Undergraduate Catalog

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree

General Education	57.5

Required Substitutions: Area I: STT 160 Area V: CHM 102, ANT 201, ANT 202 Required Courses: Area III: PSY 105; SOC 200 Area VI: NUR 212 or HLT 201 or 202 or 203*
Support Courses	32

M&I 220 P&B 301, 302 BMB 250 PHR 340 PSY 110, 311, 341
Nursing Requirements	101

NUR 209, 210, 212, 217, 218, 304, 305, 306, 307, 321, 322, 323, 324, 406, 407, 414 or 415, 421, 422, 423, 424
Free Electives	1.5

Total	192

*College of Nursing and Health Area VI Policies:

Nursing majors may take NUR 212, HLT 201, HLT 202, or HLT 203 to meet the GE Area VI College Component. NUR 212 is also a required nursing course.
Students who transfer from another WSU major and who completed their Area VI for a previous major still need NUR 212 as a required nursing course.
Students who transfer to WSU with a completed transfer module from another institution must still complete NUR 212 as a required nursing course.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree: RN/BSN Completion Option

General Education	57.5

Required Substitutions: Area I: STT 160 Area V: CHM 102, ANT 201, ANT 202 Required Courses: Area III: PSY 105 SOC 200 Area VI: NUR 212 or HLT 201 or 202 or 203* *If HLT 201, 202, or 203 is taken as Area VI, NUR 212 is still a nursing major requirement
Support Courses	20-28

M&I 220 P&B 301, 302 BMB 250 PHR 340 PSY 110, 341 **Waived with C or better in NUR 306
Nursing Requirements	97-101

NUR 209†, 210, 212, 217†, 218†, 304, 305†, 306, 307, 321†, 322†, 323†, 324†, 406, 407, 414 or 415, 421†, 422, 423†, 424† NUR 308, 405, 425, and 462 (RN only courses) † Recognition of competency achievement equivalent to a maximum of 53.5 of the required 101 nursing credit hours is possible for advanced placement, based on prior learning and success in transition courses.
Free Electives	5.5-17.5

Total	192

College of Nursing and Health Area VI Policies:

Nursing majors may take NUR 212, HLT 201, HLT 202, or HLT 203 to meet the GE Area VI College Component. NUR 212 is also a required nursing course.
Students who transfer from another WSU major and who completed their Area VI for a previous major still need NUR 212 as a required nursing course.
Students who transfer to WSU with a completed transfer module from another institution must still complete NUR 212 as a required nursing course.

BEACON Program
Prerequisites:

ANT 201, 202
CHM 102
M&I 220
BMB 250
PHR 340
P&B 301, 302
PSY 311, 341
SOC 200
STT 160

Nursing Requirements

NUR 304, 306, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 462, 716, 750, 751, 755, 756, 762, or 708, 763

Honors Program

Students with superior academic ability may participate in the nursing honors program, which emphasizes independence, self-direction, and indepth study in an area of interest to the student. To be eligible, students must have a 3.2 or higher GPA for the 45 credit hours immediately preceding the winter quarter of their junior year. Students eligible to participate in the nursing honors program will be notified by the college's Office of Student Affairs.

The College of Nursing and Health faculty reserves the right to revise the nursing requirements or the sequence at any time, as deemed necessary to prepare students for new and emerging roles in nursing. Course requirements or sequence scheduling may also be changed.

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