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Nursing, BSN


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About the Program

The School of Nursing offers programs from baccalaureate to doctoral level, including:

Nursing Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (99-100 credits)


General Courses (15-16 credits)


Minimum grade of C required in each course

Science Courses (18 credits)


Minimum grade of C required in each course. Average GPA of this area must be 2.7 or better.

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (18 credits)


Minimum grade of C required in each course

  • Human Cultures: Humanities - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Humanities for core)
  • Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
  • School of Nursing Guided Health & Human Sciences Selective - select from supplemental list - Credit Hours: 3.00

  • Quantitative Reasoning - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)

Electives (2-3 credits)


University Requirements


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement:


The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

  • Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Earning a passing grade for one of these approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)

For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.



Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


Additional Requirements


Nursing Supplemental Information  

Program Requirements


14-15 Credits


Spring 1st Year


17 Credits


14 Credits


17 Credits


15 Credits


12 Credits


Fall 4th Year


14-15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


16 Credits


Notes


  • A student may elect the Pass / Not-Pass grading option for elective courses only, unless an academic unit requires that a specific departmental course/s be taken Pass / Not-Pass.  Students may elect to take University Core Curriculum courses Pass / Not-Pass; however, some major Plans of Study require courses that also fulfill UCC foundational outcomes.  In such cases, students may not elect the Pass / Not-Pass option.  A maximum of 24 credits of elective courses under the Pass / Not-pass grading option can be used toward graduation requirements. For further information, students should refer to the College of Health and Human Sciences Pass / Not-Pass Policy.
  • Students must earn a “C” or higher in all required and selective courses.
  • 32 credits of Purdue coursework at the 30000 level or above are required for graduation.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

Disclaimer


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