Dec 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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.

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pre-Licensure)

Requirements in School (60)

NURS 302 - Professional Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 303 - Foundations of Nursing Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 304 - Health Assessment Credits: 3
NURS 305 - Foundations of Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 308 - Alterations in Biological Systems Credits: 3
NURS 313 - Adult Health Across the Lifespan Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 314 - Mental Health Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 315 - Adult Health Across the Lifespan I Credits: 3
NURS 316 - Pharmacology Credits: 3
NURS 317 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Credits: 3
NURS 317 is a writing infused course.
NURS 318 - Adult Health Across the Lifespan 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 Across the Lifespan II Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 343 - Childbearing Family Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 419 - Population-Focused Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 422 - Child Health Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 431 - Transition to Professional Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 431 is a writing infused course.
NURS 432 - Processes for Nursing Leadership Credits: 3
NURS 433 - Child Health Nursing Clinical Credits: 2
NURS 443 - Population-Focused Nursing Clinical Credits: 2
AND NURS 453 - Capstone Clinical Credits: 4

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BS Degree Completion)

Requirements in School (28)

NURS 306 - Health Assessment for Nursing Practice Credits: 3
NURS 308 - Alterations in Biological Systems Credits: 3
NURS 317 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Credits: 3
NURS 317 is a writing infused course.
NURS 347 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Credits: 4
NURS 419 - Population-Focused Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 432 - Processes for Nursing Leadership Credits: 3
NURS 488 - Nursing Ethics and the Law Credits: 3
NURS 492 - Practicum in Leadership and Population-Focused Nursing I Credits: 3
NURS 492 is a writing infused course.
NURS 493 - Practicum in Leadership and Population-Focused Nursing II Credits: 3
Upon successful completion of NURS 347, the RN-BS student will receive 33 semester hours of credit for NURS 303, NURS 305, NURS 313, NURS 314, NURS 315, NURS 316, NURS 318, NURS 319, NURS 323, NURS 333, NURS 343, NURS 422, and NURS 433. This credit will be held in “escrow” and will be posted to the student’s transcript upon successful completion of 12 semester hours of nursing credit with a grade of C or better.

Requirements outside School (31-33)

BIOS 103 - General Biology Credits: 3
AND BIOS 105 - General Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
OR BIOS 208 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Credits: 3
AND BIOS 210 - Fundamentals of Cellular 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 203 - Rhetoric and Composition II, Researched Writing in the Domains Credits: 3
OR ENGL 204 - Rhetoric and Composition, Accelerated Researched Writing in the Domains Credits: 3
HDFS 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.
NUTR 201 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
PSYC 102 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
STAT 100 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
OR STAT 200 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

Total Hours for a Major in Nursing: 91-93 (B.S.)/92-94 (RN-B.S.)

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