Nursing Pre-Licensure Track / Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 131
Major Credit Hours: 64
Non-Nursing Support Courses: 42
Nursing Courses: 64
Degree Requirements
I. Core General Education Courses (25)
II. Non-Nursing Support Courses (42)
Non-Nursing Support Courses Prerequisite or to Sophomore II Level (30)
| 02-101 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| 02-102 | Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| 02-103 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| 02-104 | Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| 02-225 | Microbiology | 4 |
| 02-227 | Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| 03-105 | Introductory Organic and Biochemistry | 3 |
| 06-111 | College Writing 1 | 3 |
| 06-112 | College Writing 2 | 3 |
| 26-100 | General Psychology | 3 |
| 26-220 | Theories of Personality and Development | 3 |
Non-Nursing Support Courses Prerequisite to or Taken Concurrently with Sophomore II Level (6)
| 20-290 | Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations | 3 |
| 02-270 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
Non-Nursing Support Courses Prerequisite to Junior II Level (6)
III. Core Nursing Courses (64)
Sophomore (Level II):
| 30-202 | Professional Development 1: Foundations | 3 |
| 30-210 | Safety and Accountability in Medication Administration | 1 |
| 30-232 | Fundamentals of Safety and Quality in Patient-Centered Care | 5 |
| 30-233 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
Junior (Level I):
| 30-325 | Adult 1: Beginning | 6 |
| 30-326 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| 30-329 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan | 4 |
Junior (Level II):
| 30-335 | Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research | 3 |
| 30-336 | Professional Development 2: Health Care Trends | 2 |
| 30-337 | Children, Adolescents, and Families | 4 |
| 30-338 | Childbearing Families | 4 |
Senior (Level I):
| 30-425 | Adult 2: Advanced | 6 |
| 30-426 | Professional Development 3: Leadership, Collaboration, and Teamwork | 2 |
| 30-427 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
Senior (Level II):
| 30-435 | Adult 3: Critical Care | 6 |
| 30-436 | Community Health Nursing | 4 |
| 30-439 | Professional Development 4: Role Transition | 4 |
IV. Registration and Progression
In order to register for Sophomore II level nursing courses at Lewis University, pre-licensure nursing students, including transfer students, must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above and meet the College of Nursing and Health Professions policies related to health records including immunizations. Students who earn a grade of “D” or “W” in any required nursing course at any level must repeat that course prior to moving to another level of nursing coursework. 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. Students who earn two “D” grades or receive two “W” grades in required nursing courses (two “D” or “W” grades in one course, or one “D” or “W” grade in each of two courses) will be dismissed from the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Students must receive a grade of “C” in required science courses to progress to the next semester in the program. Students who receive only one failing grade in a science (C-, D, F, or W), will be allowed to repeat that course once. Science theory and science labs are counted as separate classes. Upon a second failed science, or if the student fails or withdraws from both theory and lab during the semester, the student will be notified that they have been academically dismissed from the nursing major. A student may repeat a required general education support course in which they earn a “C-”, “D”, “F”, or “W” only once and if the student does not earn a minimum of a “C” on the second attempt they will be academically dismissed from the nursing major. Dismissal from the College of Nursing and Health Professions does not necessarily result in dismissal from the University.
V. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied for Nursing majors by successful completion of Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research (30-335).
VI. The college writing, natural science, ethics, mathematics, social science, and cultural diversity General Education requirements are fulfilled by the non-nursing support courses.