Minimum Semester Credit Hours: 60
Completion Time Limit: 3 calendar years
The Pacesetter Program is program of study in which all of the nursing theory courses are offered in the first three semesters followed by a full-time, clinically intensive fourth semester. There will also be clinical experience labs and simulation during the first three semesters to complement the didactic material. Students must have a minimum of 60 semester hours credit or 90 quarter hours comprised of both prerequisite and elective work in order to be enrolled in the nursing program. Students are admitted to this program in the fall, spring and summer semesters.
The upper-division nursing program consists of 60 semester hours offered in four full-time semesters for students. Upon successful completion of the program, students are awarded the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and are eligible to take the National Council of Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a registered nurse.
Required Courses for the BSN Degree (Pacesetter Program)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 3511 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 3515 | Adult Health Care I | 3 |
| NURS 3515B | Adult Health Care I-Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 3517 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 3521 | Gerontologic Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 3523 | Adult and Older Adult Health Care II | 4 |
| NURS 3523B | Adult and Older Adult Hlthcare II - Clin | 2 |
| NURS 3526 | Psychiatric & Mental Health Care | 4 |
| NURS 3526B | Psychiatric & Mental Health Care -Clinic | 2 |
| NURS 3532 | Reproductive Health Care | 4 |
| NURS 3532L | Reproductive Health Care Skills and Simulation | 1 |
| NURS 3532B | Reproductive Health Care - Clinical | 1 |
| NURS 3536 | Child and Adolescent Healthcare | 4 |
| NURS 3536L | Child and Adolescent Health Care Skills and Simulation | 1 |
| NURS 3536B | Child and Adolescent Healthcare-Clinical | 1 |
| NURS 3540 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| NURS 4512W | Research Critique & Utilization | 2 |
| NURS 4521 | Community/Public Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 4521B | Community/Public Health Nursing-Clinical | 3 |
| NURS 4527W | Prof Practice & Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 4528 | Mgmt of Patients in High Acuity Settings | 3 |
| NURS 4528B | Mgmt of Patients in High Acuity Set-Clin | 3 |
| NURS 4528L | Management of Patients in High Acuity Settings Skills and Simulation | 1 |
| NURS 4529L | Transition to Professional Nursing: Clinical Simulation | 1 |
| NURS 4530W | Critical Synthesis Application | 1 |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
BSN Pacesetter Program Curriculum Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| NURS 3511 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 3515 | Adult Health Care I | 3 |
| NURS 3515B | Adult Health Care I-Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 3517 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 3540 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NURS 3521 | Gerontologic Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 3523 | Adult and Older Adult Health Care II | 4 |
| NURS 3523B | Adult and Older Adult Hlthcare II - Clin | 2 |
| NURS 3532 | Reproductive Health Care | 4 |
| NURS 3526 | Psychiatric & Mental Health Care | 4 |
| NURS 3532L | Reproductive Health Care Skills and Simulation | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| NURS 3536 | Child and Adolescent Healthcare | 4 |
| NURS 3536L | Child and Adolescent Health Care Skills and Simulation | 1 |
| NURS 4512W | Research Critique & Utilization | 2 |
| NURS 4521 | Community/Public Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 4521B | Community/Public Health Nursing-Clinical | 3 |
| NURS 4528 | Mgmt of Patients in High Acuity Settings | 3 |
| NURS 4528L | Management of Patients in High Acuity Settings Skills and Simulation | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NURS 3526B | Psychiatric & Mental Health Care -Clinic | 2 |
| NURS 3532B | Reproductive Health Care - Clinical | 1 |
| NURS 3536B | Child and Adolescent Healthcare-Clinical | 1 |
| NURS 4527W | Prof Practice & Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 4528B | Mgmt of Patients in High Acuity Set-Clin | 3 |
| NURS 4529L | Transition to Professional Nursing: Clinical Simulation | 1 |
| NURS 4530W | Critical Synthesis Application | 1 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |