Roadmap: Nursing - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
NU-BSN-NURS
College of Nursing
Catalog Year: 2014-2015
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses and milestones designed as
critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Critical
Credit Upper Min. Major
Hours Div. Grade GPA
Course Subject and Title
Type
Term
Taken
Semester One [15 Credits]
!
Anatomy electives 1
4-6
C
!
General Chemistry electives 2
3-5
C
KBS
MATH electives 3
3-5
C
KMC
■
NURS 10050 Introduction to Professional Nursing
1
C
PSYC 11762 General Psychology
3
DD/KSS
US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 4
1
Semester Two [15 Credits]
BSCI 20021 Basic Microbiology (3)
!
3-4
C
■
or BSCI 30171 General Microbiology (4)
SOC 12050 Introduction to Sociology
3
DD/KSS
Kent Core Requirement
3
Kent Core Requirement
3
Kent Core Requirement
3
Semester Three [14 Credits]
Requirement: combined minimum 2.750 GPA in BSCI 11010 and 11020 (or BSCI 20020 or 30518) and BSCI 20021 (or BSCI 30171) and CHEM
10050 (or CHEM 10060 or 10960 or 10961)
!
Physiology electives 5
3-6
■
C
■
!
NURS 20010 Interpersonal and Communication Skills for Health Care Professionals
2
■
C
!
NURS 20020 Foundations of Assessment and Communication in Nursing
3
■
C
NURS 20950 Human Growth and Development for Health Professionals
3
C
Kent Core Requirement
3
Semester Four [16 Credits]
!
NURS 20030 Foundations of Nursing Intervention
5
C
■
!
NURS 30060 Basic Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
2
■
C
■
BSCI 30050 Human Genetics
3
■
C
■
or BSCI 30156 Elements of Genetics
NUTR 23511 Science of Human Nutrition
3
■
KAD
Kent Core Requirement
3
Semester Five [15 Credits]
Requirement: minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA
NURS 30030 Nursing of Adults
5
■
C
■
!
NURS 30040 Nursing of Adults with Rehabilitation Needs and/or Gerontologic Changes
4
■
C
■
!
NURS, PSYC or SOC elective (upper division)
3
■
■
General Electives 6
3
Semester Six [16 Credits]
NURS 30010 Parents and Newborn Nursing
4
■
C
!
■
NURS 30020 Health Care of Children
4
■
C
!
■
NURS 30050 Basic Nursing Informatics
2
■
C
!
■
Approved Statistics Course 7
3-4
■
Kent Core Requirement
3
Semester Seven [14 Credits]
Requirement: minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA
NURS 40020 Community Health Nursing
4
■
C
■
!
NURS 40030 Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Nursing Care
4
■
C
■
!
NURS 40872 Introduction to Nursing Research
3
■
C
■
!
General Electives 6
3
Semester Eight [15 Credits]
NURS 40005 Professional Nursing Development 8
3
■
C
■
WIC
!
NURS 40010 Nursing of the Critically III
4
■
C
■
!
NURS 40045 Integration of Leadership and Management in Nursing
6
■
C
■
ELR
!
General Electives 6
2
Graduation Requirements Summary
Minimum Total Hours
Minimum Upper-Division Hours
Minimum Kent Core Hours
120
39
36
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Minimum
Major GPA
Overall GPA
2.000
2.000
Roadmap: Nursing - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
NU-BSN-NURS
College of Nursing
Catalog Year: 2014-2015
1. Anatomy electives (4-6 credit hours)
Choose from the following
BSCI 11010 Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health * (3)
and BSCI 11020 Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health * (3)
BSCI 20020 Biological Structure and Function * (5)
BSCI 30518 Vertebrate Anatomy (4)
* Students who have successfully completed ATTR/EXSC 25057/25058 Human Anatomy and Physiology I/II may use those courses in place of BSCI 20020 Biological
Structure and Function or BSCI 11010/11020 Anatomy and Physiology in Allied Health I/II.
2. General Chemistry electives (3-5 credit hours)
Choose from the following
CHEM 10050 Fundamentals of Chemistry * (3)
CHEM 10960 Honors General Chemistry (5)
CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 10961 Honors General Chemistry (5)
* Student may substitute CHEM 10054 General and Elementary Organic Chemistry for the CHEM 10050 and 10052. Minimum C (2.0) grade is required. All three courses
fulfill the Kent Core.
3. MATH electives (3-5 credit hours)
Choose from the following
MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra (4)
MATH 11012 Intuitive Calculus (3)
MATH 12011 Calculus With Precalculus I (3)
MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus (3)
MATH 12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
MATH 12012 Calculus With Precalculus II (3)
4. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits or students age 21+ at time of admission.
5. Physiology electives (3-6 credit hours)
Choose from the following
BSCI 30030 Human Physiology (4)
BSCI 40430 Animal Physiology (3)
BSCI 40433 Mammalian Physiology I (3) and BSCI 40434 Mammalian Physiology II (3)
6. Number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours
7. Approved statistics course (3-4 credit hours)
Choose from the following
BMRT 21004 Introduction to Business Statistics (3)
MATH 10041 Introductory Statistics KMC (4)
MATH 30011 Basic Probability and Statistics (3)
PH 30002 Introductory Biostatistics (3)
SOC 32220 Data Analysis (3)
and SOC 32221 Data Analysis Laboratory (1)
GEOG 39002 Statistical Methods in Geography (3)
MATH 12022 Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences (3)
MIS 24056 Fundamentals of Business Statistics (3)
PSYC 21621 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I (3)
KMC
Fulfills Kent Core Mathematics
8. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
University Requirements Summary
Type
Categories
Kent Core I. Composition
Enrollment based on placement test
Kent Core II. Mathematics and Critical Reasoning
KMC
Enrollment based on placement test
Kent Core III. Humanities
KHU Minimum one course from humanities in Arts and Sciences; may fulfill
diversity requirement
Kent Core IV. Fine Arts
KFA
Minimum one course from the fine arts; may fulfill diversity requirement
Kent Core V. Humanities or Fine Arts
KFH One additional course from either the humanities or fine arts category, may
fulfill diversity requirement.
Kent Core VI. Social Sciences
KSS
Must be selected from two curricular areas; may fulfill diversity requirement
KCM
KBS
Kent Core VII. Basic Sciences
Must include one laboratory
Kent Core VIII. Additional
May fulfill diversity requirement
Domestic Diversity Course Requirement
DD
Either domestic or global diversity must be from Kent Core
Global Diversity Course Requirement
DG
Either domestic or global diversity must be from Kent Core
Experiential Learning Requirement
ELR Either course or non-course experience approved by the appropriate faculty
member
Writing-Intensive Course Requirement
WIC
Minimum C (2.000) grade
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KAD
Course(s) Satisfying Category
visit www.kent.edu/catalog/kent-core
MATH 11009, MATH 11010, MATH 11012, MATH
12002, MATH 12011 or MATH 12012
Remaining
Requirements
6
fulfilled
visit www.kent.edu/catalog/kent-core
3
visit www.kent.edu/catalog/kent-core
3
visit www.kent.edu/catalog/kent-core
3
SOC 12050, PSYC 11762
May be fulfilled in this major with BSCI 11010 and
11020 (or BSCI 20020) and CHEM 10050 or
CHEM 10060 or CHEM 10960 or CHEM 10961
NUTR 23511; visit www.kent.edu/catalog/kentcore
SOC 12050
Kent Core or Elective
visit www.kent.edu/catalog/diversity
fulfilled
fulfilled
3
fulfilled
one course
NURS 40045
fulfilled
NURS 40005
fulfilled