Offered by UNMC College of Nursing
Kearney Division

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

A. Complete non-nursing requirements with grade of at least a "C" = 64 hours

B. Complete Nursing prerequisites with grade of at least a "C" (courses listed below) = 64 hours

Total = 128 hours

Non-Nursing Requirements:

MATH requirement

ACT Math score of 20 or better
OR
Math Department Placement test score of >17
OR
MATH 101, Intermediate Algebra 3 hour

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)

BIOL 225, Human Anatomy and Physiology I - 4 hours

BIOL 226, Human Anatomy and Physiology II - 4 hours

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours

ENG 102, Expository Writing II - 3 hours

Literature - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours

FSID 150, Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours
Take 4 hours from:

CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours

CHEM 150GS, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry - 4 hours

CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours   (see prerequisites)

CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

Microbiology

BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours

Nutrition

FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours

Statistics

Take 4 hours from:

STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

Ethics

Take:
PHIL 120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours

*Cultural, Race, Ethnicity or Gender

Take 1 course from:
GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
HIST 250, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251, American History - 3 hours
SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
SOC 250, Anthropology - 3 hours

*Humanities

Take 1 course from:
ENG Literature

ART 100GS, Art Structure - 3 hours

ART 120GS, Drawing I - 3 hours

MUS 100GS, Introduction to Music - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
THEA 120GS, Introduction to the Theatre - 3 hours

*Family and Human Behavior

Take 1 course from:

SOC 430, Family Life and Functions - 3 hours

FSID 151GS, Human Sexual Behavior - 3 hours
FSID 250, Infant Development - 3 hours
FSID 351GS, Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours

*Political Science & Social Organization

Take 1 course from:
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 170GS, Introduction to Political Thought - 3 hours

*Additional Required Elective

Take 1 additional course from starred areas above.
Free Electives - 7 hours

Total = 64

*See Nursing Adviser for additional Selections