Nursing, BSN, Concentration: Accelerated Bachelor’s Second Degree

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits)

All courses listed below are required to be taken at PNW, unless accepted as transfer credit.  Science courses may not be more than 5 years old.

• English Composition (6 Credits):
  • ENGL 10400 - English Composition I  or HONR 11100 - Honors Cohort I  (for students who have been accepted into the Honors College)
  • ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  or HONR 21100 - Honors Cohort III  (for students who have been accepted into the Honors College)
• Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): SOC 38200 , STAT 30100 , or STAT 31000  
• Natural Sciences (3 Credits): FN 30300 - Essentials Of Nutrition  
• Technology (3 Credits): CIS 20400 - Introduction To Computer-Based Systems  
• Humanities (3 Credits):  Select from the Humanities Core list   
• Social Sciences (3 Credits): PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology   
• Gen Ed Elective (3 Credits): Select from the Social Sciences Core list  
• First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credits): Transfer Course

Major Core (65 Credits)

• NUR 18200 - Conceptual And Theoretical Thinking In Nursing
• NUR 18800 - Foundations Of Physical Assessment
• NUR 19202 - Foundations Of Nursing
• NUR 19600 - Foundations Of Psychosocial Nursing
• NUR 28201 - Adult Health I
• NUR 28600 - Mental Health Nursing
• NUR 29400 - Essential Pharmacotherapeutics For Nursing
• NUR 31702 - Nursing Of Women Through The Lifespan
• NUR 35200 - Nursing Care Of Older Adults
• NUR 36102 - Pediatric Nursing
• NUR 39000 - Nursing Research
• NUR 39100 - Professional Ethics
• NUR 39201 - Adult Health II
• NUR 41500 - Pathophysiology
• NUR 45200 - Quality And Safety In Professional Nursing Practice
• NUR 48602 - Community Health Nursing
• NUR 48702 - Transitions Into Professional Nursing Practice
• NUR 49301 - Adult Health III
• NUR 49800 - Capstone Course In Nursing

Other Required Courses (25 Credits)

All courses listed below are required to be taken at PNW, unless accepted as transfer credit.  Science courses may not be more than 5 years old.

• BIOL 21300 - Human Anatomy And Physiology I
• BIOL 21400 - Human Anatomy And Physiology II
• BIOL 22100 - Introduction To Microbiology
• Free Electives (13 Credits)

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of C required for all courses (unless otherwise noted); 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required.  EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: Admission Pre-requisites for General Education Approved coursework: Human Anatomy & Physiology (8 credits); Microbiology (4 credits); Computer Information Technology (3 credits); Statistics (3 credits);Nutrition (3 credits); English Composition (6 credits); Behavioral Sciences (6 credits); Humanities (3 credits), Communications (3 credits)

Note 2: Essentials of Safe Medication Administration for Nursing : Pre/Co-requisite - NUR 27400 (Must pass placement test, otherwise becomes a prerequisite).

Note 3: Breakdown of Credit Hours: 16-18 credits:  Previous Degree, 37-39 credits: Prerequisite admission requirements, 65 credits: Nursing Major

State accreditation: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (Attn: Indiana State Board of Nursing) 402 W Washington Street - Room W072, Indianapolis, IN 46204 phone: (317) 234-2043 http://www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm

National accreditation of all baccalaureate and master’s programs: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta Georgia http://www.acenursing.org