BSN Curriculum - Fall 2011
Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year
Freshman Year
| The following courses will be completed: | ||
| UPNS 103 | Nutrition for Wellness (Fall or Spring) | 3 credits |
| UPNS 104 | Essentials of Professional Nursing (Fall or Spring) | 3 credits |
| UPNS 105 W | Ways of Knowing in Nursing (Fall or Spring) | 3 credits |
| UPNS 106 | Transcultural Responses in Health Care (Fall or Spring) | 3 credits |
| UPNS 107 | Service Learning Strategies (Spring only) | 1 credit |
| UPNS 108 | Freshman Seminar (Fall only) | 0 credits |
| UPNS 110 | Wellness and Health | 3 credits |
| BIOL 101/102 | Introduction to Life Processes (Fall only) | 3 credits |
| UCOR 101 | Thinking & Writing Across the Curriculum (Fall or Spring) | 3 credits |
| UCOR 102 | Imaginative Literature and Critical Writing (Fall or Spring) | 3 credits |
| COSC 030 | Research and Information Skills Lab (Fall or Spring) | 1 credit |
| UCOR *** | Basic Philosophical Questions OR other University Core (Fall or Spring) See the Undergraduate Online Course Catalog | 3 credits |
| UCOR *** | Theology Core OR other University Core (Fall or Spring) See the Undergraduate Online Course Catalog |
3 credits |
|
TOTAL: 32 credits |
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Sophomore Year
| Fall Semester | ||
| UPNS 202 W | Professional Nursing Communication | 2 credits |
| UPNS 203 | Synergy in Nursing Practice: Healthy People I (Clinical) | 2 credits |
| UPNS 216 | Human Development and Health Promotion Across the Lifespan | 4 credits |
| BIOL 207/208 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 credits |
| UCOR *** | Creative Arts Core OR other University Core See the Undergraduate Online Course Catalog |
3 credits |
| UCOR *** | Faith and Reason Core OR other University Core See the Undergraduate Online Course Catalog |
3 credits |
|
TOTAL: 18 credits |
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| Spring Semester | ||
| UPNS 205 | Health Assessment of Individuals and Community | 4 credits |
| UPNS 212 | Synergy in Nursing Practice: Healthy People II (Clinical) | 2 credits |
| BIOL 209/210 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 credits |
| BIOL 203/204 | Introductory Microbiology | 4 credits |
|
TOTAL: 14 credits |
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Junior Year
| Fall Semester | ||
| UPNS 308 | Technologies in Nursing | 3 credits |
| UPNS 309 | Pharmacology | 3 credits |
| UPNS 317 | Applied Pathophysiology I | 3 credits |
| UPNS 318 | Care of the Patient Experiencing Illness I | 3 credits |
| UPNS 319 | Synergy in Nursing Practice: Illness I (Clinical) | 5 credits |
|
TOTAL: 17 credits |
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| Spring Semester | ||
| UPNS 316 W | Community Health Concepts | 3 credits |
| UPNS 320 | Applied Pathophysiology II | 3 credits |
| UPNS 321 | Care of the Patient Experiencing Illness II | 5 credits |
| UPNS 322 | Synergy in Nursing Practice: Illness II (Clinical) | 3 credits |
| MATH 125 | Fundamentals of Statistics | 3 credits |
|
TOTAL: 17 credits |
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Senior Year
| Fall Semester | ||
| UPNS 407 | Case Management | 2 credits |
| UPNS 408 W | Nursing Research | 3 credits |
| UPNS 413 | Synergy in Nursing Practice: Management of Chronic Illness Across the Lifespan (Clinical) | 5 credits |
| UPNS 420 | Role Preparation I | 1 credits |
| UPNS 425 | Collaborative Care and Systems Thinking in Chronic Illness | 3 credits |
| *** | Elective OR University Core See the Undergraduate Online Course Catalog |
3 credits |
|
TOTAL: 17 credits |
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| Spring Semester | ||
| UPNS 410 | Professional Concepts and Issues | 4 credits |
| UPNS 416 | Synergy in Nursing Practice (Clinical) | 7 credits |
| UPNS 422 | Role Preparation II | 1 credits |
| UCOR *** | Social Justice Core OR other University Core See the Undergraduate Online Course Catalog |
3 credits |
|
TOTAL: 15 credits |
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Total Credits: 130 |
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W - Writing Intensive
Course descriptions also available on the Online Undergraduate Course Catalog
Nursing courses begin with UPNS
Revisions to courses and curricula are ongoing.
