Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Nursing
A total of 128 semester credits are necessary for the baccalaureate degree in nursing. The nursing major consists of 63 credits. The remaining courses consist of both general education and elective courses. Four years of full-time study are needed to complete the requirements for graduation. Many students develop schedules that allow them to work part time and spread course requirements over five or more years. Transfer students may need only two and one-half years to complete the courses. The SON Prenursing Advisor assists each student in planning a program to meet his/her needs. Students are strongly encouraged to communicate with the Prenursing Advisor prior to registering.
The School of Nursing is located in the Leichsenring Nursing Center, third floor of Wissink Hall in the center of the campus. Students will have a variety of clinical experiences in rural and metro/urban settings such as hospitals, nursing homes and community agencies.
The nursing curriculum is designed to provide opportunities for the student to develop a sound theoretical and clinical foundation for the practice of professional nursing. The graduate is prepared for a variety of roles in the community, including the responsibility for health promotion; prevention of disease; and caring for the sick in the community, the hospital and the home. An understanding of people and how they adapt to the environment is essential to the provision of these health-care services.
The program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse. Successfully passing this exam permits the graduate to practice as a registered nurse (R.N.). Graduates will have met the requirements for certification as public health nurses in Minnesota.
Descriptions of courses listed below are available on the Undergraduate Bulletins page.
Suggested four-year full time schedule
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- # Prerequisites to be completed prior to applying to the SON
- ~ Must be successfully completed prior to enrolling in nursing courses
- * Nursing courses
- > Exceptions may be granted by Undergraduate Program Director
- + Can be obtained by successful completion of N110 or by passing an exam administered by the School of Nursing
- ++ Must be successfully completed prior to NURS 440
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See Prenursing Advisor for variations.
Freshman Year
Fall
- # ENG 101 English Composition (4)
- # PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (4)
- # CHEM 111 Chemistry of Life Processes (5)
or (Biochemistry from another institution)
- # BIOL 220 Human Anatomy (4)
Spring
- # SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
- # BIOL 230 Human Physiology (4)
- # BIOL 270 Microbiology (4)
- ~ KSP 235 Human Development (3)
Sophomore Year
Fall (Apply for admission Spring Semester)
- ~ FCS 240 Nutrition I (3)
- >*~ NURS 110 Nursing Perspectives (1)
- + Computer Science Competency
- ~ MATH 112 College Algebra (4)
or STAT 154 Elementary Statistics (3) (Recommended to fulfill Gen. Ed. Category 4)
- General Education
Spring – Nursing Courses
- * N220 Foundations in Nursing Science
- * N252 Altered Human Functioning (3)
- * N253 Psychomotor Strategies in Nursing I (4)
- * N260 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (2)
- General Education
Junior Year
Fall
- * N340 Gerontological Nursing (2)
- * N341 Gerontological Clinical (3)
- * N350 Altered Physiologic Mode Nursing I (3)
- * N351 Altered Physiologic Mode Clinical I (3)
- * N353 Psychomotor Strategies in Nursing II (1)
- General Education
Spring
- * N360 Childbearing Family Nursing (2)
- * N361 Childbearing Family Clinical (3)
- * N380 Child Health Nursing (2)
- * N381 Child Health Clinical (3)
- ++ Abnormal Psychology 455 (4)
- General Education
Senior Year
Fall
- * N430 Nursing Research (2)
- * N440 Mental Health Nursing (2)
- * N441 Mental Health Clinical (3)
- * N460 Community Health Nursing (2)
- * N461 Community Health Clinical (4)
- General Education
Spring
- * N410 Nursing Perspectives of Leadership and Management (2)
- * N450 Altered Physiological Mode Nursing II (3)
- * N451 Altered Physiological Mode Clinical II (4)
- * N470 Nursing Synthesis Seminar (1)
- * N471 Nursing Synthesis Clinical (4)
- General Education or Elective
Note: Course numbers are based on those used at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Please refer to the University's Undergraduate Bulletin for the most current information each academic year.
