COLLEGE OF NURSING

Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum Plan
for pre-nursing students taking courses at BHSU - subject to change per the requirements for the catalog year admitted to SDSU and application cycle admitted to the nursing major. Maintain contact with the pre-nursing advisor to stay informed of any changes.

 

Pre-Nursing Courses including General Education Core

Freshman Year (Fall Semester) Credits
Chem 106/106L, Chemistry Survey 4
Engl 101, Composition I 3
Math 102, College Algebra 3
Psyc 101, General Psychology 3
CS 143 or HSC 212 or PHA 201 or WEL 100 & Lab
NURS 111 (zero-credit, administrative tracking number)
NURS 201 Medical Terminology (online SDSU)
2
0
1
Total Semester Credits 16


Freshman Year (Spring Semester) Credits
Biol 121/121L, Basic Anatomy 4
PSYC 221 -  Lifespan Development 3
Chem 107/107L, Organic & Biochemistry 4
Humanities
NURS 11 (zero-credit, administrative tracking number)
SPCM 101, SPCM 215, or SPCM 222
3
0
3
Total Semester Credits 17


Sophomore Year (Fall Semester) Credits
Biol 123/123L, Basic Physiology
BIOL 231 & 231Lab, General Microbiology
4
4
Hlth 422, Nutrition 3
NURS 111 (zero-credit, administrative tracking number) 0
Humanities
Soc 100*, Introduction to Sociology
or Soc 150*, Social Problems

3
3
Total Semester Credits 17

Courses in the Nursing Major
Application for Admission to the Nursing Major is made in the Fall  (

Sophomore Year (Spring Semester) Credits
Engl 201, Composition II 3
Nurs 215, Professional Perspective I 2
Nurs 265/265L, Health Assessment Interventions 4
Nurs 280/280L, Professional Communications 3
Nurs 323, Pathophysiology 3
Total Semester Credits 15


Junior Year (Fall Semester) Credits
Nurs 310/310L, Introduction to Public Health & Population-based Nursing 4
Nurs 325/325L, Beginning Nursing Care of the Client with Health Problems 6
Pha 321, Pharmacology 3
Land & Natural Resources requirement (Biol 101 or Biol 311 or Engl 256 3
Total Semester Credits 16


Junior Year (Spring Semester) Credits
Nurs 355 Research: Appraisal & Utilization 2
Nurs 365/365L, Nursing Care of the Client with Health Problems 6
Nurs 380/380L, Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family 5
Elective 3
Total Semester Credits 16


Senior Year (Fall Semester) Credits
HSc 445, Epidemiology
or Math 281, Introduction to Statistics
3
Nurs 410/410L, Advanced Nursing Care of the Client with Medical-Surgical Health Problems  6
Nurs 420/420L, Nursing Care of the Client with Mental Health Problems 4
Electives 3
Total Semester Credits 16


Senior Year (Spring Semester) Credits
Nurs 460, Preparation for RN Licensure (Elective) 1
Nurs 425. Nursing Leadership 3
Nurs 485/485L, Advanced Population-based Nursing Practice 4
Nurs 495/495L, Directed Study in Nursing:  Practicum 6
Electives 3
Total Semester Credits 17

Required Pre-Nursing & General Education Courses that must be completed prior to admission into the Nursing Major: Biol 121/121L, Biol 123/123L, Biol 231/231L, Chem 106/106L, Chem 107/107L, Hlth 422, Psyc 101, Psyc 221 or Soc 380, and Soc 100 or Soc 150, Math 102, Spcm 101 or 215 or 222, Engl 101, Humanities (6-credits), and one of the following: GS 143 or HSc 212 or Pha 201 or WEL 100 & Lab.

128 credits are required to graduate

Six credits of humanities in two different disciplines or a sequence of foreign language courses.  Click here for examples of West River courses which satisfy the humanities requirement. 


Created: October 2006
Created by Carol Racanelli and Published by Dr. Gloria P. Craig
South Dakota State University
College of Nursing