Nursing, BSN
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 121
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| MATH 1513 | College Algebra (A) | 3 |
| or MATH 1483 | Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (A) | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Statistics (A) | ||
| Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (A) | ||
| Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (A) | ||
| Statistical Reasoning for Medical Applications (A) | ||
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Minimum grade of "C" | ||
| CHEM 1215 | Chemical Principles I (LN) | 4 |
| or CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) | |
| BIOL 1113 & BIOL 1111 | Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) | 4 |
| or BIOL 1114 | Introductory Biology (LN) | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| PSYC 1113 | Introductory Psychology (S) | 3 |
| PSYC 2583 | Developmental Psychology (S) | 3 |
| or HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 41 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
| EDHS 1112 | First Year Seminar | 2 |
| MICR 2123 & MICR 2132 | Introduction to Microbiology and Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory | 5 |
| NSCI 2013 | Principles of Human Nutrition (N) | 3 |
| BIOL 3204 | Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 3214 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA of 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course. | ||
| HLTH 3723 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| HLTH 4783 | Health Issues in Gerontology | 3 |
| Select three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Pharmacology in Nursing | ||
OR | ||
NURS 3002 | Pharmacology in Nursing I | |
AND | ||
NURS 3012 | Pharmacology in Nursing II | |
| NURS 3013 | Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 3018 | Foundations of Nursing | 8 |
| NURS 3118 | Adult Health Nursing I | 8 |
| NURS 4023 | Trends and Issues in Nursing | 3 |
| Select four hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Global and Transcultural Nursing | ||
NURS 3223 | Global and Cultural Competencies in Nursing | |
| NURS 4043 | Nursing Research and Evidenced-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 4054 | Nursing Capstone and Transition to Practice | 4 |
| NURS 4116 | Adult Health Nursing II | 6 |
| NURS 4136 | Essentials of Nursing Leadership | 6 |
| NURS 4216 | Family and Community Health Nursing | 6 |
| NURS 4242 | Nursing Informatics | 2 |
| Hours Subtotal | 62 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
Other Requirements
- 40 hours of upper-division course work.
- Required for graduation:
- 2.50 Overall GPA;
- 2.50 GPA in College/Departmental Requirements; and
- 2.50 GPA in Major Requirements.
- The student must earn minimum grades of “C” or “P” in the College/Departmental Requirements and Major Requirements.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2029.