Nov 08, 2024

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Nursing (B.S.)

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The student learning outcomes for this degree are located at http://www.niu.edu/assessment/clearinghouse/outcomes/index.shtml.

Check departmental information for any additional requirements.

Requirements in School (61-65)

NURS 302 - Professional Nursing Credits: 2
OR NURS 347 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Credits: 4
For Registered Nurse students only.
NURS 303 - Foundations of Nursing Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 304 - Health Assessment Credits: 1
NURS 305 - Foundations of Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 307 - Health Assessment Laboratory Credits: 1
NURS 308 - Alterations in Biological Systems Credits: 3
NURS 312 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Credits: 3
NURS 313 - Adult Health Nursing I Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 314 - Mental Health Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 315 - Adult Health Nursing I Credits: 3
NURS 318 - Adult Health Nursing II Credits: 3
NURS 319 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Credits: 3
NURS 323 - Mental Health Nursing Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 333 - Adult Health Nursing II Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 336 - Pharmacology Credits: 3
NURS 343 - Childbearing Family Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 349X - Critical Thinking for Health and Human Services Professionals Credits: 3
OR UHHS 350 - Critical Thinking for Health and Human Services Professionals Credits: 3
NURS 408 - Genetics and Human Genomics for Nurses Credits: 1
NURS 419 - Population-Focused Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 422 - Child Health Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 425 - Nursing Informatics Credits: 1
NURS 431 - Transition to Professional Nursing Credits: 3
Prelicensure students only.
OR NURS 488 - Nursing Ethics and the Law Credits: 3
Requirements can be met through escrow credit/proficiency testing for R.N.-B.S. students.
NURS 432 - Processes for Nursing Leadership Credits: 3
NURS 433 - Child Health Nursing Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 435 - Gerontological Nursing Credits: 2
NURS 443 - Population-Focused Nursing Clinical Credits: 2
AND NURS 453 - Capstone Clinical Credits: 4
OR NURS 463 - Practicum in Leadership and Population-Focused Nursing Credits: 3

Requirements outside School (31-33)

BIOS 103 - General Biology Credits: 3
AND BIOS 105 - General Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
BIOS 213 - Introductory Bacteriology Credits: 3
OR BIOS 313 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BIOS 357 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5
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
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.)
FCNS 280 - Human Development, the Family, and Society Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
OR PSYC 225 - Lifespan Development: Childhood Through Adulthood 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

Nursing (B.S.)

Requirements in School (61-65)

Requirements outside School (31-33)

Total Hours for a Major in Nursing: 92-98