Admission to the pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is a competitive process. Prior to applying for admissions to the nursing program, students must complete the pre-nursing courses. Students enrolled in pre-nursing courses choose either Pre-Nursing Public Health or Pre-Nursing Human Services as a major. After accepting the BSN admissions offer, students change their major to Nursing. At this time, students are admitted twice yearly in the Fall and Spring semesters. The timeline for applications can be found on the Nursing Department website. Applications for the program are weighted and ranked according to criteria such as overall GPA, GPA on the four science courses, statistics and Lifespan Development, a written narrative, and TEAS scores. The number of students admitted is dependent upon several factors: faculty numbers, classroom space, and clinical facility space. Students not selected for the BSN program may re-apply in subsequent years or may continue as a Public Health or Human Service major.
| Required Courses | ||
| ENG 1301 | College Reading & Writing * | 3 |
| ENG 1302 | Written Argument/Research * | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra * | 3 |
| BSC 2401 | Hum Anatomy/Physiology I * | 4 |
| BSC 2402 | Hum Anatomy/Physiology II * | 4 |
| HIST 1301 | History of the United States through Reconstruction * | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of the United States From Reconstruction * | 3 |
| PSCI 2305 | United States Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSCI 2306 | Texas Government and Politics | 3 |
| PSY 2301 | Introduction to Psychology * | 3 |
| PHIL 360 | General Ethics * | 3 |
| or PSY 205 | Applied Professional Ethics | |
| COMS 1315 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| or COMS 1321 | Business/Professional Speaking | |
| CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105 | Introductory Chemistry I and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I * | 4 |
| or CHEM 1411 | General and Quantitative Chemistry I | |
| Plus 3 sch Creative Arts * | 3 | |
| Nursing Support | ||
| PSY 322 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| HHPH 331 | Nutrition | 3 |
| MATH 1342 | Elementary Statistical Methods | 3 |
| or PSY 302 | Statistics and Research Design I | |
| or MATH 453 | Essentials of Statistics | |
| BIOL 2420 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| Total Hours | 58 | |
This course can be used to satisfy the University Studies Requirement.
A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in all Major courses required for this major. Complete the six (6) key nursing support courses (Anatomy & Physiology I and II, Chemistry, Microbiology, Statistics, and Human Development -Life Span) by time of application with a “B” or better in each course.
