Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree - Academic Core

To receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:

Degree Requirements

A. Core Courses - 61 hours

Capstone

determined by major

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Engaging the Old Testament

3

CSBS 1312Engaging the New Testament

3

Global Issues or Social Science - 3 hours

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

A grade of a "C" or higher must be obtained in ENGL 1321 and ENGL 1322.

Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Lab Science - 12 hours

BIOL 2340Human Anatomy & Physiology I

3

BIOL 2140Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab

1

BIOL 2341Human Anatomy & Physiology II

3

BIOL 2141Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab

1

BIOL 2380Microbiology

3

BIOL 2180Microbiology Lab

1

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours

MATH 2303Statistics

3

Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 4 hours

Intro or College Chemistry (4)

4

Social Science - 9 hours

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

PSYC 2311Developmental Psychology

3

SOCI 1311Introduction to Sociology

3

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

General Elective – 3 hours

World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours

B. Prescribed Nursing Courses (as outlined in this catalog) - 63 hours

C. Electives (if necessary) to bring total to - 124 semester hours