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    Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)


    Degree Requirements

    • 86 required credit hours
    • 12 general education credit hours
    • 30 elective credit hours

    The 86 required credit hours consist of 31 credit hours in upper division nursing coursework, 3 credit hours in required support courses, 20 credit hours in designated prerequisite courses, and 32 credit hours of lower-division nursing coursework.

    Students seeking the BSN degree are required to meet four of the nine general educational goals of Webster University. BSN students are required to take at least 30 credit hours at Webster University.


    Required Courses

    NURS 3010 Concepts of Professional Nursing 3 hours
    NURS 3020 Health Assessment 4 hours
    NURS 3030 Communication and Information Literacy  3 hours
    NURS 3270 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice  3 hours
    NURS 3400 Health Education in Nursing Practice 3 hours
    NURS 3410 Family Health Promotion 3 hours
    NURS 4060 Gerontology  3 hours
    NURS 4240 Nursing Leadership and Management 4 hours
    NURS 4250 Community Health Nursing 5 hours
    PSYC 2750 Introduction to Measurement and Statistics  3 hours


    Prerequisite Courses

    All registered nurse (RN) applicants must successfully establish college credit hours in the following prerequisite courses:

    English 3 hours
    General Psychology 3 hours
    General Sociology 3 hours
    Microbiology 3 hours
    Anatomy and Physiology 5 hours
    Computer course or validated computer competency                                    3 hours

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