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sciences, arts, humanities, sciences, and computer science. The curriculum provides students with
comprehensive nursing knowledge and skills.

Graduates will be critical thinkers who have the ability to provide nursing care in a variety of healthcare
settings, assume leadership roles, and adapt to the changing healthcare environment. The baccalaureate
program provides a foundation for graduate education. To complete a BS degree, the student must
complete123 credits for the traditional BS. Nursing progression plan, 102 credits for the Accelerated
BS 2 degree nursing progression plan and 90 credits for the RN to BS progression plan,, depending
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on the program.

Baccalaureate Curriculum Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the baccalaureate nursing program, the graduate will be able to:

1. Implement nursing process and caring behaviors to individuals, families, and communities.
2. Utilize communication, technology, and collaborative skills to provide safe and effective
care.
3. Integrate culturally congruent care for clients across the life span.
4. Utilize evidence-based findings for decision-making that advances sociocultural, political,
economic, legal, and ethical issues in nursing.
5. Integrate health policies from legislative and governing bodies into nursing practice.
6. Employ and lead programs, policies in collaboration with professional organizations
to advocate optimal wellness to families and communities.
7. Demonstrate accountability for meeting the changing health care needs of diverse
populations representing the global community, through the continuation of personal,
professional, and educational development.
8. Integrate critical thinking, Clinical reasoning to promote optimal wellness to client, families
and communities.
Year One
FALL SPRING
Course Title Cr Course Title Cr
ENGL 101 Composition and 3 HIST 114 or African American History to 1865 3
Literature I 115 or Since 1865
BIOL 102 Introductory Biology 4 ENGL 102 Argument and Research 3
PSYC 101 General Psychology 3 CHEM 107 General Chemistry I 4

MATH 141 Pre Calculus I 3 BIOL 311 Human A & P 1 4
FRSE 101 Freshman Seminar 3 NURS 101 Professional Nursing Perspectives 2

Year 1 TOTAL Cr = 32

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