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BSN Curriculum Plan

CURRICULUM
RN-BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
COMPLETION

Upon acceptance, 71 credits will be awarded with evidence of graduation from a regionally accredited program and proof of licensure from a state board of nursing 


THIRD YEAR

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
NUR 301
Nursing Leadership & Management 
3 SH 

 Nur 303 Pathophysiology

3 SH
 
Nursing Elective 2 SH   NUR 320 Nursing Informatics  3 SH
English Comp II 2 3 SH  Anthropology 1,2  3 SH
NUR 302
Advanced Health Assessment
3 SH Advanced Science 2  4 SH 
Ethics 1,2  3 SH     
TOTAL 14 SH   TOTAL  13 SH 


FOURTH YEAR

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
NUR 401 Community Health Nursing  5 SH  NUR 402 Professional Issues in Nursing   3 SH 
NUR 411 Nursing Research  3 SH  NUR 410 Transcultural Nursing 3 SH 
Nursing Elective  2 SH  Nursing Elective 2 SH 
Statistics 2  3 SH  Humanities Elective 1, 3  3 SH
    NUR 420 Senior Seminar  1 SH 
TOTAL  13 SH TOTAL  12 SH 
   
1 Indicates course may be chosen from among approved clusters listed in the academic section of the college Catalog/Handbook
2 General education courses are taken at another institution or transferred into the nursing major, and may be completed prior to or concurrent with nursing courses
3 Humanities courses are selected from African-American studies, art, communication, English, foreign language, literature, history, philosophy, religious studies, & theater

GENERAL EDUCATION  TOTAL 22 SH 
NURSING  TOTAL 30 SH 
BSN PROGRAM  TOTAL 52 SH 

Nursing Electives  - 2 SH
NUR 315   Women's Health Care Issues 
NUR 316  Gerontological Nursing
NUR 317  Critical Care 
NUR 318 Introduction to Forensic Science
NUR 319 Adolescent Health 
NUR 322  Spirituality
NUR 323  Health Promotion & Protection 
NUR 325  Heredity & Health 
NUR 328  Ethical Issues in Nursing 

A MINIMUM OF 19 SEMESTER HOURS OF PROGRAM MAJOR COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED AT TRINITY COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES TO MEET GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Clinical Contact Hour Description

In the Nursing programs, one clinical and/or laboratory semester hour of course credit will be presented as 48 contact hours of clinical/laboratory activity over the term of the course. For a semester-length course, one clinical/laboratory semester hour of credit requires three hours of clinical/laboratory activity per week for 16 weeks.  Course faculty may offer individual schedule variations.

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