Degree Program
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and major requirements. In addition to diverse general education courses, the nursing major requires successful completion of the following courses.
- BIOS 252 Human Anatomy 4 units
- BIOS 281 Physiology 4 units
- BIOS 282 Microbiology 4 units
- CHEM 112 Principles of Organic and Biochemistry 5 units
- PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology 3 units
- MATH 210 Statistics or Math 318 Biostatistics 3 units
- NURS 110 First Aid/CPR 1 unit
- NURS 201 Nursing of Client/Family I 5 units*
- NURS 202 Nursing of Client/Family II 8 units*
- NURS 204 Essential Clinical Nursing Pharmacology 2 units
- NURS 303 Nursing Assessment of the Client 3 units*
- NURS 340 Mental Health Nursing of the Client/Family 4 units*
- NURS 342 Nursing of the Childbearing Family 4 units*
- NURS 344 Nursing of the Older Client/Family 4 units*
- NURS 362 Nursing of the Childrearing Family 4 units*
- NURS 364 Advanced Nursing, Pathophysiological 4 units*
- NURS 366 Critical Care Nursing, Pathophysiological 4 units*
- NURS 441 Introduction to Nursing Research 2 units
- NURS 442 Applied Nursing Research 1 unit
- NURS 450 Leadership and Management in Nursing 2 units
- NURS 451 Leadership/Management Team Clinical 3 units*
- NURS 452 Leadership/Management Elective Clinical 2 units*
- NURS 460 Nursing in the Community 9 units*
- A sociology or intercultural studies course 3 units
- BBST 465 Health Care Ethics 3 units**
* includes skills lab, simulation and off campus clinical learning experiences
** for Level III students only
Note: The general education requirement for a foreign language for nursing majors is two years of the same high school language or four units of a college language. Nursing majors are exempt from general education requirements of literature (3) and history (three of six units required).