The School for Continuing and Professional Studies strives to meet the needs of registered nurse students by providing the general education courses that are required for entry and completion of the BSN degree in the School of Nursing, The program is designed to give students the advantage of an integrated core curriculum while retaining the supportive courses prerequisite to nursing. Adult non-registered nurses and LPNs may be admitted to the School for Continuing and Professional Studies for these courses and to the School of Nursing for the nursing-specific courses. Students may enroll in the general education core and supportive courses in weekend/evening time frames. The School of Nursing offers the nursing major courses during the day.
See catalog section on procedure for admission to the upper division in nursing and the registered nurse option.
Course Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Nursing (BSN)
For the Registered Nurse
| School for Continuing and Professional Studies | (33) | |
| FOSEM 101 | Foundation Seminar I: Critical Thinking and Writing | (3) |
| FOSEM 150 | Foundation Seminar II: Speech Fundamentals | (3) |
| FOSEM 204 | Foundation Seminar III: Professional Writing for Nurses | (3) |
| FOSEM 350L | Senior Seminar | (3) |
| HIST | History (any course) | (3) |
| * | Humanities, Fine Arts/Literature (any course) | (3) |
| PSYCH 101 | Introduction to Psychology | (3) |
| One of the following two courses: | ||
| PSYCH 199 | Human Development Through the Life Cycle | (3) |
| PSYCH 200 | Child Development | (3) |
| PHIL | Philosophy (any course) | (3) |
| PHIL or RELST | Philosophy or Religion (any course) | (3) |
| RELST 266 | Suffering and Death | (3) |
| Nursing Supportive Courses | (28-29) | |
| CHEM 107 | Inorganic Chemistry (may be waived if an A or B is
earned in |
(4) |
| One of the following two courses: | ||
| CHEM 108 | Organic Biochemistry | (4) |
| NATSC 101 | Natural Science for Professional Nursing Practice | (3) |
| BIOL 202 | Human Anatomy | (4) |
| BIOL 203 | Human Physiology | (4) |
| BIOL 206 | Microbiology | (4) |
| BIOL 309 | Pathophysiology | (3) |
| One of the following two courses: | ||
| SOC 210 | Sociology of Family | (3) |
| SOC, PSYCH or ANTH 102+ |
Any sociology, social psychology or anthropology course above the 101 level |
(3) |
| PSYCH 204* | Abnormal Psychology | (3) |
| *May challenge using Excelsior College Challenger Exam #459 | ||
| Nursing | (24) | |
| NURS 235 | Concepts in Professional Nursing and Leadership | (4) |
| NURS 239 | Holistic Health Assessment | (3) |
| NURS 356 | Nursing Research: Connecting Research and Practice | (3) |
| NURS 359 | Principles of Community Health Nursing | (3) |
| NURS 363 | Power & Influence in Health Care Organizations | (3) |
| NURS 374 | Synthesis: Project Proposal Seminar | (1) |
| NURS 375 | Synthesis: Leadership for Professional Nursing Practice | (4) |
| NURS | Nursing Elective | (3) |
| 30 hours of nursing credit will be awarded upon successful completion of NURS 235 and NURS 239 with at least an A or B and completion of 12 semester-hours at SXU | (30) | |
| Electives Minimum of 11 semester hours required unless student has CHEM 107 waved due to earning an A or B in NATSC 101. In these cases the minimum is 15 semester-hours |
(11-15) | |
| Total | (126) | |
For the Licensed Practical Nurse
| Adult General Education | (33) | |
| FOSEM I | Foundation Seminar I: Critical Thinking and Writing | (3) |
| FOSEM II | Foundation Seminar II: Speech Fundamentals | (3) |
| FOSEM III | Foundation Seminar III | (3) |
| FOSEM 350 | Senior Seminar | (3) |
| HIST | History (any course) | (3) |
| * | Humanities, Fine Arts/Literature (any course) | (3) |
| PSYCH 101 | Introduction to Psychology | (3) |
| PSYCH 199 | Human Development Through the Life Cycle | (3) |
| PHIL 150 | The Examined Life | (3) |
| PHIL or RELST | Philosophy or Religion (any course) | (3) |
| RELST | Religious Studies (any course) | (3) |
| Electives | (any 3 courses) | (9) |
| Nursing Supportive Courses | (28-29) | |
| CHEM 107 | Inorganic Chemistry | (4) |
| CHEM 108 | Organic Biochemistry | (3) |
| BIOL 202 | Human Anatomy | (4) |
| BIOL 203 | Human Physiology | (4) |
| BIOL 206 | Microbiology | (4) |
| BIOL 309 | Pathophysiology | (3) |
| One of the following two courses: | ||
| SOC 210 | Sociology of Family | (3) |
| PSYCH 204 | Abnormal Psychology | (3) |
| Nursing | (24) | |
| NURS 292 | Concepts in Professional Nursing for LPN's | (3) |
| NURS 326 | Health Assessment in Nursing Practice | (3) |
| NURS 344 | Nursing Care of Adults | (2) |
| NURS 345 | Nursing Care of Adults Practicum | (2) |
| NURS 311 | Mental Health Nursing | (2) |
| NURS 212 | Introduction to Pharmacological Concepts Related to Nursing | (3) |
| NURS 329 | Mentoring in Professional Nursing II | (0.5) |
| NURS 356 | Nursing Research: Connecting Research and Practice | (3) |
| NURS 342 | Nursing Care of Children | (2) |
| NURS 316 | Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family | (2) |
| NURS 357 | Community and Mental Health Nursing | (2) |
| NURS 358 | Community and Mental Health Nursing Practicum | (1) |
| NURS 390 | Health Policy and Politics | (2) |
| NURS 338 | Mentoring in Professional Nursing III | (0.5) |
| NURS 366 | Advanced Nursing Therapeutics | (3) |
| NURS 367 | Advanced Nursing Therapeutics Practicum | (2) |
| NURS 392 | Nursing Management in Community Based Nursing Practice | (3) |
| NURS 393 | Management in Community Based Nursing Practicum Practicum | (3) |
| Advanced Placement | (15) | |
| When student completes 12 semester-hours of nursing courses with a nursing grade-point average of 2.3 or greater, 15 additional hours will be added as Advanced Placement hours. Course below reflect the source of the 15 semester-hours of Advanced Placement hours applied to the transcript after completing 12 semester-hours of nursing courses with an NGPA of 2.3 or greater | ||
| NURS 336 | Introduction to Nursing Therapeutics and Illness Management | (3) |
| NURSP 337 | Introduction to Nursing Therapeutics and Illness Management Practicum | (2) |
| NURS 347 | Nursing Care of the Older Adult | (3) |
| NURSP 312 | Mental Health Nursing Practicum | (1) |
| NURS | Nursing Elective | (2) |
| NURS 346 | Ethical, Legal and Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing Practice | (1) |
| NURSP 317 | Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Practicum | (1) |
| NURSP 343 | Nursing Care of Children Practicum | (1) |
| NURS 328 | Mentoring in Professional Nursing I | (0.5) |
| NURS 339 | Mentoring in Professional Nursing IV | (0.5) |
| Total | (126) | |
( ) = credit hours / / = classroom hours
Saint Xavier University 2009-2010 Catalog
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