Nursing Major, BSN

Director: Jennifer Cooper

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Hood College offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing designed to educate students to become safe nurses and to prepare them to take the NCLEX examination. The program provides basic nursing education along with the required competencies for nursing in today’s health care environment. With a curriculum grounded in the liberal arts, natural sciences, and nursing courses focusing on leadership, research and evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and nursing theory and communication, students are well prepared to enter the field of nursing. Nursing students must also meet all requirements of the Hood College Core Curriculum.

Nursing Required Courses:

Prior to beginning the nursing courses, students must complete 24 credits of core courses or courses required for the nursing major. A composite grade point average of 2.75 and a grade of C or higher in all required courses must be maintained. BIOL 104, Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses I, BIOL 204, Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses II, CHEM 100, The Chemical World or CHEM 101, General Chemistry I, and PSY 101, Introduction to Psychology must be completed prior to beginning the nursing courses.

Students who extend their program, for academic or other reasons, will be required to validate basic skills and assessment competencies, complete any required remediation, and submit a written action plan for success to the BSN Program Director, all prior to resuming coursework. Students who have more than 1 semester of leave from the program may be required to complete a standardized written assessment to determine if the minimum knowledge competency has been maintained. If the student does not meet the benchmark on the written assessment, a course/courses may need to be repeated to achieve the minimum competency needed to progress in the program. 

Students who need to repeat a nursing course which necessitates them waiting until the course is offered after the next semester, will resume their program of study under the most current curriculum. 

BIOL 104Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses I

4.0

BIOL 204Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses II

4.0

BIOL 232Microbiology for Nurses

4.0

CHEM 100The Chemical World

4.0

or

CHEM 101General Chemistry I

4.0

CHEM 105Molecular Basis of Nutrition

3.0

MATH 112Applied Statistics

3.0

or

ECMG 212Statistics for Economics & Management

3.0

or

PSY 211Elementary Statistics

3.0

PHIL 221Ethics

3.0

PSY 101Introduction to Psychology

3.0

PSY 239Developmental Psychology

3.0

SOC 101Principles of Sociology

3.0

The requirement for PHIL 221 can also be satisfied by an approved substitute. Please see the department chair for more information.

Nursing Requirements: For students who entered Level 2 of major in Fall 2019 or prior

Fundamentals of Professional Nursing

5.0

Concepts of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology

5.0

Adult Health I

6.0

Health Assessment

3.0

Informatics and Health Care Technology

3.0

Adult Health II

5.0

Mental Health Nursing

5.0

Pediatric Nursing

5.0

Maternity Nursing

5.0

NUR 309 Issues in Contemporary Health Care                  3.0
Nursing Research & Evidenced-Based Practice

3.0

Community Health Nursing

4.0

Leadership in Nursing Practice

3.0

NUR 470 Senior Seminar & Practicum

 6.0

* Students who entered Level 2 of major in Fall 2019 or prior should refer to 2019-2020 academic catalog course description. 

Nursing Requirements: For students entering Level 2 of major in Fall 2020 or later

NUR 200Foundations of Professional Nursing

3.0

NUR 201Fundamentals of Professional Nursing

5.0

NUR 203Concepts of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology

5.0

NUR 205Adult Health I

7.0

NUR 303Health Assessment & Promotion

3.0

NUR 304Informatics and Health Care Technology

3.0

NUR 305Adult Health II

7.0

NUR 306Mental Health Nursing

4.0

NUR 307Pediatric Nursing

4.0

NUR 308Maternity Nursing

4.0

NUR 397Special Topics

3.0

NUR 401Nursing Research & Evidenced-Based Practice

3.0

NUR 403Community Health Nursing

4.0

NUR 404Leadership in Nursing Practice

3.0

NUR 470Transition to Practice/Senior Practicum

6.0