Nursing - B.S.N. Program Requirements

• Nursing semester-by-semester Roadmap
• Nursing - BSN for Registered Nurses concentration semester-by-semester 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
	NUTR	33512	Nutrition	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)
	XXXX	3/4xxxx	NURS, PSYC or SOC elective (upper division)*	3
Additional Major Requirements Students declaring the BSN for Registered Nurses concentration should instead take the requirements listed under that concentration. Accelerated/second degree students take NURS 25010 instead of NURS 10050and NURS 20010.
	NURS	10050	Introduction to Professional Nursing* (1)	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
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (43 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	20020	Biological Structure and Function*	5
KAD	CHEM	10050	Fundamentals of Chemistry*	3
KBS		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)			3
	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) Credits required depends on meeting minimum 122 credit hours.			5-6
MINIMUM TOTAL				122

* Minimum C (2.0) grade is required in all NURS, BSCI and CHEM course.
**A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

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 2.75 GPA.
• Completion of BSCI 20021 and CHEM 10052 with a combined minimum 2.75 GPA.

 

BSN for Registered Nurses concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.

Registered nurse students take the same 36 credits of Kent Core and 19 credits of foundational courses that are required of all BSN  students. Once RN/BSN students enter the BSN for Registered Nurses concentration, they take 27 credits of nursing courses specially designed for the RN and a 3 credit upper-division health care or nursing elective. After successful completion of Nursing 41000, Concepts and Issues for Professional Nursing Practice, the BSN for Registered Nurses student receives up to 33 University credits in nursing following the Ohio Nursing Articulation Model. Students must have 122 credits to graduate.

I.	CONCENTRATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (63 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	NURS	40075	Information and Patient Care Technology	3
WIC		40085	Inquiry and Research for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		41000	Concepts and Issues for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		42000	Leadership and Management for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		43000	Health Promotion for Professional Nursing Practice (clinical)	3
		44000	Population-based Nursing for Professional Nursing Practice (clinical)	3
		45000	Health Maintenance and Restoration for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		46000	Health Care Policy	3
		47000	Capstone Clinical Course for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		Upper-division nursing or health care elective*		3
	Escrow credits**			33
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL				63

*Permission of director required.
**BSN for Registered Nurse students will receive credit for up to 33 University semester hours of nursing courses upon completion of NURS 41000 Concepts and Issues in Professional Nursing Practice.

Progression
The student must complete all nursing course with a 2.0 grade point average or higher. The student may not repeat any clinical course more than one time and no more than two clinical courses may be repeated. Students attaining two failures in clinical nursing courses are automatically dismissed from the nursing program. A grade of C (2.00) must be obtained on repeat to avoid dismissal from the nursing program.

Graduation
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is granted to registered nurses who complete the planned program of study with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (C) and a minimum of 2.00 in each nursing course. Students also need to meet all other university requirements for graduation and complete a minimum of 30 semester hours at Kent State University.