Candidates for the B.S. in Nursing are required to complete two components: a liberal arts and a nursing component. These two components combine for 128 credits. A minimum of 55 credits must be taken at St. Joseph’s College while enrolled in the upper-division nursing program.
| Baccalaureate Curriculum Liberal Arts Component | |
| Humanities | Credits |
| * English | 3 |
| * Speech | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| GS 402 Critical Thinking for Professionals | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Credits |
| * Anatomy and Physiology | 6-8 |
| * Chemistry | 3 |
| * Microbiology | 3-4 |
| BIO 331 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| COM 140 Microcomputer Applications I | 3 |
| MAT 151 Statistics | 3 |
| Total | 21-24 |
| Behavioral/Social Sciences | Credits |
| * Psychology | 3 |
| * Sociology | 3 |
| * Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 150 Group Dynamics and Communication | 3 |
| GS 400 Adults in Transition | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 21 |
| * Lower-division course requirements: Candidates are eligible to apply for admission after completing 24 credits of lower division course requirements at a regionally accredited junior or senior college. CLEP challenge exams are available in selected science and liberal arts courses. | |
Unrestricted Electives 8-11 Credits. | Credits |
| NU 300 Theoretical Bases in Nursing | 3 |
| NU 310 Professional Nursing Practice Roles | 3 |
| NU 350 Professional Nursing with Individuals | 4 |
| NU 400 Professional Nursing with Families | 3 |
| NU 410 Professional Nursing with Communities | 6 |
| NU 420 Nursing Research | 3 |
| NU 430 Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NU 450 Professional Nursing Practicum | 6 |
| Total | 31 |
The Department reserves the right to require an additional English writing course(s) at any point in a student’s program if deemed appropriate based on the student’s writing level.
