Jul 30, 2024  
2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University Catalog

Nursing, BSN

Location(s): West Lafayette


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 (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.

Electives (2-3 credits)


Supplemental Lists


Nursing Supplemental Information  

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 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. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test.  The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused.  There are three different pathways:

  • Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
  • Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
  • Approved course pathway - Complete  one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.

More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.

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.

Sample 4-Year Plan


14-15 Credits


Spring 1st Year


17 Credits


14 Credits


17 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


15 Credits


12 Credits


Fall 4th Year


14-15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


16 Credits


Pre-Requisite Information


For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and 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


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.