Bachelor of Science in Nursing Curriculum

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Pre-Nursing Courses

Freshman Year *

Arts Elective* [3 Credits]
College Algebra [3 Credits]
English Composition [6 Credits]
General Biology and Laboratory [4 Credits]
General Chemistry [3 Credits]
General Psychology [3 Credits]
Introductory Sociology [3 Credits]
Microbiology [3 Credits]
Humanities [6 Credits]

Total: 34 Credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

HLSC 2410 - Human Physiology [5 Credits]
HLSC 2412 - Human Anatomy [4 Credits]
NURS 2371 - Introduction to Professional Nursing [2 Credits]
PSCH 3044 - Introduction to Abnormal Psychology [3 Credits]

Total: 14 Credits

Second Semester

NURS 2351 - Foundations of Nursing Practice Theory [3 Credits]
NURS 2362 - Foundations of Nursing Practice Practicum [2 Credits]
NURS 2372 - Foundations of Nursing Practice Simulation/ Lab [1 Credit]
HLSC 2416 - Health Assessment Theory [2 Credits]
HLSC 2417 - Health Assessment Lab [1 Credits]
HLSC 3409 - Pharmacology [3 Credits]
HLSC 3410 - Pathophysiology [3 Credits]

Total: 15 Credits

Junior Year

First Semester

NURS 3351 - Adult Health Nursing Theory [4 Credits]
NURS 3362 - Adult Health Nursing Practicum [2 Credits]
NURS 3372 - Adult Health Nursing Simulation/ Lab [1 Credits]
NURS 3356 - Mental Health Nursing Theory [3 Credits]
NURS 3366 - Mental Health Nursing Practicum [2 Credits]
BIOS 3115 - Basic Statistics [3 Credits]

Total: 15 Credits

Second Semester

NURS 3355 - Child Health Nursing Theory [2 Credits]
NURS 3365 - Child Health Nursing Practicum [3 Credits]
NURS 3358 - Women’s Health Nursing Theory [3 Credits]
NURS 3368 - Women’s Health Nursing Practicum [2 Credits]
NURS 3370 - Research in Nursing [3 Credits]
NURS 3451 - Genetic Health across the Lifespan [3 Credits]

Total: 16 Credits

Senior Year

First Semester

NURS 4352 - Critical Care Nursing Theory [3 Credits]
NURS 4362 - Critical Care Nursing Practicum [2 Credits]
NURS 4372 - Critical Care Nursing Simulation/Lab [1 Credit]
NURS 4357 - Population Focused Nursing Theory [3 Credits]
NURS 4358 - Population Focused Nursing Practicum [3 Credits]
Humanities Elective ** [3 Credits]

Total: 15 Credits

Second Semester

NURS 4371 - Perspectives in Professional Nursing [2 Credits]
NURS 4359 - Nursing Management in the Health Care System Theory [3 Credits]
NURS 4369 - Nursing Management in the Health Care System Practicum [4 Credits]
NURS 4346 - Gerontology [3 Credit]
NURS 4367 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing [2 Credit]

Total: 14 Credits

Total: 123 Credits

* In preparation for entry into the School of Nursing, general education courses may be taken at any accredited college or university. To ascertain which courses are accepted for transfer credit, please contact the Office of Student Affairs, Nursing School LSUHSC. A student may select arts elective from Arts/Fine Arts, Dance, Drama/Theatre, and Music.

** A student may select humanities elective from Communication, English, Foreign Language, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Religion, and Speech. The Humanities elective must be completed by the end of the first senior semester.

Nursing Electives

NRSC 420 - Comprehensive Pain Management [1 Credit]
NURS 3359 - Men’s Health Across the Lifespan [2 Credits]
NURS 4120 Beginning Spanish for Nurses [2 Credits]
NURS 4347 - Cross Cultural Nursing [1 Credits]
NURS 4348 - Independent Study in Nursing [1-3 Credits]
NURS 4349 - Nursing Care of the Oncology Patient [2 Credits]
NURS 4350 - Camp Nursing [2 Credits]
NURS 4351 - Nursing Care of the High Risk Neonate [2 Credits]
NURS 4360 - Quality and Safety in Nursing and Health Care [2 Credits]
NURS 4361 - EKG Interpretation and the Nursing Process [1 Credit]
NURS 4363 - Perioperative Nursing [2 Credits]
NURS 4364 - Principles of Emergency Nursing [2 Credits]
NURS 4365 - Mental Health and the Movies [2 Credit]
NURS 4366 - Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Nurses [1 Credit]
NURS 4367 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing [2 Credit]
HLSC 4411 - Interdisciplinary Care of the Dying Client and Family [2 Credit] **
NURS 4368 - Introduction to Forensic Nursing [2 Credits]
HLSC 4412 - Nurse Summer Training Program [3 Credits] **
HLSC 4413 - Health Care Technology [2 Credit] **

Note

** This course may substitute for the nursing elective.