Nursing Sequence

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Recommended Course Sequence

Shown below are the course sequences for a full-time online degree RN-BSN student. Part-time students will work through courses at a different pace and sequence. This is offered as an example while the student’s actual and individual sequence will be based on the number of actual transfer credits and the type of courses the student has completed.

Year 3

Fall

Session 1

EXPL 200 - Steppingstone (1 semester hour)
GEND 450 - The Healthy Mind and Body (3 semester hours)
MEBA 375 - Statistics for Managers (3 semester hours)
or
MATH 280 - Introductory Statistics (3 semester hours)

Session 2

NURS 298 - Project I Evidence Based Practice (EBP) (3 semester hours)
NURS 320 - Nursing Practice and Senior Adults (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 13

Spring

Session 1

EXPL 300 - Keystone (1 semester hour)
INSC 410 - Epidemiology (3 semester hours)
NURS 467 - Ethics in Professional Healthcare Practice (3 semester hours)

Session 2

MEBA 312 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3 semester hours)
Elective (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 13

Summer

Session 1

HCIN 500 - Healthcare Informatics (3 semester hours)
BIOL 320 - Genetics (3 semester hours)

Session 2

INSC 320 - The Study of Disease (3 semester hours)
NURS 325 - Integrative Patient Assessment (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 12

Year 4

Fall

Session 1

EXPL 400 - Capstone (1 semester hour)
NURS 430 - Nursing Practice and Population Health (4 semester hours)

Session 2

NURS 435 - Nursing Leadership and Health Policy (4 semester hours)
NURS 498 - Project II Applied Nursing Research (3 semester hours)