Nursing Major (BSN)
Students begin the traditional BSN curriculum by taking liberal arts and science courses in their freshman and sophomore year on the South Orange Campus. One Nursing course is introduced during the first semester of sophomore year but is offered on the South Orange Campus. During the second semester of the sophomore year students begin all other nursing didactic and lab courses at the Interprofessional Health Sciences Campus (IHSC) in Nutley, N.J. This future-oriented curriculum highlights wellness, population health, health promotion as well as clinical judgement and disease management. Student experiences include lab, simulation and V(virtual)- experiences, in addition to caring for clients in a variety of clinical settings, including acute care, long-term care, hospice care, community-based agencies, and other settings where professional nurses care for individuals, population groups and communities. Development of clinical skills begins in sophomore year, and patient care experiences at clinical sites begin in junior year.
BSN Degree Program Requirements
The traditional BSN curriculum requires 123 credits for graduation, dispersed in the sample curriculum sequence listed in the Planner tab, subject to revision.
Traditional BSN Program Course List
Sequence may be subject to change
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CORE 1001 | University Life | 1 |
| CORE 1101 | Journey of Transformation | 3 |
| BIOL 1122 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 1123 | Human Anatomy and Phys I Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 1201 | Core English I | 3 |
| SOCI 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Language Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIOL 1133 | Human Anatomy and Phys II | 3 |
| BIOL 1134 | Human Anatomy and Phys II Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 1202 | Core English II | 3 |
| MATH 1203 | Stats Models for Soc Science * | 3 |
| PSYC 1101 | Introduction to Psychology * | 3 |
| Language Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| BIOL 2141 | Introduction to Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2142 | Intro to Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| CORE 2101 | Christianity and Cult in Dial. | 3 |
| CHEM 1301 | Elements of Organic and Biochemistry * | 5 |
| NUTH 1101 | Professional Nursing Practice Foundations | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Ethics | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Christian Ethics | ||
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NUTC 2011 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| NUTC 2103 | Nursing Therapeutics for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NUTH 1005 | Sociocultural Determinants of Health and Healthcare | 2 |
| NUTH 1102 | Lifespan Context for Health of Diverse Individuals and Populations | 3 |
| NUTH 2003 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CORE 3XXX or Elective | 3 | |
| NUTC 3113 | Adult Nursing I | 5 |
| NUTH 2101 | Nutrition and Health | 2 |
| NUTH 3010 | Pharmacological Therapies | 3 |
| NUTH 3102 | Gerontological Nursing | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CORE 3XXX or Elective | 3 | |
| NUTC 3214 | Adult Nursing II | 5 |
| NUTC 3815 | Dimensions of Psychosocial Nursing | 4 |
| NUTH 3003 | Research in Nursing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| NUTC 3917 | Acute Adult Nursing | 5 |
| NUTH 2002 | Legal Aspects of Nursing | 1 |
| NUTC 3814 | Maternal-Newborn Nursing | 4 |
| NUTC 3816 | Child and Family Nursing | 4 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NUTC 4020 | Synthesis Practicum | 3 |
| NUTC 4021 | Synthesis Seminar | 2 |
| NUTC 4118 | Community Health Perspectives | 5 |
| NUTH 4001 | Leadership, Management and Trends in Nursing | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 123 | |
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Taken in first year, second semester or second year, first semester.
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