Required Courses – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program
General Education Curricular Commons
- UNIV 101: 3-D Felician Experience-1 credit
- UNIV 201 3-D Felician Experience-Dare – 1 credit
- UNIV 301 3-D Felician Experience-Do – 1 Credits
- ENG 101: College Writing and Research I – 3 credits
- ENG 102: College Writing and Research II – 3 credits
- LS 100: Architecture of Information – 1 credit
- Faith and Reasoning Elective General Education Requirement – 3 credits
- RELS 310: Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Health Care – 3 credits
- Global Consciousness Elective – 6 credits
- Communication and Expression Elective General Education Requirement – 3 credits
- MATH 122: Statistics – 3 credits
- Elective – 3 credits
- Elective – 3 credits
- Critical and Analytical Thinking Elective General Education Requirement – 3 credits
Required Related Courses
- BIO 205: Anatomy and Physiology I – 4 credits
- BIO 206: Anatomy and Physiology II – 4 credits
- BIO 202: Microbiology – 4 credits
- BIO 307: Pathophysiology – 3 credits
- PSYC 105: Life Span Development – 3 credits
- MATH 160: College Algebra – 3 credits
Nursing Courses
- NURS 215: Nursing Theory, Role Development, and Innovation – 3 credits
- NURS 225: Health Literacy & Informatics – 3 credits
- NURS 235: Global Issues in Health Care- 3 credits
- NURS 305: Health Assessment – 3 credits
- NURS 306: Practicum: Health Assessment – 2 credits
- NURS 325: Fundamentals of Nursing Modalities - 4 credits
- NURS 326: Fundamentals of Nursing Modalities Practicum – 2 credits
- NURS 350: Pharmacological Therapeutics – 3 credits
- NURS 345: Mental Health Nursing – 3 credits
- NURS 346: Mental Health Nursing Practicum – 2 credits
- NURS 355: Adult Nursing I – 4 credits
- NURS 356: Adult Nursing I Practicum – 2 credits
- NURS 380: Ethical/Legal Issues in Healthcare – 3 credits
- NURS 450: Critique and Evaluation of Nursing Research – 3 credits
- NURS 435: Adult Nursing II – 4 credits
- NURS 436: Adult Nursing II Practicum – 2 credits
- NURS 415: Maternal-Newborn Nursing- 3 credits
- NURS 416: Maternal-Newborn Practicum- 2 credits
- NURS 420: Pediatric Nursing – 3 credits
- NURS 422: Pediatric Nursing Practicum – 1 credit
- NURS 460: Senior Immersion – 6 credits
- NURS 485: Population and Community Health – 3 credits
- NURS 486: Population and Community Health Practicum- 2 credits
Total Credits: 123
Degree Requirements
- Successful completion of 123 credits.
- Maintenance of a cumulative GPA of 2.75 throughout the program.
- A grade of C+ or higher in all nursing courses.
- A grade of C+ or higher in all science and math courses.
- Degree requirements must be completed within seven years from the start of the program. This time limit includes leaves-of-absence. Students who do not complete the program requirements within this time frame may be required to complete additional coursework.
Please note: Course offerings are subject to change.
Admission Requirements – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program
Admission Requirements for High School Seniors*
High school seniors seeking admission to Felician University’s Prelicensure Nursing Program must meet the following requirements upon applying to the program:
- A completed application to the University.
- Proof of high school graduation, official transcripts, GED/IGCSE, or copy of High School diploma.
- 3.2 or higher GPA.
- Testing requirement: Minimum 1040 on the SAT or minimum ACT composite score of 20 or minimum score “Basic Proficiency” on the TEAS exam.
- Students with a High School GPA of 3.4 or higher are not required to submit any testing results. SAT is optional
- A grade of C+ or higher in high school laboratory Biology and Chemistry.
- A grade of C+ in Algebra I and one of the following courses: Geometry, Algebra II, or Calculus.
- Admits who do not place into college-level math will be required to complete a free summer program to continue directly into our 4-year nursing program.
- Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Admission Requirements for Transfer Students*
- A completed application to the university.
- Official copies of transcripts.
- A minimum grade of C+ in the following pre-requisite courses within 10 years of beginning the program.
- Anatomy and Physiology I and II [including labs]
- Microbiology [including labs]
- Principals of Chemistry [including labs]
- College Algebra
- A minimum grade of C+ (no time limit)
- Life Span Development
- Statistics
- A minimum grade of C in English I and II (no time limit)
- Students who have taken the required science courses more than ten years prior to beginning the program are required to either pass a challenge examination in order to receive university credit or retake the course/s and achieve a grade of C+ or higher
- No non-nursing course with a grade less than a C will be accepted for transfer credit.
- An evaluation regarding the transferability of credits in nursing courses is done on a case-by-case basis. The official transcript must be on file with the Admissions Office or the Registrar. It is the responsibility of the student to provide the Associate Dean of the program a copy of the course syllabus. A grade of B- or higher is required in the course in which transfer credit is being requested. The Associate Dean shall make the final decision regarding the awarding of transfer nursing credits.
* Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
Progression Pre-requisites for Entrance to Junior Year Nursing Clinical Sequence
- Students are required to meet full clinical clearance criteria prior to the start of their second semester of sophomore year.
- Satisfactory completion of 60 credits of required preclinical coursework as identified by the program in the University catalog with a cumulative GPA of 2.75.
- A passing grade in all nursing mentoring seminars.
- A grade of C+ or higher in all nursing and science, and math courses.
- A grade of C or higher in all other courses.
- Proof of CPR (either American Heart Association – BLS for Health Care Providers), Liability Insurance, and Health Clearance on file with the Director of Clinical Compliance.
- Adherence to a criminal history background check as required by a clinical agency. The Agency reserves the right to exclude a student from their site based on the results of their
Criminal History Background Check. Such exclusion shall result in the student being dismissed from the nursing program.
