Nursing Major

Requirements:

• NUR 220 - Nursing and Shalom
• NUR 260 - Fundamentals of Nursing
• NUR 280 - Lifespan Health Assessment
• NUR 290 - Promoting Shalom with Older Adults
• NUR 320 - Promoting Shalom with Ill Clients
• NUR 350 - Promoting Shalom with Cross-cultural Populations
• NUR 360 - Promoting Shalom with the Childbearing Family
• NUR 380 - Promoting Shalom and Mental Health
• NUR 420 - Nursing Science and Informatics
• NUR 440 - Promoting Shalom With Diverse Populations
• NUR 460 - Nursing Leadership and Clinical Scholarship
• NUR 480 - Promoting Shalom With Critically Ill Clients
• NUR 490 - Living Shalom

Cognate requirements:

• BIO 121 - Introduction to Human Anatomy
• BIO 122 - Introduction to Human Physiology
• BIO 203 - Microbiology
• BIO 320 - Pharmacology
• BIO 360 - Pathophysiology
• CHE 101 - College Chemistry
• CHE 102 - College Chemistry
• KIN 370 - Nutrition for Health Care Professions
• MAT 208 - Biostatistics
• PHI 214 - Contemporary Moral Issues
• PSY 221 - Developmental Psychology: Childhood
• PSY 225 - Developmental Psychology: Adulthood
• PSY 360 - Psychopathology
• SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology

Total credits required: 102

Service/Mission Component and Cross-Cultural Portfolio

All nursing majors are required to complete:

1. 840 hours of clinical;
2. An electronic portfolio;
3. Oral and written communication competencies;
4. The service/mission experience and associated cross-cultural portfolio (see option 1 and 2 as follows).

Option 1: Complete NUR350 and the nursing related GEN350 Shalom and Cross-Cultural Populations course or any GEN350 approved by the Department of Nursing. BSN students will also need to submit a cross-cultural portfolio. The department’s approval of other GEN350’s will be based on such a course meeting the related program outcomes (relationship with diverse others, ethics/social justice & shalom). Students will be allowed to take the NUR350/GEN350 sequence as either sophomores or juniors. Non-nursing students will be welcomed in the nursing-related GEN350 on a space available basis.

Option 2: Students will complete NUR350, a cross-cultural course and a service/mission experience approved by the Department of Nursing based on such a service/mission experience meeting the related program outcomes. Students will also be required to submit a cross-cultural portfolio.

Note:

Nursing course semester credits reflect lecture and clinical hours. A grade of C or above must be attained in all cognate and nursing courses. It is recommended that students complete NUR160, Nursing: Discerning Your Vocation.