Nursing, Traditional, BSN

Program Overview

The Nursing BSN (Traditional) is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to function as professional nurses in a variety of healthcare settings. Throughout the curriculum, the student will obtain competencies for professional nursing practice, including critical thinking, decision making, communication, leadership, and high-tech procedures to respond to the changing needs of today’s healthcare settings.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

ENG 1110 - English Composition I (3)

SOCI 2000 - Global Societies and Human Behavior (3)

MATH 1100 - College Algebra and Trigonometry I (3)

BIOL 1300 - Molecules and Cell Function (4)

UNIV 1100 - First Year Seminar (2)

Spring Semester

ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)

HUM 2410 - Arts & Humanities I (3)

HEDU 1531 - Health (2)

BIOL 1610 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)

CHEM 1000 - Physical Science Related to Chemistry (3)

HIST 1320 - World Societies (3)

Summer (Between Freshman and Sophomore Year )

BIOL 1620 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)

MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech Communication (3)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

HUM 2420 - Arts & Humanities II (3)

CHEM 1500 - Chemistry and Human Life (3)

MFL 1192 - Elementary (Critical Language) II (3)

PSY 2100 - General Psychology (3)

BIOL 2510 - Introduction to Microbes and Disease (4)

Spring Semester

NURS 2011 - Introduction to Professional Nursing (4)

FOOD 2200 - Introduction to Human Nutrition (3)

NURS 2030 - Medical Terminology (2)

NURS 2020 - Health Assessment (3)

MATH 1100 - College Algebra and Trigonometry I (3)

Summer Session (Nursing Clinical Courses Begin)

NURS 3302 - Foundations of Clinical Nursing (3)

NURS 2201 - Pathophysiology (3)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

NURS 3301 - Pharmacology in Nursing (3)

NURS 3466 - Adult Health I (7)

NURS 3470 - Junior Seminar I (1)

Spring Semester

NURS 4202 - Nursing Care of the Older Adult (2)

NURS 3462 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (5)

NURS 4410 - Nursing Research (3)

KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)

Senior Year

Fall Semester

NURS 4002 - Nursing Care of the Child (4)

NURS 4003 - Maternity Nursing (4)

NURS 4102 - Community Health Nursing (5)

NURS 4472 - Synthesis of Nursing Concepts I (1)

Spring Semester

NURS 4000 - Leadership and Management (3)

NURS 4203 - The Adult II (7)

NURS 4473 - Synthesis of Nursing Concepts II (2)

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Note: Nursing courses completed at other institutions are not accepted as transfer credits. Students who were not successful in other nursing programs are not eligible for admission to the nursing program at NC Central. A cumulative 3.0 GPA is required for admission to this program.