Required Courses
2017-2018 Roadmaps (semester-by-semester breakdown):
- Daytime Cohort (PDF)
- Evening & Weekend Cohorts (PDF)
Pre-Sequence Courses
Starting with Fall of 2018, applicants to the ABSN program are required to have all three of the following sections’ courses completed prior to beginning the accelerated sequence. Attend an upcoming ABSN Information Forum to learn more.
Prerequisite Coursework
| PREREQUISITE COURSES (17-21 credits) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Course | Title | Credits | |
| BSCI | 21010 | Anatomy and Physiology I 1 | 4 | |
| BSCI | 21020 | Anatomy and Physiology II 1 | 4 | |
| BSCI BSCI |
20021 30171 |
Basic Microbiology (3) 1 or General Microbiology (4) 1 |
3-4 | |
| CHEMESTRY ELECTIVE Choose from the following: | 3-4 | |||
| KBS | CHEM | 10050 | Fundamentals of Chemistry 3 (3) 1 | |
| KBS | CHEM | 10055 | Molecules for Life (3) 1 | |
| KBS | CHEM | 10060 | General Chemistry I (4) 1 | |
| KBS | CHEM | 10960 | Honors General Chemistry (5) 1 | |
| KBS | CHEM | 10961 | Honors General Chemistry (5) 1 | |
| MATH ELECTIVE Choose from the following: | 3-5 | |||
| KMC | MATH | 10772 | Modeling Algebra Plus (5) 1 | |
| KMC | MATH MATH |
10773 10774 |
Algebra for Calculus Stretch I (3) 1 and Algebra for Calculus Stretch II (3) 1 |
|
| KMC | MATH | 10775 | Algebra for Calculus Plus (4) 1 | |
| KMC | MATH | 11009 | Modeling Algebra (4) 1 | |
| KMC | MATH | 11010 | Algebra for Calculus (3) 1 | |
| KMC | MATH | 11012 | Intuitive Calculus (3) 1 | |
| KMC | MATH | 12002 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I (5) 1 | |
| KMC | MATH | 12011 | Calculus with Precalculus I (3) 1 | |
| KMC | MATH | 12012 | Calculus with Precalculus II (3) 1 | |
| MINIMUM TOTAL | 17 | |||
Nursing Major Requirements
| NURSING MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (12-13 credits) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Course | Title | Credits | |
| NURS | 20950 | Human Growth and Development for Health Care Professionals 1 | 3 | |
| BSCI BSCI |
30050 30156 |
Human Genetics (3) 1 or Elements of Genetics (3) 1 |
3 | |
| NUTR | 23511 | Science of Nutrition | 3 | |
| STATISTICS ELECTIVE Choose from the following: | 3-4 | |||
| KMC | MATH | 10041 | Introductory Statistics (4) | |
| NURS | 31010 | Application of Statistical Findings for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (3) | ||
| PH | 30002 | Introductory Biostatistics (3) | ||
| PSYC | 21621 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology I (3) | ||
|
MINIMUM TOTAL
|
12 | |||
Additional Graduation Requirements
Note: At least one course must meet the global diversity requirement. See roadmap for more details.
| ADDITIONAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (9 credits) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Course | Title | Credits | |
| KSS/DD | PSYC | 11762 | General Psychology | 3 |
| KSS/DD | SOC | 12050 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| DG | Global Diversity Elective | 3 | ||
|
MINIMUM TOTAL
|
9 | |||
Accelerated Nursing Sequence Course Requirements
| ACCELERATED NURSING SEQUENCE REQUIREMENTS (59 credits) Courses count in major GPA | |||||
| Attribute | Course | Title | Credits | Min Grade | |
| NURS | 20025 | Pharmacology and Alterations in Physiological Functioning I | 3 | C | |
| NURS | 20040 | Foundations of Nursing | 8 | C | |
| NURS | 30010 | Parents and Newborn Nursing | 4 | C | |
| NURS | 30020 | Health Care of Children | 4 | C | |
| NURS | 30025 | Pharmacology and Alternations in Physiological Functioning II | 3 | C | |
| NURS | 30035 | Nursing of Adults Across the Lifespan | 9 | C | |
| NURS | 30050 | Basic Nursing Informatics | 2 | C | |
| WIC | NURS | 30070 | Health Care Policy | 3 | C |
| NURS | 40010 | Nursing of the Critically Ill | 4 | C | |
| NURS | 40020 | Community Health Nursing | 4 | C | |
| NURS | 40025 | Introduction to Professional Nursing Development and Evidence Based Practice | 3 | C | |
| NURS | 40030 | Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Nursing Care | 4 | C | |
| ELR | NURS | 40045 | Integration of Leadership and Management in Nursing | 6 | C |
| NURS | 45070 | NCLEX Review Preparation | 2 | C | |
| MINIMUM SUBTOTAL | 59 | ||||
Program Note:
- Minimum C (2.000) grade is required in all specified NURS, BSCI, CHEM and Kent Core MATH courses.
- Students not declaring the BSN for Registered Nurses concentration must earn a combined minimum 2.750 GPA in BSCI 21010, 21020 and BSCI 20021 (or BSCI 30171) and CHEM 10060 (or CHEM 10055 or 10050).
