Degree Requirements
Program: BSN-NURS-5
I. Core General Education Courses (25)
II. Non-Nursing Support Courses (39/42)
Non-Nursing Support Courses Prerequisite or to Sophomore 2 Level (30)
Non-Nursing Support Courses Prerequisite to or Taken Concurrently with Sophomore 2 Level (6)
Non-Nursing Support Courses Prerequisite to Junior 2 Level (6)
III. Core Nursing Courses (64)
Sophomore (Level 2):
| NURS-20200 | Professional Development 1: Foundations | 3 |
| NURS-23200 | Fundamentals of Safety and Quality in Patient-Centered Care | 6 |
| NURS-23300 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
Note: NURS 20200 fulfills the Globalization requirement.
Junior (Level 1):
Junior (Level 2):
Note: NURS 33500 fulfills the Advanced Writing requirement.
Senior (Level 1):
| NURS-42500 | Adult 2: Advanced | 6 |
| NURS-42600 | Professional Development 3: Leadership, Collaboration, and Teamwork | 2 |
| NURS-42700 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
Senior (Level 2):
Note: NURS 43600 fulfills the Civic Engagement requirement.
IV. Registration and Progression
In order to register for Sophomore 2 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 Sciences policies related to health records, immunizations, drug and background checks. 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 Sciences. 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 Sciences. 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. Upon a second failed science 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 Sciences does not necessarily result in dismissal from the University.
V. Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
| NURS-33500 | Evidence Based Practice and Nursing Research | 3 |
VI. The college writing, natural science, ethics, mathematics, social science, interdisciplinary seminar, and diversity and social justice General Education requirements are fulfilled by the non-nursing support courses.