PHSSN educates nurses for lives of Christian service and leadership to meet the ever changing health care needs of a global society.

BSN Degree Plan

The BSN Degree Plan requires completion of the following:

1. University-specific general education requirements

2. Nursing prerequisites


3. Upper-division nursing courses

JUNIOR YEAR

  • First Term

  • NURS 3421/321 Health Assessment (4)
  • NURS 3622/322 Nursing Process I (6)
  • NURS 3423/323 Pharmacology (4)
  • NURS 3324/324 Dimensions of Nursing (3)

  • Second Term

  • NURS 3833/336 Nursing Process II (8)
  • NURS 3335/335 Mental Health Nursing (3)
  • Nursing Elective (3)

SENIOR YEAR

  • First Term

  • NURS 4845/446 Nursing Process III (8)
  • NURS 4343/443 Nursing Theories and Research (3)
  • NURS 4344/435 Community Nursing (3)

  • Second Term

  • NURS 4651/451 Nursing Process IV (6)
  • NURS 4352/452 Leadership and Management (3)
  • NURS 4653/495 Professional Nursing Practicum (4)

†Courses require grade of 'B' or better.
All other prerequisites and upper-division courses require grade of 'C' or better.

PHSSN students graduating with a BSN from ACU, HSU, and McM achieved a 93% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN (national licensing examination) in 2009.