University of Kansas School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

Prerequisites & Curriculum

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES PREREQUISITES

A total of 62 semester hours of credit from an accredited liberal arts college, with a minimum grade point average of 2.5, is required for admission to the School of Nursing. Admission is on a competitive basis.  Each student must meet the freshman-sophomore requirements of the particular college attended in order to ensure the attainment of general education objectives. The following specific courses must be taken:

Humanities English Composition I English Composition II Humanities (history, philosophy, or advanced literature Speech or Communication Social Sciences General Psychology General Sociology or Anthropology Child or Human Development

Natural Sciences College Algebra College Biology with lab General Microbiology with lab General Chemistry with lab Anatomy with lab Physiology (A combination course in anatomy and physiology with lab is not recommended but will meet both requirements.) Nutrition Statistics

Nursing Curriculum

Level I (Fall Semester I)

• Techniques for Therapeutic Interventions I (1 credit hour)
• Information Technology for Healthcare Professionals (1 credit hour)
• Alterations in Physiological Functioning I (3 credit hours)
• Client Assessment (3 credit hours)
  Class with lecture and clinical: 
• Foundations of Nursing and Health Promotion (8 credit hours)

Level II (Spring Semester I and Summer Session)

• Techniques for Therapeutic Interventions II (1 credit hour)
• Alterations in Physiological Functioning II (2 credit  hours)
• Pharmacology (3 credit hours)
  Classes with lecture and clinicals, two Spring Semester/one Summer Session:
• Mental Health Nursing (5 credit hours)
• Nursing of Adults (5 credit hours)
• Nursing of Children (5 credit hours)

Level III (Fall Semester II and Spring Semester II)

• Legal/Ethical Foundation for Professional Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)
• Nursing Research (2 credit hours)
• Leadership and Management in Nursing (3 credit hours)
• Health Care Issues and Professional Nursing Practice (2 credit hours)
• Nursing Elective (2 credit hours)
• Classes with lectures and clinicals:
• Nursing of the Client with Complex Acute Needs (4.5 credit hours)
• Population Based Health Care (3.5 credit hours)
  Clinical class:
• Professional Practicum (5 credit hours)