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Twin Cities Campus
Nursing B.S.N.School of Nursing
School of Nursing
The four-year B.S.N. program consists of one year of prerequisite courses and a three-year nursing sequence. Students are admitted to the three-year sequence after completing the prerequisites. Admission is once a year for the upcoming fall semester. The program has a full-time, primarily day school curriculum.
The program prepares students to be professional nurses who think critically and analytically as they encounter today's complex health care issues and a wide variety of client needs. Graduates are eligible to take the registered nurse (R.N.) licensure examination and be certified as public health nurses. The School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
The School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota is improving nursing care through nursing education, research, and community service. The school is proud to offer students opportunities to learn from internationally renowned faculty who emphasize inquiry, critical thinking and analysis, clinical excellence, and leadership. Throughout their education, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on research projects as well as serve the vibrant communities that surround them. Nursing courses at both the Twin Cities and Rochester locations include advanced use of the Internet, interactive television, and other technology-enhanced delivery methods.
As a part of one of the nation's most extensive interdisciplinary academic health centers, the University of Minnesota's School of Nursing is located in the heart of two of the most progressive health care communities. The school prepares nurses to the best of its ability by providing them with the technical and human-interaction skills necessary to integrate cutting-edge research into practice.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
6 courses
before admission to the program.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Send an application for B.S.N. to School of Nursing.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Prerequisite Courses
Students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in the required prerequisite courses. A minimum of 4 of the required prerequisite courses must be taken using the A-F grading basis.
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1012 - Human Biology: Concepts and Current Ethical Issues
[BIOL, CIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1131 {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1281 {Inactive}
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
NURS 2001 - Human Growth and Development: A Life Span Approach
(3.0 cr)
or
FSOS 1201 - Human Development in Families: Lifespan
[SOCS, DSJ]
(4.0 cr)
or
Take exactly 2 course(s) from the following:
·
NURS 3690 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
NURS 3691 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology
(4.0 cr)
NURS 3801 - Patient Centered Care of Adults and Older Adults I
(3.0 cr)
NURS 3703 - Assessment and Beginning Interventions: Nursing Lab 1
(2.0 cr)
NURS 3806 - Nurse as Professional
(2.0 cr)
NURS 3803 - Application of Genetics in Nursing
(2.0 cr)
PHAR 3800 - Pharmacotherapy for the Health Professions
(3.0 cr)
NURS 3705 - Nursing Interventions
(2.0 cr)
NURS 4106 - Nurse as Collaborator
(1.0 cr)
NURS 4305 - Practicum: Community-based Care of Families Across Life Span
(3.0 cr)
NURS 4104 - Ethical Sensitivity and Reasoning in Health Care
[CIV]
(2.0 cr)
NURS 4312 - Patient Centered Care: Nursing Care of Families II
(4.0 cr)
NURS 4301 - Person Centered Care of Adults and Older Adults II
(4.0 cr)
NURS 3115 - Health Informatics and Information Technology
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
NURS 4321 - Public Health Nursing
(2.0 cr)
NURS 4303 - Practicum: Person Centered Care of Adults in Acute Care
(3.0 cr)
NURS 4703 - Nursing Care Across the Lifespan Practicum I
(2.0 cr)
NURS 4705 - Nursing Care Across the Lifespan II
(2.0 cr)
NURS 4402 - Taking Ethical Action in Health Care
[CIV]
(1.0 cr)
NURS 3802 - Patient Centered Care: Nursing Care of Families I
(3.0 cr)
NURS 4707 - Nursing Leadership: Professional Practice in Complex Systems
(2.0 cr)
NURS 5010 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
NURS 4706 - Transition to Practice
(1.0 cr)
NURS 4704 - Continuum of Care Practicum
(2.0 cr)
VBS 2032 - General Microbiology With Laboratory
(5.0 cr)
or
MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms
(5.0 cr)
ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
or
ANAT 3601 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
or
ANAT 3611 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
NURS 3710 - Statistics for Clinical Practice and Research
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
BA 2551 - Business Statistics in R
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3021 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
(3.0 cr)
or
STAT 4101 - Theory of Statistics I
(4.0 cr)
or
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
NURS 4205V - Honors: Nursing Theory and Research
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
NURS 4205W - Nursing Theory and Research
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
NURS 4404V - Honors: Applied Research and Research Utilization
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
NURS 4777W - Senior Project in the Nursing Major
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Upper-Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
NURS 4205V - Honors: Nursing Theory and Research
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
NURS 4205W - Nursing Theory and Research
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
NURS 4404V - Honors: Applied Research and Research Utilization
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
NURS 4777W - Senior Project in the Nursing Major
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Rochester
The nursing major is available at two campus locations, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and the University of Minnesota, Rochester. Policies, application materials, and course content are the same at both campuses.
Please note that at the Rochester campus admission prerequisites differ slightly due to course availability at the University of Minnesota, Rochester (UMR). Students admitted to the Rochester location may have a slightly different course sequence, but the program requirements and timeline are the same at both the Twin Cities and Rochester locations. Contact the School of Nursing for specific information.
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1009/Biol 1009H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1010/Biol 1015/PSTL 1135 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1011/Chem 1015 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1065/Chem 1075H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Nurs 2001/Nurs 3690/Nurs 3691 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 1301/H/Writ 1401 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 1301/H/Writ 1401 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phsl 3050/Phsl 3051 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Nurs 3806/Nurs 3806H |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | 3801, 3802, 3703, 3705, enrolled in School of Nursing |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Nurs 3802/Nurs 3802H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 2032/MicB 3301/VBS 2032 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 2032/MicB 3301/VBS 2032 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anat 3001/Anat 3611/Anat 3601 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/Stat 3011/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 3264/EPsy 5261 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BA 2551/SCO 2550 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | STAT 3021/STAT 3021H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3801/Psy 3801H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |