The Department of Nursing offers three programs in nursing education: a four-year baccalaureate program, a RN-to-BSN program to current RNs holding an associate degree in nursing, and a continuing nursing education program. The degree program in the department leads to the bachelor of science degree in nursing (see course sequence below). Courses in the department are not applicable to the bachelor of arts degree.
Course Sequence: Ordinary course sequence for Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
| Freshman Year | |
| Humanities I | Humanities II |
| Freshman English 103 | Freshman English 104 |
| General Psychology 101 | Philosophy/Theology 100 |
| Elementary Biochemistry 107 | Introduction to Professional Nursing 110 |
| Intro to Sociology 101 | Microbiology 108 |
| Sophomore Year | |
| Humanities III | Humanities IV |
| Philosophy/Theology 100 | Nursing Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill 127 |
| Health Assessment & Fundamentals of Nursing 126 |
Pathopharmacology I 238 |
| Anatomy & Physiology I |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
| Elective #1 |
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| Junior Year | |
| Adult Medical Surgical Nursing 236 |
Critical Care Nursing 340 |
| Pathopharmacology II 239 |
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 343 |
| Human Growth & Development 315 |
Statistics 212/ Med Ethics 371 |
| *Ethics/Elective #2 |
Ethics/Elective #2 |
| Theology/**Philosophy |
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| OR | |
| Child Health Nursing 341 | |
| Nursing of Childbearing Families 342 | |
| Statistics 212/Med Ethics 371 | |
| Ethics/Elective #2 | |
| Theology/**Philosophy | |
| Senior Year | |
| Critical Care Nursing 340 | Community as Client 449 |
| Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 343 | Nursing Synthesis 450 |
| Professional Nursing 448 | Philosophy/Theology |
| Statistics 212/Med Ethics 371 | Elective #3 |
| Philosophy/Theology | |
| OR | |
| Child Health Nursing 341 | |
| Nursing of Childbearing Families 342 | |
| Professional Nursing 448 | |
| Statistics 212/Med Ethics 371 | |
| Philosophy/Theology | |
*Ethics 107 should be taken before Med Ethics 371
**Philosophy 105 and 107 should be taken before philosophy elective