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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) in Nursing
120 Credits
Earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing in a hands-on, creative learning environment. You’ll learn crucial nursing skills in an up-to-date clinical learning laboratory using the latest technology, including SimMan, a universal patient simulator that reflects real-life clinical situations, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to practice in a wide range of nursing specialties from acute and long-term care to public health and wellness education.
Be there for the moments that matter:
- when a parent meets their newborn.
- when a kind word and open heart help a patient during a dark time.
- when a quick, creative solution saves a life.
Prepare to be the helper, the healer, the hero, with an affordable, respected Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Indiana University at IU East.
Student Outcomes
With the B.S.N. program at IU East, you'll graduate with the skills to act as a:
- Critical Thinker: Someone who is able to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, rational inquiry, problem-solving skills, and creativity in framing problems.
- Culturally Competent Person: Someone who can provide holistic nursing care to a variety of individuals, families, and communities.
- Knowledgeable Coordinator: A coordinator of community resources who facilitates individual, family, and community access to resources necessary for meeting health care needs.
- Politically Aware Person: Someone who participates in the profession and the practice of nursing with a global perspective.
- Conscientious Practitioner: An individual who practices within the ethical and legal framework of the nursing profession.
- Effective Communicator: Someone who is able to share accurate information.
- Therapeutic Nursing Intervention/Competent Care Provider: A competent provider of health care who assumes the multiple role dimensions in structured and semi-structured health care settings.
- Professional Role Model: A person who promotes a positive public image of nursing.
- Responsible Manager: Someone who balances human, fiscal, and material resources to achieve quality health care outcomes.
Licensure
The BSN program prepares completers to sit for licensure exams in all states and US territories with the following exceptions:
- It does not prepare completers for licensure in the state of Washington
- No determination has been made for American Samoa.
This program is part of the School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
Degree Requirements
All candidates for the degree Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing must fulfill the following requirements:
- Grades: Students must attain a minimum Cumulative grade-point-average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, and all courses (or their equivalents) must be completed with a minimum grade of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale ("C" letter grade). You may retake, one time per course, any course which does not meet this requirement. If you fail one nursing course twice, or fail two nursing courses once, you will be dismissed from the program.
- Distribution: Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours total, including all required courses and others if necessary.
- Timeframe: Complete all coursework in six years or less.
- Residency: Complete a 30-hour residency requirement in nursing that will be met by the upper division nursing courses. Correspondence courses will not count toward the 30-hour residency requirement in nursing.
Program Requirements
Courses
- PHSL-P 215 Human Physiology (5 cr)
- BIOL-L 101 Introduction to Biological Sciences (4 cr)
- MATH-N 111 Mathematics for Nursing (3 cr)
First-Year Seminar (0-2 cr)
Students entering the program with less than 12 credit
hours of transferable credit are required to complete the
First Year Seminar (UCOL-U 101).
General Elective (3-5 cr)
How to Apply
First, apply as a student at IU East and indicate that your intended major is Nursing. After meeting specific admission requirements (typically completed in 2 years), you'll officially apply to the B.S.N. program. Learn more about the BSN Admission Requirements and Application Procedure.
Courses
The baccalaureate curriculum may be completed in several ways. In general, it requires a minimum of four academic years (including the prerequisites) to complete. Under certain circumstances, it may take more than four years, depending on the length of time it takes to complete the prerequisite courses. Students often choose to take summer classes to complete general education courses and lighten the fall and spring semester course load. Any linked schedule does not reflect developmental course work a student may need based on the Office of Admissions Compass Skills testing.
A sample full-time schedule (iGPS) for students pursuing a BSN shows the sequencing of these general education courses, as well as the nursing courses, within the curriculum. These required general education courses may be taken prior to admission to the baccalaureate program. However, once a student begins the nursing major courses, all courses listed within each semester, which have not already been completed, must be taken within the year the course appears in the curriculum.
Nursing Course Requirements (75 cr)
- NURS-B 234 Promoting Healthy Populations
- NURS-B 235 Promoting Healthy Populations Practicum
- NURS-B 244 Comprehensive Health Assessment
- NURS-B 245 Comprehensive Health Assessment Practicum
- NURS-B 253 Professionalism in Collaborative Practice
- NURS-B 260 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
- NURS-L 230 Health Care Delivery Systems
- NURS-B 261 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
- NURS-H 356 Clinical Nursing Care 1: Biophysical Process NURS-H 355 Data Analysis for Practice and Research
- NURS-R 375 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- NURS-B 334 Transitional Care of Families and Populations
- NURS-H 360 Clinical Nursing Care 2: Interactive Processes
- NURS-H 371 Clinical Nursing Care 3: Adaptive Processes
- NURS-S 474 Applied Healthcare Ethics
- NURS-H 476 Clinical Nursing Care 4: Complex Processes
- NURS-L 430 Leadership in Healthcare Delivery Policy
- NURS-S 483 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone
- NURS-S 488 Nursing Synthesis
- NURS-B 444 Managing Health and Illness across Care Environments
General Education Requirements
The required general education courses are divided into six areas of study and are intended to give you a broad knowledge base. Within each cluster there are required courses that must be taken. In addition, there are suggested courses within each cluster that allow you to choose from an array of courses within that area of study. This will allow you to arrange courses to complete a minor or a certificate in another area. In each cluster, the number of credits required for that cluster is given.
Written Communication Competency (6 cr)
- ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (or approved second writing course)
Speaking and Listening Competency (3 cr)
- SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr)
- NURS-H 335 Data Analysis
Natural Sciences Competency (5 cr)
- ANAT-P 215 Basic Human Anatomy
Humanistic Artistic Competency (6 cr)
- Choose two Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing courses from the list of General Education Courses
Social Behavioral Competency (6 cr)
All general education courses must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.0) or higher by the second completed attempt.