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B.S.N. (Pre-licensure Only) Degrees

Foundations and Skills (25 semester hours maximum)

• First Year Seminar (3 semester hours) GEN 1200. First Year Seminar is required of all first-time students, transfers and re-entering students with fewer than 18 hours earned.

• First Year Writing (3 semester hours) ENGL 1103. Based on placement scores, students may be required to complete ENGL 1101 prior to enrolling in ENGL 1103.

• Second Year Writing (3 semester hours) ENGL 2111 or other APPROVED writing-focused course at 2000 level

• Quantitative Literacy (4-6 semester hours)

• Foreign Language Literacy through the Intermediate I level (0-9 semester hours, depending on placement)

• Wellness Activity and Literacy (1 semester hour)

Perspectives (26 semester hours)

• Historical and Social (6-9 semester hours) in at least two different disciplines from APPROVED courses.

• Must include PSYC 1110 General Psychology (3 semester hours) and one of the following: SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology, SOC 1202 Global Societies, SOC 1301 Marriage and Families, or SOC 1501 Social Problems (3 semester hours)

• Interpretive (6- 9 semester hours) in at least two different disciplines selected from APPROVED courses.

• Must include PHIL 2170 Ethics (3 semester hours)

• Creative (3-6 semester hours) selected from APPROVED courses.

• Natural Sciences (8 semester hours) selected from APPROVED courses.

• Must include BIOL 2419 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 semester hours) AND BIOL 2420 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 semester hours)

**Additional courses may be designated in the college class schedule.

Non-Western Perspective (3 semester hours)

• The Non-Western Perspective is a graduation requirement and may be fulfilled by APPROVED courses from Foundations and Skills or Perspectives.

Additional Requirements (10-11 semester hours)

• BIOL 1501 Molecules and Cells or BIOL 1123 Fundamentals of Microbiology (3-4 semester hours)

• CHEM 1104 Principles of Chemistry or CHEM 1501 General Chemistry I (4 semester hours)

• PSYC 1500 Human Development (3 semester hours)