

Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone

3

NURS-B444

Nursing Intensive: Managing Health and Illness Across Care Environments

5

Elective

Open Elective

3

Spring Year 4 Total Credits

 

 

 14


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