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2024-2025 Preliminary Programs of Study

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2024-2025 Preliminary Programs of Study

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Program Code: 809A	Department Chair: Dr. Kathleen Rayman
CIP Code: 51.3801	828-262-8039 raymankm@appstate.edu
Non-Teaching	Program Director: Dr. Jean Bernard
	828-262-8468 bernardjs@appstate.edu
	nursing.appstate.edu

Semester One [17 Hours]

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
RC 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
Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy (MAT 1020if not CHE ready) (4)			STT 2820can also meet BSN Statistics requirement
PSY 1200 - Psychological Foundations (3) [GenEd: SS]	C	Yes	Counts toward Gen Ed Liberal Studies

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
STT 1810 - Basic Statistics (3)or higher	C	Yes	Higher level (4-hou) STT courses will also fulfill Quantitative Literacy
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	Counts toward Gen Ed Liberal Studies
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	Count toward Gen Ed Liberal Studies

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
ES 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	BIO 2200prerequisite: Minimum grade of B- in CHE 1102/CHE 1120
Gen Ed (3)			Integrative Learning

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA	Important Notes
ES 2050 - Human Physiology (4)	B-	Yes	Apply to program this semester by the January 15 deadline
RC 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)
Gen Ed (3)			Integrative Learning
Gen Ed (3)			Completes Gen Ed Integrative Learning
Gen Ed (3)			Completes Gen Ed Liberal Studies

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

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

Course Subject, Title and Course Number	Min Grade	Major GPA
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

Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours	Min Grade	Major GPA
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

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

Minimum Total Hours	Gen Ed Hours	Writing	Minimum Major GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
126	44	RC 1000and RC 2001	2.5	2.5

Program Categories	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
Wellness Literacy	2
Quantitative Literacy	4
Sophom*ore Writing	3
Integrative Learning Experience	9	Must choose a minimum of two disciplines
Liberal Studies Experience	12	Must choose a minimum of three disciplines
Science Inquiry	8
You must also meet the Fine Arts, Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and the Social Science Designations. Those may be met within the Integrative Learning Experience and the Liberal Studies Experience.

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-licensurefor 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 s.h. in major and 9 s.h. 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.