Dec 21, 2025

2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Nursing (B.S.)

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Requirements in School (49)

NURS 301 - Research in Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 306 - Health Assessment Credits: 2
NURS 306A - Health Assessment Learning Laboratory Credits: 1
NURS 309 - Alterations in Biological Systems Credits: 3
NURS 310 - Fundamental Nursing Credits: 2
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 310A - Clinical Development I Credits: 2
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 311 - Mental Health Nursing Credits: 3
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 316 - Adult Health Nursing I Credits: 3
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 317 - Adult Health Nursing II Credits: 3
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 320 - Clinical Development II Credits: 2
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 321 - Parent-Child Health Nursing Credits: 3
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 322 - Child Health Nursing Credits: 3
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 330 - Clinical Development III Credits: 2
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 340 - Clinical Development IV Credits: 2
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 360 - Clinical Development V Credits: 2
NURS 401 - Processes for Nursing Leadership Credits: 2
NURS 410 - Clinical Development VI Credits: 2
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)
NURS 424 - Community Health Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 429 - Seminar in Professional Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 436 - Pharmacology Credits: 3
(Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.)

One of the following (2-3)

NURS 300 - Professional Nursing Credits: 2
NURS 346 - Concepts, Issues, and Interpersonal Strategies in Professional Nursing Credits: 3
(For Registered Nurse students only.)

One of the following (4-6)

Either
NURS 420 - Clinical Development VII Credits: 2
and
NURS 430 - Clinical Development VIII Credits: 4
or
NURS 460 - Clinical Development: Leadership/Management in Aggregate-Focused Nursing Care Credits: 4
(For Registered Nurse students only.)

Requirements outside School (24-26)

BIOS 104 - General Biology Credits: 4
(Available for general education credit.)
BIOS 213 - Introductory Bacteriology Credits: 3
or
BIOS 313 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BIOS 357 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5
ENGL 104 - Rhetoric and Composition II Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
or
ENGL 105 - Rhetoric and Composition Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
FCNS 201 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
PSYC 102 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit)
STAT 208 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
or
STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

Chemistry Requirements (4)

Either
CHEM 110 - Chemistry Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.) and
CHEM 111 - Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
Or
CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.) and
CHEM 212 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1

One of the following (3)

FCNS 280 - Human Development, the Family, and Society Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
PSYC 225 - Lifespan Development: Childhood Through Adulthood Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)