Nursing - B.S.N. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (78-79 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	20021	Basic Microbiology	3
		30030	Human Physiology	4
		30050	Human Genetics	3
	NURS	10050	Introduction to Professional Nursing	1
		20010	Interpersonal and communication Skills for Health Care Professionals	2
		20020	Foundations of Assessment and Communication in Nursing	3
		20030	Foundations of Nursing Intervention	5
		20950	Human growth and Development for Health Professionals	3
		30010	Parents and Newborn Nursing	4
		30020	Health Care of Children	4
		30030	Nursing of Adults	5
		30040	Nursing of Adults with Rehabilitation Needs and/or Gerontologist Changes	4
		30050	Basic Nursing Informatics	2
		30060	Basic Pharmacology for Nursing Practice	2
WIC		40005	Professional Nursing Development*	3
		40010	Nursing of the Critically Ill	4
		40020	Community Health Nursing	4
		40030	Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Nursing care	4
		40045	Integration of Leadership and Management in Nursing	6
		40872	Introduction to Nursing Research	3
	NUTR	33512	Nutrition	3
	XXXX	3/4xxxx	NURS, PSYC or SOC elective (upper division)	3
	Choose from the following:			3-4
	MATH	10041	Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
	PSYC	21621	Quantitative Methods in Psychology I (3)
	SOC	32220 32221	Data Analysis (3) and Data Analysis Laboratory (1)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (43 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	20020	Biological Structure and Function	5
KBS	CHEM	10050	Fundamentals of Chemistry**	3
KAD		10052	Introduction to Organic Chemistry**	2
KSS	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
KSS	SOC	12050	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			4
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	General Electives (lower or upper division)			5
MINIMUM TOTAL				122

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

**Regional Campuses students may substitute CHEM 10054 General and Elementary Organic Chemistry for the required CHEM 10050 and 10052. All three courses fulfill the Kent Core.

Special Note:

• Completion of BSCI 20020 and CHEM 10050 with a combined minimum 2.50 GPA.
• Completion of BSCI 20021 and CHEM 10052 with a combined minimum 2.50 GPA.