Nursing, B.S.N.

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Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Plan of Study

The School of Nursing offers a four-year curriculum of study leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree. The University of Arkansas-Monticello, Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. The BSN program is also approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.

Admission Requirements - BSN

A student must successfully complete all general education and nursing supportive requirements before entering the nursing sequence. Application for admission to the BSN program must be submitted to the School of Nursing between January 15 and March 1 for admission to the program which begins each year in Summer I (Intersession). No early or late applications will be considered. All applicants are required to:

Meet all University admission requirements as stipulated in the Admissions section of the UAM catalog-Admission Requirements;
Have a UAM cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher;
Submit a letter of good standing from the dean/director from all Registered Nursing programs that the student has ever attended;
ACT or SAT total composite score according to the UAM Degree Pathways;
Completion of the National League for Nursing (NLN) Nursing Entrance Exam (NEX) with a score set by the School of Nursing;
Complete all general education and nursing supportive requirements with at least a “C” or better grade AND maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better in both sets of requirements:

General Education Requirements:

ENGL 10103 - Composition I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # ENGL 1013
ENGL 10203 - Composition II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # ENGL 1023

One of the following courses:

SPCH 10003 - Public Speaking A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # SPCH 1003
SPCH 22003 - Interpersonal Communication
SPCH 22803 - Business and Professional Speech (preferred)

All the following courses:

BIOL 24043 - Anatomy and Physiology I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # BIOL 2404 when combined with BIOL 24031
BIOL 24031 - Anatomy and Physiology I Lab A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # BIOL 2404 when combined with BIOL 24043
PSYC 11003 - Introduction to Psychology A.C.T.S. Equivalent # PSY 1103
SOCI 10103 - Introduction to Sociology A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # SOC 1013

One of the following courses with the corresponding lab:

CHEM 10003 - Introductory Chemistry A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # CHEM 1004 when combined with CHEM 10001 and
CHEM 10001 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # CHEM 1004 when combined with CHEM 10003
or
CHEM 14043 - General Chemistry I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # CHEM 1414 when combined with CHEM 14031 and
CHEM 14031 - General Chemistry I Laboratory A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # CHEM 1414 when combined with CHEM 14043

One of the following courses:

ARHS 10003 - Art Appreciation A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # ART 1003
HUMN 10103 - Fine Arts Appreciation
FILM 10203 - Film Appreciation
MUSC 10003 - Music Appreciation A.C.T.S. Equivalent # MUS 1003

One of the following Courses:

MATH 11103 - Quantitative Literacy A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # MATH 1113
MATH 11003 - College Algebra A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # MATH 1103

One of the following courses:

HIST 21103 - American History I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # HIST 2113
HIST 21203 - American History II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # HIST 2123
PLSC 20003 - American National Government A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # PLSC 2003

One of the following courses:

One of the following 3-hour course:
• Any literature course
• Any philosophy course
• Any foreign language course

Nursing Supportive Requirements: 22 hours

BIOL 24143 - Anatomy and Physiology II A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # BIOL 2414 when combined with BIOL 24131
BIOL 24131 - Anatomy and Physiology II Lab A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # BIOL 2414 when combined with BIOL 24143
BIOL 30043 - Microbiology A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # BIOL 2004 when combined with BIOL 30031
BIOL 30031 - Microbiology Lab A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # BIOL 2004 when combined with BIOL 30043
NURS 33963 - Pathophysiology for Nursing
PHED 21143 - Nutrition
PSYC 21003 - Developmental Psychology A.C.T.S. Equivalent # PSY 2103

One of the following courses:

PSYC 22083 - Statistical Methods
BUSI 21003 - Business Statistics I A.C.T.S. Equivalent Course # GB 2103
SBSC 33143 - Statistics for the Social Sciences
STAT 23403 - Introduction to Statistics
STAT 34003 - Probability and Statistics

Electives:

Choose one 2- or 3-hour directed elective course at the 10000-level or above from the following prefixes: ANTH, ARAD, ARED, ARHS, ARTS, ASTR, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, BUSI, CEMB, CHEM, COMM, CRJU, DMPR, ECON, ENGL, ENSC, ENSC, ENTO, EPID, FILM, FINN, GDES, GENE, GEOG, GEOL, GEOS, HIST, HUMN, MATH, MBIM, MUAP, MUED, MUEN, MUHS, MUPD, MUSC, MUSC, MUTH, PHAR, PHSC, PHYS, PLSC, PSYC, SBSC, SCSK, SOCI, SPCH, STAN, STAT, THTR.

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Nursing, B.S.N.

Admission Requirements - BSN

General Education Requirements:

One of the following courses:

All the following courses:

One of the following courses with the corresponding lab:

One of the following courses:

One of the following Courses:

One of the following courses:

One of the following courses:

Nursing Supportive Requirements: 22 hours

One of the following courses:

Electives:

Major Requirements: 63 hours