Nursing, B.S.N.

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Degree Plan (NSGHBSN)

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.

GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours)

Science Requirement (8 hours)

Select 2 courses with labs:

BSC 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 hrs. * AND
BSC 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 hr. *
BSC 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 hrs. * AND
BSC 251L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 hr. *

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher Mathematics

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)

Social Sciences Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs. *

Humanities Requirement (9 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. *
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs. *

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs. *

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)

NSG 441 - Senior Seminar in Leadership in Nursing 3 hrs. (Capstone)
Must be taken Senior Year; ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

Note:

*This particular GEC course is required for this major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (66 hours)

NSG 316 - Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice 3 hrs. (WI)
NSG 322 - Nursing Health Assessment 2 hrs. AND
NSG 322L - Nursing Health Assessment Laboratory 1 hr.
NSG 325 - Adult Health I 3 hrs. AND
NSG 325L - Adult Health I Lab 3 hrs.
NSG 329 - Pharmacology 3 hrs.
NSG 331 - Health Care of Older Adults 2 hrs.
NSG 335 - Adult Health II 3 hrs. AND
NSG 335L - Adult Health II Lab 3 hrs.
NSG 340 - Pathophysiology 3 hrs.
NSG 353 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3 hrs. AND
NSG 353L - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Lab 2 hrs.
NSG 400 - Introduction to Research and Theory in Nursing 3 hrs.
NSG 409 - Health Policy, Economics and Leadership 3 hrs.
NSG 416 - Nursing Care of Childbearing Women and Families 3 hrs. AND
NSG 416L - Nursing Care of Childbearing Women and Families Lab 2 hrs.
NSG 425 - Adult Health III 3 hrs. AND
NSG 425L - Adult Health III Lab 3 hrs.
NSG 426 - Child/Family Health Nursing 3 hrs. AND
NSG 426L - Child/Family Health Nursing Lab 2 hrs.
NSG 441 - Senior Seminar in Leadership in Nursing 3 hrs. (Capstone)
NSG 445 - Public Health Nursing 3 hrs. AND
NSG 445L - Public Health Nursing Lab 2 hrs.
NSG 458L - Role Transition Preceptorship 2 hrs.
Select 1 advisor-approved NSG or health-related elective 3 hrs.

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (24 hours)

NFS 362 - Nutrition 3 hrs.
PSY 275 - Developmental Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 360 - Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 hrs.
SOC 214 - The Family 3 hrs.

Select 1 course with lab:

BSC 107 - Human Biology 3 hrs. AND
BSC 107L - Human Biology Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 110 - Principles of Biological Science I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 110L - Principles of Biological Science I Laboratory 1 hr.

Select 1 course with lab:

BSC 380 - General Microbiology 3 hrs. AND
BSC 380L - General Microbiology Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 381 - Microorganisms in Health and Disease 3 hrs. AND
BSC 381L - Microorganisms in Health and Disease Lab 1 hr.

Select 1 course with lab:

CHE 106 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs. AND
CHE 106L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 110 - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochemistry 3 hrs. AND
CHE 110L - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochem Lab 1 hr.

Hours to Degree

128 hours are needed to graduate with a BSN in Nursing (Baccalareate). At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 45 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The last 25 percent of course work must be earned from Southern Miss. The student must earn at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss.