Nursing, B.S.N.

BELL Core Requirements: 48 Hours (minimum)

Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements are courses identified by the program as required courses and will count in the BELL Core or as General Electives.

BIO 1070 Biological Science: Microbiology Lecture 3 Hours and
BIO 1075 Biological Science: Microbiology Lab 1 Hours
NUR 1600 Wellness, Assessment & Health Promotion 3 Hours
and
WEL 2000-2044 Physical Education Activities 1 Hours
MTH 1151 Elementary Statistics for the Sciences 3 Hours
PSY 1100 General Psychology 3 Hours
or
PSY 1200 Introduction to Psychological Science 4 Hours
CEM 1020 General, Organic, and Biochemistry 3 Hours
SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology 3 Hours

Nursing Tool Courses: 14 Hours

PSY 2800 Life Span Development 3 Hours
or
SWK 2250 Human Behavior and Social Environment I 3 Hours
SWK 2300 Exploring Human Diversity 3 Hours
or
NUR 1020 Cultural Competence in Nursing 3 Hours
BIO 2230 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Hours
BIO 2240 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Hours

Major Requirements: 59 Hours

NUR 1010 Perspectives in Health Care 2 Hours
NUR 1601 Lab: Assessment & Foundational Skills 2 Hours
NUR 2250 Lifespan Nutrition 2 Hours
NUR 2030 Introduction to Pharmacology 1 Hours
NUR 2270 Foundations of Care Management 3 Hours
NUR 2271 Foundations of Experiential Learning 2 Hours
NUR 2290 Nursing Research 2 Hours
NUR 3010 Care Management I 3 Hours
NUR 3011 Experiential Learning I 2 Hours
NUR 3040 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I 2 Hours
NUR 3100 Nurse as Scholar 2 Hours
NUR 3350 Therapeutic Nutrition 2 Hours
NUR 3200 Nurse as a Team Member 2 Hours
NUR 3050 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology II 2 Hours
NUR 3020 Care Management II 3 Hours
NUR 3021 Experiential Learning II 2 Hours
NUR 3111 Focused Experiential Nursing 2 Hours
NUR 4060 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology III 2 Hours
NUR 4010 Care Management III 3 Hours
NUR 4011 Experiential Learning III 2 Hours
NUR 4020 Health Care: Populations and their Contexts 3 Hours
NUR 4015 Senior Nursing Capstone 3 Hours
NUR 4030 Care Management IV 3 Hours
NUR 4031 Experiential Learning IV 2 Hours
NUR 4200 Nurse as Leader 3 Hours
NUR 4220 Preceptorship 2 Hours

General Free Electives: 7 Hours (minimum)

Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours

Note: The last 32 hours of course work must be completed at Belmont University.
Note: Consent of Nursing Admission and Progression committee is required if a student desires to alter the Program of Studies.

Nursing students electing to pursue a minor must officially declare the minor. Upon completion of the minor, the 6-7 hours of free electives in the nursing curriculum will be waived. If the minor is not completed any hours earned toward the minor will apply to the free electives requirement to meet degree requirements.

Qualified BSN students may pursue a Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at Belmont through a guaranteed admission option. Eligible students may complete selected bachelor level nursing courses to satisfy major and general free electives credit hours (NUR 3100, NUR 3050, NUR 4020, NUR 4502, NUR 4505, NUR 4511). Credit hours counting towards a BSN degree will not count toward MSN or DNP degree hours.