Baccalaureate education in nursing combines study of the sciences and humanities/arts to provide a foundation for continuing personal, professional, and educational development. The curriculum is designed to help students become competent, self-directed nursing generalists who can think critically and function in a variety of settings.
The curriculum for our accelerated Pacesetter BSN provides all of the nursing theory courses in the first three semesters, with clinical experience labs and simulations that complement the didactic material. You will put what you have learned into practice in your full-time, clinically intensive fourth semester.
Sample Curriculum
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Semester 1
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Course #
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Course Name
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Hours
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N3511
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Health Assessment
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3
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N3515
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Adult Health Care I
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3
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N3515 B
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Adult Health Care I Clinical
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2
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N3517
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Pathophysiology
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3
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N3540
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Pharmacotherapeutics
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3
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Semester 2
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Course #
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Course Name
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Hours
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N3521
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Gerontologic Nursing
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2
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N3523
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Adult and Older Adult Health Care II
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4
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N3523 B
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Adult and Older Adult Health Care II Clinical
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2
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N3532
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Reproductive Health Care
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4
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N3532 L
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Reproductive Health Care Skills & Simulation
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1
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N3526
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Care
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4
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Semester 3
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Course #
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Course Name
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Hours
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N3536
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Child and Adolescent Health Care
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4
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N3536 L
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Child and Adolescent Health Care Skills & Simulation
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1
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N4521
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Community/Public Health Nursing
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3
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N4521 B
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Community/Public Health Nursing Clinical
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3
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N4528
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Management of Patients in High Acuity Settings
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3
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N4528 L
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Management of Patients in High Acuity Settings Skills & Simulation
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1
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N4512 W
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Research Critique and Utilization
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2
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Semester 4
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Course #
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Course Name
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Hours
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N4529 L
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Transition to Professional Nursing: Clinical Course
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1
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N3526 B
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Psychiatric and Mental Health Care Clinical
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2
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N3536 B
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Child and Adolescent Health Care Clinical
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1
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N3532 B
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Reproductive Health Care Clinical
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1
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N4528 B
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Management of Patients in High Acuity Settings Clinical
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3
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N4527 W
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Professional Practice and Leadership
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3
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N4530 W
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Critical Synthesis Application
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1
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Total
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60
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Note:
- Course numbers ending in “W” denote courses that are web-based or mainly online that may require some campus visits.
- Course numbers ending in “D” denote courses that are taught through distance education and include a distance education fee.
- Course numbers ending in “B” denote courses that are clinical and include additional fees.
- Course numbers ending in “L” denote courses that are simulation clinical courses.
