MUSC Bulletin | College of Nursing
Undergraduate Nursing Program | Curriculum
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program must earn 121 semester hours to complete degree requirements. The Accelerated B.S.N. must be completed on a full time basis.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accelerated B.S.N.
The upper division curricular track consists of fourteen (14) nursing courses (60 s.h.). Visual display of course credit hour allocations are standardized by lecture/didactic hours, seminar hours, clinical/lab hours in the following format: 4 s.h. (2,0,2). Contact hours per credit hour will be a ratio as follows: lecture/didactic 1:1, seminar 2:1, and clinical/lab 3:1.
| Sample Accelerated B.S.N. Curriculum | ||
Semester I | ||
| NURSU-315 | Health Assessment* | 4 (3,0,1) |
| NURSU-451 | Pathophysiology-Pharmacology I | 3 (3,0,0) |
| NURSU-385 | Professional Nursing and Nursing Practice | 2 (2,0,0) |
| NURSU-461 | Foundations & Gerontologic Nursing* | 6 (3,0,3) |
| IP-710 | Transforming Healthcare for the Future** | 2 (2,0,0) |
| Semester II | ||
| NURSU-452 | Pathophysiology-Pharmacology II | 3 (3,0,0) |
| NURSU-464 | Research & Evidenced Based Practice in Nursing | 3 (3,0,0) |
| NURSU-387 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing* | 5 (3,0,2) |
| NURSU-454 | Medical Surgical Nursing I* | 6 (3,0,3) |
| Semester III | ||
| NURSU-372 | Health Care Systems and Policy** | 2 (2,0,0) |
| NURSU-417 | Women’s Health Nursing* | 5 (3,0,2) |
| NURSU-409 | Population Focused Nursing* | 5 (3,0,2) |
| NURSU-376 | Leadership and Management in Nursing** | 3 (3,0,0) |
| Semester IV | ||
| NURSU-405 | Nursing Care with Children & Their Families* | 5 (3,0,2) |
| NURSU-455 | Medical Surgical Nursing II Synthesis Practicum* | 7 (2,0,5) |
Total prerequisite course work without baccalaureate | 60 sh | |
| Total undergraduate course work | 61 sh | |
| TOTAL | 121 sh | |
| *=Clinical Courses | ||
| **=Online Courses | ||
| Last updated: | June 1, 2012 3:44 PM |
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