Curriculum
Butler’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program that prepares students to be knowledgeable, skilled, and compassionate registered nurses. The curriculum is paired with rigorous lab and clinical hours, providing a holistic and experiential education for the next generation of nurses.
The innovative BSN curriculum merges academic knowledge and practical skills including 104 didactic credit hours within the 126 total credit hours. Students will have significant hands-on exposure including 240 hours of laboratory and an additional 90 hours of simulation to augment these experiences.
In addition, students will engage in 495 hours of hands-on clinical experience within a 60-mile radius to Butler’s campus to apply what they learned in the classroom, laboratory, and simulation experiences.
Fall Semester
- NUR 107: Chemistry (Lab)
- NUR 103: Anatomy & Physiology 1 (Lab)
- FYS 101: First-Year Seminar
- SW 250: Psychological Inquiry
- NUR 101: Introduction to Nursing (Lab)
Second Semester
- NUR 106: Microbiology (Lab)
- NUR 104: Anatomy & Physiology II (Lab)
- FYS 102: First-Year Seminar
- MA 210 or MA 162: Statistically Speaking or Elementary Statistics
- NUR 102: Fundamental Knowledge for Nursing Practice (Lab and Clinical)
First Semester
- BSHS 310: Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals
- TI: Texts and Ideas (Core Curriculum)
- GHS 201: Global and Historical Studies (Core Curriculum)
- WB: Well Being (Core Curriculum)
- NUR 207: Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for Nursing 1
- NUR 209: Comprehensive Health Assessment & Skills (Lab and Clinical)
Second Semester
- NUR 205: Psychology and Lifespan Development
- PCA: Perspectives in the Creative Arts (Core Curriculum)
- GHS 202: Global and Historical Studies (Core Curriculum)
- NUR 208: Pathophysiology & Pharmacology for Nursing II
- NUR 210: Person-Centered Care: Adult and Gerontological Nursing (Lab and Clinical)
First Semester
- NUR 303: Social Determinants of Health
- NUR 309: Person-Centered Care: Pediatric Nursing (Simulation and Clinical)
- NUR 311: Population and Public Health: Community Nursing (Clinical)
- NUR 315: Leadership: Professional Nursing
Second Semester
- NUR 304: Case Management, Regenerative, and Restorative Care
- NUR 310: Person-Centered Care: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (Simulation and Clinical)
- NUR 312: Palliative & Hospice Care Nursing
- NUR 316: Evidence Based Practice and Scholarship in Nursing
First Semester
- NUR 417: Leadership: Quality and Safety
- NUR 413: Person-Centered Care: OB and Women’s Health (Simulation and Clinical)
- NUR 415: Care Coordination & Advocacy Across the Continuum
- NUR 405: Healthcare Technology and Innovation
Second Semester
- NUR 402: Specialty Focus Nursing Elective: Peri-Op, Cardiology, Med-Surg (Clinical)
- NUR 414: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice (Clinical)
- NUR 416: Self-Care and Reflective Practice (Hybrid Course)
- NUR 420: NCLEX Prep (Hybrid Course)