Nursing B.S.N.

124 MINIMUM HOURS

36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS

31 HOURS AT UMHB

Degree Requirements

Academic Core – 58 hours

see Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Academic Core

B.S.N. Nursing Major Required Courses – 63 hours

12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB

12 hours minimum upper level

The following degree requirements will take effect January 1, 2026.  For students accepted into the BSN program for Fall 2025, the degree requirements published in the UMHB 2024-2025 course catalog (Nursing B.S.N.) will apply. 

 

NURS 2150Nursing Success

1

NURS 2350Health Assessment Across the Lifespan

3

NURS 2260Foundational Nursing Skills

2

NURS 2200Intro Professional Nursing Roles

2

NURS 3301Nursing Care for Population Health

3

NURS 3520Nursing Care for Adult & Geriatric Health I

5

NURS 3220Pathophysiology I

2

NURS 3205Pharmacology I

2

NURS 3225Evidence Based Practice

2

NURS 3101Healthcare Informatics and Technology

1

NURS 3521Nursing Care for Adult & Geriatric Health II

5

NURS 3401Nursing Care for Reproductive, Maternal, and Neonatal Health

4

NURS 3221Pathophysiology II

2

NURS 3240Pharmacology II

2

NURS 4420Critical Care Nursing

4

NURS 4301Mental Health Nursing

3

NURS 4302Professional Nursing Roles

3

NURS 4230Contemporary Issues

2

NURS 4401Nursing Care for Child-Adolescent Health

4

NURS 4201Senior Seminar

2

NURS 4700Capstone

7

NURS 4202NCLEX Prep

2

Total Credit Hours:63

A grade of “C” or better required in all courses in the Nursing major.

A minor is NOT required for the BSN degree.

A minimum of “C” is required in all the following prerequisite courses:

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

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

CHEM
Introductory Chemistry or College Chemistry or General Chemistry

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

PSYC 2311Developmental Psychology

3

SOCI 1311Introduction to Sociology

3

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3