Bachelor of Science in Nursing

120 hours

Traditional BSN Track

Core Educational Hours-- 51-54 credit hours

Nursing Educational Hours-- 60 credit hours*

TOTAL 120 Credit Hours

RN to BSN Track

Core courses (gen ed) 51-54 credit hours

AD/Diploma Nursing credit 30 credit hours

RN to BSN track 30 credit hours*

TOTAL 120 Credit Hours

*Credit hour measurements

Didactic 50 minutes per week/15 weeks = 1 credit hour

Laboratory 30 clock hours per semester = 1 credit hour

Clinical or Simulation 45 clock hours per semester = 1 credit hour

Core Requirements--51-54 Hours

English--9-11 hours

Choose 9-11 hours from the following list

ENG 100	English Comp.I	3
	Or
ENG 110	English Comp.I-Honors	3
ENG 101	English Comp.II	3
	Or
ENG 111	English Comp.II-Honors	3
	Select one 200-level or above literature course	3
Total Credit Hours:		9-11

ENG 200 Introduction to Literature is recommended for the literature course.

History--3 hours

Choose 1 course from the following list

HIS 110	Western Civilization I	3
HIS 111	Western Civilization II	3
HIS 210	Early U.S. History	3
HIS 211	Modern U.S. History	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Social-Behavioral Science--3 hours

Choose 1 course from the following list.

PSY 100	Introd.to Psychology	3
	Or
PSY 260	Human Growth/Dev.	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Biblical Studies--6 hours

Choose 6 hours (2 courses) from the following list

BIB 100	Old Testament I	3
BIB 101	Old Testament II	3
BIB 200	New Testament I	3
BIB 201	New Testament II	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Biological Science--15 hours

BIO 300	General Microbiology	3
BIO 300L	Gen.Microbiology Lab	1
BIO 390	Hum.Anat./Physio.I	3
BIO 390L	Hum.A & P I Lab.	1
BIO 391	Hum.Anat./Physio.II	3
BIO 391L	Hum.A & P II Lab.	1
BIO 460	Pathophysiology	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Mathematics-- 3-4 hours

MAT	Mathematics	3-4
Total Credit Hours:		3-4

MAT 140 Elementary Statistics is recommended

Fine Arts--3 hours

Choose 1 course from the following list

ART 142	Art Appreciation	3
MUS 142	Music Appreciation	3
STH 142	Theatre Appreciation	3
STH 210	Oral Communication	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Nutrition--3 hours

HLT 300	Principles of Nutrition	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Electives--12 hours

All first-year Freshmen are required to take First Year Seminar (FYS 100). Therefore, first-year freshmen will take FYS 100 and NUR 100.

All other students may take any 12 hours of electives, although NUR 100 is recommended for all nursing students.

FYS 100	First Year Seminar	1
NUR 100	Intro.to Profession of Nursing	2
Total Credit Hours:		12

Traditional RN

Admission is competitive based on GPA and ACT.

Must have a minimum ACT composite score of 21 or higher in order to apply.
Must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 in order to apply. (Each course attempt is used to calculate overall GPA.)

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with ACT Score of 18-20.

All prerequisites must have at least a grade of C on the most recent attempt.

Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Pathophysiology may only be repeated once
After the second failure to earn a C or better in a physical or biological science course, the student in ineligible for admission to the program.
There is a 5-year limit on science and biological courses.
Cumulative GPA is calculated based on all courses attempted.

Semester 1

NUR 300	Nursing Professionalism	2
NUR 301	Founda.of Nursing Practice	4
NUR 302	Clinical Nursing I	3
NUR 303	Health Assessment	3
NUR 304	Pharmacology for Nursing	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Semester 2

NUR 330	Healthcare Informatics/Nursing	1
NUR 331	Medical-Surgical Nursing I	4
NUR 332	Clinical Nursing II	4
NUR 333	Nursing Care for Maternal-Child Patient	4
NUR 334	Mental Health Nursing	2
Total Credit Hours:		15

Semester 3

NUR 400	Medical-Surgical Nursing II	4
NUR 401	Clinical Nursing III	4
NUR 402	Evid.-Based Research for Nurs.Pract.	3
NUR 403	Hlth.Promot.Across Lifesp.in Commun.	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

Semester 4

NUR 430	Nursing Leadership/Mgmt.	3
NUR 431	Nursing Preceptorship	4
NUR 432	Nursing Care of the Complex Patient	4
NUR 433	Clin.Nurs.Care of the Complex Patient	2
NUR 434	NCLEX-RN Seminar	2
Total Credit Hours:		15

Application for Admission Information:

https://bmc.edu/apply-online

https://bmcnursing.org

Blue Mountain Christian University School of Nursing Contact Information:

662.685.4771 ext. 417

nursing@bmc.edu

RN to BSN

Must have unencumbered RN Mississippi or compact license
Must have cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 (Each course attempt is used to calculate overall GPA.)
All prerequisites must have at least a grade of C on the most recent attempt.

Students may enroll in the part-time plan of study lacking up to 18 credit hours of nursing prerequisite courses.

Part-Time Track