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Dec 08, 2025
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2023-2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nursing, BSN
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Degree Requirements
120 Credits RequiredDepartmental/Program Major Course Requirements (66 credits)
Nursing Courses Level I (23 credits)
Minimum grade of C required in each course. Average GPA of this area must be 2.75 or better Nursing Courses Level II (24 credits)
Minimum grade of C required in each course. Average GPA of this area must be 2.75 or better Nursing Courses Level III (19 credits)
Minimum grade of C required in each course. Average GPA of this area must be 2.75 or better Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (51-52 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)
General Courses
Minimum grade of C required in each course Science Courses
Minimum grade of C required in each course. Average GPA of this area must be 2.70 or better. Grade Requirements
- Students must earn a “C” or higher in all required and selective courses.
Pass/No Pass Policy
- 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.
University Requirements
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate 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. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.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).
Upper Level Requirement
- Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
- Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.
Pre-Requisite Information
For pre-requisite information, click here. 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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