Traditional BSN Curriculum
Undergraduate Programs
120 Credit Hours
- General Education (GEC) Requirements
- Prerequisite Courses
- 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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IUFW General Education |
3 |
Arts/ Humanities |
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IUFW General Education |
3 |
Social Sciences |
SOC 16101 |
Principles of Sociology |
3 |
Psychology |
PSY 12000 |
Elementary Psychology |
3 |
TOTAL |
32 |
IUFW Nursing BSN Prerequisite Courses
Year 1
Term |
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Sem 1 |
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 |
Sem 1 Total Credits |
|
|
16 |
Sem 2 |
BIOL 20400 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology |
4 |
SOC 16101 |
Principles of Sociology |
3 |
|
CHM 10400 OR Social Science |
Living Chemistry OR Social Sciences General Education course |
3 |
|
|
GEC |
Arts and Humanities |
3 |
|
COM 11400 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
3 |
Sem 2 Total Credits |
|
|
16 |
IUFW Nursing BSN- Required Courses
Year 2
Term |
Course |
Course Name |
Credits |
Sem 1 |
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 |
Sem 1 Total Credits |
|
|
15 |
Sem 2 |
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 |
|
Sem 2 Total Credits |
|
|
16 |
IUFW Nursing BSN- Required Courses
Year 3
Sem 1 |
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 |
|
Sem 1 Total Credits |
|
|
16 |
Sem 2 |
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 |
|
Sem 2 Total Credits |
|
|
13 |
IUFW Nursing BSN- Required Courses
Year 4
Sem 1 |
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 |
|
Sem 1 Total Credits |
|
|
14 |
Sem 2 |
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 |
|
Sem 2 Total Credits |
|
|
14 |