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Roadmap: Nursing Bach

helor of Science in Nursing
[NU
U-BSN-NURS]
College of Nursing
ear: 2011-2012
2
Catalog Ye

This rroadmap is a re
ecommended semester-by-se
s
emester plan of
o study for this major. Howevver, courses and milestones d
designated as
critica
al (in boldface and
a shaded are
eas) must be completed
c
in the semester listted to ensure a timely gradua
ation.
Courrse Subject and Title
T

Credit Upper Min. M

Major
Hours Div. Grade G
GPA

Important Notes

Sem
mester One: [16 Credit Ho
ours]
Requ
uirement: comp
pletion of BSCI 20020
2
and CHEM 10050 with a combined miniimum 2.75 GPA
A
BSC
CI 20020 Biological Structure an
nd Function

CHE
EM 10050 Funda
amentals of Che
emistry

NUR
RS 10050 Introdu
uction to Professiional Nursing

PSY
YC 11762 Genera
al Psychology

Fulfills Ken
nt Core Social Sciences

US 1
10097 Destinatio
on Kent: FYE

Not require
ed for transfer sttudents with 25 ccredits

Kentt Core Requirement

See Kent C
Core Summary o
on page 2

Fulfills Ke
ent Core Basic S
Sciences
Fulfills Ke
ent Core Additio
onal; accelerate
ed students
see note 1 on page 2
ompleted in first year; see note 2 on page 2
Must be co

Sem
mester Two: [14 Credit Hours]
Requ
uirement: comp
pletion of BSCI 20021
2
and CHEM 10052 with a combined miniimum 2.75 GPA
A
BSC
CI 20021 Basic Microbiology
M

CHE
EM 10052 Introduction to Organ
nic Chemistry

SOC
C 12050 Introduction to Sociology
y

Kentt Core Requirement

Kentt Core Requirement

Fulfills Ke
ent Core Basic S
Sciences;
see note 1 on page 2
Fulfills Ken
nt Core Social Sciences and dom
mestic diversity
requireme
ent
See Kent C
Core Summary o
on page 2

Sem
mester Three
e: [15 Credit Hours]
Requ
uirement: minim
mum cumulative
e 2.50 GPA
BSC
CI 30030 Human Physiology
NUR
RS 20010 Interpe
ersonal and Com
mmunication Sk
kills
for H
Health Care Professionals
NUR
RS 20020 Found
dations of Asses
ssment and
Com
mmunication in Nursing
N
NUR
RS 20950 Human
n Growth and De
evelopment for Health
Profe
essionals
Kentt Core Requirement

Acceleratted studentssee
e note 2 on page
e2

Offered in fall only

See Kent C
Core Summary o
on page 2

Sem
mester Four: [16 Credit Hours]
H
NUR
RS 20030 Found
dations of Nursing Intervention

NUR
RS 30060 Basic Pharmacology for Nursing Pra
actice

BSC
CI 30050 Human Genetics

NUT
TR 33512 Nutritio
on

Kentt Core Requirement

C
C

See Kent C
Core Summary o
on page 2

Sem
mester Five: [15 Credit Hours]
Requ
uirement: minim
mum cumulative
e 2.0 GPA
NUR
RS 30030 Nursin
ng of Adults
NUR
RS 30040 Nursin
ng of Adults with Rehabilitation
n
Need
ds and/or Geron
ntologic Change
es
Kentt Core Requirement

Kentt Core Requirement

See Kent C
Core Summary o
on page 2

Sem
mester Six: [13-14 Credit Hours]
NUR
RS 30010 Parentts and Newborn
n Nursing

NUR
RS 30020 Health
h Care of Childre
en

NUR
RS 30050 Basic Nursing Informatics
MAT
TH 10041 Elemen
ntary Probability and Statistics
or PSYC 21621 Qua
antitative Methods in Psychology I or
C 32220 Data Analysis and
SOC
SOC
C 32221 Data Analysis Laboratory
y

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Roadmap: Nursing Bach
helor of Science in Nursing
[NU
U-BSN-NURS]
College of Nursing
ear: 2011-2012
2
Catalog Ye

Critic
cal requirem
ments are boldface in sha
aded areas
Credit Upper Min. M
Major
Hours Div. Grade G
GPA

Courrse Subject and Title

T

Important Notes

Sem
mester Seven
n: [17 Credit Hours]
Requ
uirement: minim
mum cumulative
e 2.0 GPA
NUR
RS 40020 Comm
munity Health Nu
ursing
NUR
RS 40030 Psychiatric Nursing and
a Mental Health
Nurs
sing Care
NUR
RS 40872 Introdu
uction to Nursin
ng Research

NUR
RS, PSYC or SOC
C Elective (uppe
er division)

Gene
eral Elective (low
wer or upper divis
sion)

4
3

C
C

Sem
mester Eight: [16 Credit Hours]
H
NUR
RS 40005 Profes
ssional Nursing Development

NUR
RS 40010 Nursin
ng of the Critica
ally III
NUR
RS 40045 Integra
ation of Leaders
ship and Manag
gement
in Nu
ursing

Gene
eral Elective (low
wer or upper divis
sion)

Fulfills wrriting-intensive course requirement

Number off credits required

d depends on me
eeting minimum
122 credit hours and minim
mum 39 upper-division credit
hours

Gra
aduation Req
quirements Summary
S
M
Minimum
Tottal Hours

Minimum UpperDivision
D
Hours

Minimum
m
Kent Core Hours
H

121

39

36

Diversity Course
e
Global / Domest ic
Ke
ent Core or Gene
eral
Elective / SOC 120
050

Wriiting-Intensive
NURS 40005
N

Min
nimum
Major GPA
Overall GPA
2.00

2.00

nt Core Summary
Ken
Kent
K
Core Catego
ories
Com
mposition (6-8 crredit hours)
ENG
G 11002, 11011, 21011; HONR 10197, 10297
Math
hematics and Critical Reasonin
ng (3-5 credit ho
ours)
Hum
manities and Fin
ne Arts (9 credit hours)
Minim
mum one course
e from humanities
s in Arts and Sciiences
and minimum one co
ourse from fine arrts
Sociial Sciences (6 credit
c
hours)
Mustt be selected from
m two curricular areas
Basiic Sciences (6-7
7 credit hours)
Must include one lab
boratory
Additional (6 credit hours)
m two Kent Core
e categories
Mustt be selected from

Important N
Notes

Remaining
Credit Hours

Enrolllment based on p
placement test

6-8

Enrolllment based on p
placement test

3-5

May fulfill
f
global divers
rsity requirement

Fulfille
ed in this major w
with PSYC 11762
2 and SOC 1205
50

Fulfille
ed in this major w
with BSCI 20020
0 and CHEM 100
052

3 cred
dits are fulfilled in
n this major with CHEM 10050 ; may fulfill
global diversity require
ement

Note 1
1:

Students ma
ay substitute CHEM 10054 Gene
eral and Elementa
ary Organic Che
emistry for the req
quired CHEM 10
0050 and 10052. All three
courses fulfill the Kent Core (Kent Core).

Note 2
2:

Accelerated students take NURS 25010 Intro

oduction to Accelerated Nursing iinstead of NURS
S 10050 and 200
010.

Kent C
Core
Students must comple
ete a minimum 36
6 credit hours of the Kent Core. Certain
C
courses rrequired in progrrams and in stude
ents major field may also fulfill
ent Core. Honors
s equivalents sha
all satisfy the Ken
nt Core. None of the courses on tthe Kent Core lisst may be taken w
with a pass/fail g
grade. Visit
the Ke
www.kkent.edu/catalog//kent-core for co
ourse list.
sity Course Req
quirement
Divers
Students must comple
ete a two-course diversity requirement, consisting of one with a do
omestic (U.S.) fo cus and one with
h a global focus. One course
econd course ma
ay be taken as a second Kent Co
ore, within a majo
or or minor, or ass a general electiive; or, with
must ccome from the Kent Core. The se
deanss approval, by co
ompleting one se
emester of study in another counttry. Visit www.ke nt.edu/catalog/d iversity for coursse list.
ng-Intensive Course Requireme
ent
Writin
Students must comple
ete a one-course writing-intensive
e requirement in their
t
major and e
earn minimum C (2.00) grade.
www.kent.edu/catalog/wic for course list.
Visit w
uirement
Upperr-Division Requ
Students must comple
ete a minimum 39
9 upper-division (numbered 3000
00 to 49999) cred
dit hours of courssework. Program
ms in the College of Arts and
nimum of 42 hou
urs of upper-divis
sion coursework.
Sciencces require a min
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