B.S. in Nursing
Degree Requirements for Students Entering Fall 2018 and Beyond
| College Core Requirements | 40 credits* | |
| Nursing Core Courses | 64 credits | |
| NURS 110 Introduction to Professional Nursing Concepts | (1 credit) | |
| NURS 220 General Health Assessment | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 220C General Health Assessment-Lab | (1 credit) | |
| NURS 208 Introduction to Pathophysiology | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 230 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 230C Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Clinical | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 210 Introduction to Pharmacology | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 318 Adult Health Nursing I | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 318C Adult Health Nursing I Clinical | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 323 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 330 Nursing Elective | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 334 Behavioral Health Nursing | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 334C Behavioral Health Nursing Clinical | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 328 Adult Health Nursing II | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 328C Adult Health Nursing II Clinical | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 331 Pathophysiology with Related Pharmacotherapies | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 400 Adult Health Nursing III | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 400C Adult Health Nursing III Clinical | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 410 Leadership and Management in Nursing | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 451 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 451C Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Clinical | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 453 Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 453C Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family Clinical | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 455 Senior Seminar | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 455 Senior Seminar Practicum | (3 credits) | |
| NURS 456 Nursing Care of the Community | (2 credits) | |
| NURS 456C Nursing Care of the Community Clinical | (2 credits) | |
| Cognate Requirements | 22 credits | |
| BIOL 109 and 109L Anatomy and Physiology I | (4 credits) | |
| BIOL 110 and 110L Anatomy and Physiology II | (4 credits) | |
| BIOL 211 Microbiology and Human Disease | (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 109 General Organic and Biochemistry | (4 credits) | |
| PSYC 103 Introduction to Psychology | (3 credits) | |
| PSYC 326 Lifespan | (3 credits) | |
| Elective course | (3 credits) | |
| TOTAL | 126 credits |
Nursing students must maintain a minimum grade of C+ in all nursing and required science courses.
Sample Program
B.S. in Nursing (126 credits)
Year 1
| Semester 1 | |
| CHEM 109 and 109L* General, Organic, and Biochemistry and Lab | 4 credits |
| MATH 102 and 102R (Core) Mathematical Modeling and Recitation | 3 credits |
| ENGL 110 (Core) Writing in Context I | 3 credits |
| MLL Modern Language and Literature I Core | 3 credits |
| CORE* Humanities | 3 credits |
| FYE 101 First-Year Experience | 1 credit |
| 17 credits | |
| Semester 2 | |
| BIOL 109 and 109L* (Core) Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab | 4 credits |
| PSYC 103 (Social Sciences Core) Introduction to Psychology I | 3 credits |
| ENGL 120 (Core) Writing in Context II | 3 credits |
| MLL Modern Language and Literature II Core | 3 credits |
| RELS 208 (Core) Life of Faith | 3 credits |
| 16 credits | |
| TOTAL | 33 credits |
Year 2
| Semester 3 | |
| BIOL 110 and 110L (Core)* Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab | 4 credits |
| PHIL 110 (Core) Introduction to Ethics | 3 credits |
| CORE Religious Studies Topic | 3 credits |
| CORE Social Sciences | 3 credits |
| CORE Humanities | 3 credits |
| 16 credits | |
| Semester 4 | |
| BIOL 211 and 211L* Microbiology and Human Disease and Lab | 4 credits |
| PSYC 326 Lifespan | 3 credits |
| CORE Humanities | 3 credits |
| CORE Social Sciences | 3 credits |
| Elective | 3 credits |
| 16 credits | |
| TOTAL | 32 credits |
Year 3
| Semester 5 | |
| NURS 110 Introduction to Professional Nursing Concepts | 1 credit |
| NURS 220 Health Assessment (all semester) | 3 credits |
| NURS 220C Health Assessment Lab (all semester) | 1 credit |
| NURS 230 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (all semester) | 3 credits |
| NURS 230C Fundamentals Clinical (all semester) | 2 credits |
| NURS 208 Introduction to Pathophysiology (all semester) | 2 credits |
| NURS 210 Introduction to Pharmacology (all semester) | 2 credits |
| 14 credits | |
| Semester 6 | |
| NURS 318 Adult Health Nursing I (all semester) | 4 credits |
| NURS 318C Adult Health Nursing I Clinical (all semester) | 2 credits |
| NURS 456 Nursing Care of the Community I ( 7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| NURS 456C Nursing Care of the Community I Clinical ( 7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| NURS 323 Nursing Research and Evidenced Based Practice (all semester) | 3 credits |
| NURS 334 Behavioral Health in Nursing (7 weeks) | 2.5 credits |
| NURS 334C Behavioral Health in Nursing Clinical (7 weeks) | 2.5 credits |
| 17 credits | |
| TOTAL | 31 credits |
Year 4
| Semester 7 | |
| NURS 328 Adult Health Nursing II (all semester) | 4 credits |
| NURS 328C Adult Health Nursing II Clinical (all semester) | 2 credits |
| NURS 451 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family (7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| NURS 451C Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Clinical (7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| NURS 453 Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family (7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| NURS 453C Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family Clinical (7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| 14 credits | |
| NURS 400 Adult Health Nursing III (all semester) | 3 credits |
| NURS 410 Leadership and Management (1st 7 weeks) | 3 credits |
| NURS 455 Senior Seminar (all semester) | 3 credits |
| NURS 455C Senior Seminar Clinical (all semester) | 3 credits |
| NURS 331 Pathophysiology with Related Pharmacotherapies (last 7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| NURS 330 Nursing Elective (1st 7 weeks) | 2 credits |
| 16 credits | |
| TOTAL | 30 credits |
Total credits for graduation – 126
Please note: *The order of Core and Science courses may vary.
Nursing Degree Policies:
- Students must pass all nursing and required science courses with minimum C+
- Students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA in order to enter NURS 230 (Fundamentals)
- Only ONE nursing course or required science course may be repeated
- Students who are unsuccessful in any two nursing or required science courses are ineligible to continue in the Nursing program
- Any two withdrawals in nursing or required science courses (whether from the same or different courses) equate to one failure
Transfer Students
Transfer students are responsible for fulfilling the College of Mount Saint Vincent core curriculum requirements accordingly:
| An earned bachelor’s degree | No core required |
| An earned “appropriate” associate’s degree | 2 courses from Core Category E: Religion and Ethics |
| 60+ credits | 2 courses from Core Category B: Humanities and 2 courses from Core Category E: Religion & Ethics |
| 45-59 credits | 2 courses from Core Category B: Humanities and 1 course from Core Category C: Social Sciences and 1 course from Core Category D: Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning and 2 courses from Core Category E: Religion and Ethics |
| Less than 45 credits | Full core required |