Nursing Pre-Licensure Bachelors-BSN Track (Accelerated) Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 64
Prerequisites: 64
Nursing Courses: 64
The Bachelor’s to BSN degree is designed for individuals who hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college. Upon completion of this track, the graduate will be granted a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and be eligible to sit for the national examination for licensure (NCLEX) as a registered professional nurse. Prerequisite completion will be determined by the program advisor with each individual evaluation of undergraduate transcripts.
Applicants to this program must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) from their previous undergraduate institution(s). The student’s Lewis University preterm GPA must be a 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) and they must earn a grade of “C” or better in all preterm courses before starting nursing core courses.
Core Nursing Courses
Semester 1
| 30-201 | Foundations of Professional Nursing | 2 |
| 30-203 | Professional Development I: Nurse-Client Interactions | 2 |
| 30-230 | Foundations of Clinical Nursing | 4 |
| 30-231 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| 30-330 | Health Promotion Across the Lifespan I | 3 |
Semester 2
| 30-303 | Professional Development II: Health Care Trends | 2 |
| 30-331 | Health Maintenance and Restoration: Adult I | 6 |
| 30-340 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
Semester 3
| 30-301 | Nursing Research | 3 |
| 30-332 | Health Promotion II | 2 |
| 30-333 | Health Maintenance and Restoration: Children | 6 |
| 30-334 | Health Maintenance and Restoration: Childbearing Families | 4 |
Semester 4
| 30-401 | Professional Development III: Professional Identity and Leadership | 2 |
| 30-429 | Health Maintenance and Restoration: Adult II | 4 |
| 30-431 | Health Maintenance and Restoration: Adult III | 6 |
Semester 5
| 30-432 | Promoting Healthy Communities | 4 |
| 30-433 | Health Maintenance and Restoration: Crisis | 4 |
| 30-434 | Role Transition Practicum | 4 |
Registration and Progression
In order to register for Foundations of Professional Nursing (30-201) at Lewis University, the accelerated student’s Lewis University preterm GPA must be a 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) and the student must earn a grade of “C” or better in all preterm courses before starting nursing core courses. Students earning a grade of “D” or “W” in any accelerated nursing course will be permitted to repeat the course only once in the traditional day track. The student may not progress to the second eight week accelerated course if a course is failed in the first eight weeks of the semester. Reentry into the accelerated track after a nursing course failure/withdrawal is prohibited. All other College of Nursing and Health Professionals BSN progression polices apply to the accelerated student. Students who earn a grade of “F” in any required nursing course at any level will be dismissed from the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Dismissal from the College of Nursing and Health Professions does not necessarily result in dismissal from the University.
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied for Nursing majors by successful completion of Nursing Research (30-301).
The college writing, natural science, ethics, mathematics, social science, and cultural diversity General Education requirements are fulfilled by the non-nursing support courses.