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Briar Cliff University
Baccalaureate Nursing Program

CURRICULUM FOR RN-BSN OPTION

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I.  Courses Completed in Basic Nursing
       Non-Nursing (21 credits)
Nursing Advanced Placement
(28-32 credits - 8 term courses)
Eight Nursing Term courses are transferred from the student's basic program as outlined in the four options for advanced placement in the Iowa Articulation Plan.

  • BIOL 221
Anatomy

  • BIOL 222
Physiology

  • BIOL 239
Introduction to Microbiology

  • PSYC 110
Introduction to Psychology

  • PSYC 280
Developmental Psychology

  • SOCY 124
Sociology

Sub-Total = 49-53 credits
II.  Upper Division Nursing Major Requirements  
A.  Nursing (22 credits)    
  • NURS 310
Theoretical Bases for Nursing Practice (Bridge Course)
  • NURS 410
Nursing Process in Community I
 
  • NURS 420
Nursing Process in Community II Nursing Research
  • NURS 415
Nursing Research
 
  • NURS 435
Nursing Leadership
 
NURS 58IR, Health Assessment, and 63IR Health Assessment Laboratory
Sub-Total = 22 credits    
B.  Required Related and Elective Courses (53 credits - 17 term courses
  • CHEM 110
Basic Organic Chemistry
 
  • MATH 200
Elementary Statistics
 
  • WRTG 109
Introduction to Writing
 
  • BIOL 240
Nutrition
 
  • PHIL 210/212
Ethics or TEHO 204 Christian Morality
  • PSYC
Upper Division Psychology or course 340
Foundation Courses    
  • 2 Aesthetic Foundations
 
  • 1 Integrated Foundation (LA 400 or comparable)
 
  • 1 Historical Consciousness Foundation
 
  • 1 Multicultural Foundation
 
  • 1 Theology
 
Sub-Total = 53 credits  
TOTAL CREDITS = 128-132 CREDITS