Apr 29, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin [DRAFT] 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin [DRAFT]

FYG - Nursing, BSN (809A)


Program Code: 809A    
CIP Code: 51.3801    
Non-Teaching

Four Year Guides


Semester One [17 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
R_C 1000 - Expository Writing (3)       First Year Writing
UCO 1200 - First Year Seminar (3)       First Year Seminar
CHE 1101 - Introductory Chemistry I (3)  / CHE 1110 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)   B- Yes Begins Gen Ed Science Inquiry Perspective
STT 2820 - Reasoning with Statistics (4)       Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy (MAT 1020 if not CHE ready)
PSY 1200 - Psychological Foundations (3) [GenEd: SS]   C Yes Humanity and Its Systems AND Social Sciences Designation

 

Semester Two [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
Foundations of American Democracy C Yes Foundations of American Democracy Requirement  
CHE 1102 - Introductory Chemistry II (3)  / CHE 1120 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)   B- Yes Completes Gen Ed Science Inquiry Perspective
SOC 1000 - The Sociological Perspective (3) [GenEd: SS]   C Yes Humanity and Its Systems AND Social Science Designation
PSY 2210 - Psychology of Human Growth and Development (3)   C Yes  
PHL 2000 - Philosophy, Society, and Ethics (3)  or PHL 3015 - Medical Ethics (3)   C Yes Humanity and Its Systems

 

Semester Three [14 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
KIN 2040 - Human Anatomy (4)   B- Yes  
NUT 2202 - Nutrition and Health (3)   C Yes Completes 2 credit Gen Ed Wellness Literacy
BIO 2200 - Human Microbiology (4)   B- Yes Prerequisite: Minimum grade of B- in CHE 1102 / CHE 1120 for Nursing application 
Gen Ed (3)     Intercultural Literacy AND Fine Arts Designation

 

Semester Four [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
KIN 2050 - Human Physiology (4)   B- Yes Apply to program this semester by the January 15 deadline
R_C 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)        
Gen Ed (3)     Historical Studies Designation
Gen Ed (3)     Literary Studies Designation
Gen Ed (3)     Sustainability and Climate Literarcy

 

Summer [4 Hours] (For Those Admitted)


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
NUR 3121 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (3)   C Yes 7 week lecture and lab course
NUR 3123 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Lab/Clinical (1)   S Yes 7 week clinical course

 

Semester Five [13 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
NUR 3300 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (3)   C Yes  
NUR 3302 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Lab/Clinical (3)   S Yes  
NUR 3115 - Pathophysiology in Nursing (3)   C Yes  
NUR 3400 - Socialization to Professional Nursing (2) [WID]   C Yes Writing in the Discipline
NUR 3040 - Pharmacology I (2)   C Yes  

 

Semester Six [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Course Number Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
NUR 3100 - Adult Health Nursing I (3)   C Yes  
NUR 3110 - Adult Health Nursing I Clinical (3)   S Yes  
NUR 3450 - Mental Health and Nursing Care of Communities (5)   C Yes  
NUR 3452 - Mental Health and Nursing Care of Communities Clinical (3)   S Yes  
NUR 3050 - Pharmacology II (2)   C Yes  

 

Semester Seven [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
NUR 3102 - Adult Health Nursing II (3)   C Yes  
NUR 3112 - Adult Health Nursing II Clinical (3)   S Yes  
NUR 4200 - Introduction to Nursing Research (2)   C Yes  
NUR 4124 - Nursing Care of Childbearing Families, Women, and Children (5)   C Yes  
NUR 4127 - Nursing Care of Childbearing Families, Women, and Children Clinical (3)   S Yes  

 

Semester Eight [14 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
NUR 4128 - Leadership and Management in Nursing (3)   C Yes  
NUR 4110 - Adult Health Nursing III (3)   C Yes  
NUR 4112 - Adult Health Nursing III Clinical (3)   S Yes  
NUR 4130 - Professional Nursing Capstone (3) [CAP]   S Yes Capstone
NUR 4210 - Nursing Research Application (1)   C Yes  
NUR 4145 - Nursing Synthesis (1)   C Yes  

 

General Education Requirements Summary


Minimum Total Hours Gen Ed Hours Writing Min Overall GPA
120 41 RC 1000 and RC 2001  2.0

 

General Education Program Model - 41 Credit Hours Total


Program Categories Credit Hours Important Notes - Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major
First Year Seminar 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year
First Year Writing 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year. Minimum grade of “C” required.
Wellness Literacy 2  
Quantitative Literacy                                                             4  
Sophomore Writing 3 Minimum grade of “C” required
Science Inquiry 8  

Categories and Designations

18

Complete 18 credit hours from three Categories: Sustainability and Climate Literacy (SCL), Intercultural Literacy (ICL), and Humanity and Its Systems (HUM). At least 3 credit hours must be taken from each Category, and the remaining 9 credit hours can be from any of the three categories.


Designation Requirements: Within these 18 credit hours, you must complete 3 credit hours from each of the following Designations: Fine Arts (FA), Historical Studies (HS), Literary Studies (LS), and Social Science (SS).

Additional Notes


  •  BSN GPA requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA required for admission*, 2.5 cumulative and 2.5 major GPA (NUR courses) required for retention, and 2.5 cumulative and 2.5 major GPA (NUR courses) required for graduation.
    •  *Note that admission is competitive and requires an application process. Declaration of major happens after a student has been provisionally accepted into the BSN program. Please see nursing.appstate.edu/academics/bsn-program-pre-licensure for more information.
    •  *Students must earn a minimum grade of “B-” (2.7) in CHE 1101, CHE 1102, CHE 1110, CHE 1120, E S 2040, E S 2050, and BIO 2200. These courses are essential building blocks for the BSN curriculum.
  •  BSN grade requirements: All BSN majors must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in each required course on the major program of study. Students may be allowed to repeat one nursing (NUR) course one time if they earn a grade below “C” (2.0). Failure to achieve a grade of at least a “C” (2.0) in a nursing (NUR) course results in dismissal from the nursing program.
  •  18 credit hours in major and 9 credit hours in minor must be at App State.
  •  25% of the degree hours must be in residency at App State.
  •  An overall GPA of 2.50 is required in Nursing courses at the end of the junior year and every semester thereafter.
  •  As stated in the catalog, the final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements remains with the student.