Nursing, BSN

Program Coordinator: Annette Peery (3166 Health Sciences Building; 252-744-6356; peerya@ecu.edu)

Minimum degree requirement is 125-133 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit see General Education Program.)

BIOL 2110 - Fundamentals of Microbiology
BIOL 2111 - Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory
CHEM 1120 - Introduction to Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences
or
CHEM 1150 - General Chemistry I and
CHEM 1151 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
MATH 1065 - College Algebra or approved general education calculus course
PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology
PSYC 3206 - Developmental Psychology
SOCI 2110 - Introduction to Sociology
Choose an approved 3 s.h. ethics course

2. Professional nursing core - 42 s.h.

(BSN pre-licensure students only)

3. Specialization areas - 25-33 s.h.

(Choose one area.)

Professional nursing (25 s.h.)

(Pre-licensure students)

Registered nurse students (33 s.h.)

Upon completion of NURS 4901 , registered nurses receive 34 s.h. placement credit for the remaining core nursing courses. Registered nurse students who maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above in all courses applied to the completion of the RN-BSN option and have earned a grade of “A” in NURS 4907 and NURS 4908 may qualify to graduate with distinction.

4. Cognates - 18 s.h.

Note:

* This course may count towards the general education requirement.