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Sample BSN Degree Curriculum

Sample BSN Degree Curriculum

Freshman Year


Fall Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 14
BIOL 244 – Anatomy and Physiology I 4
STAT 109 – Statistics 3
WRIT 105 – College Writing I 3
NURS 199 – Introduction to Nursing 1
PHIL 102 – Ethics 3

Spring Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 16
BIOL 245 – Anatomy and Physiology II 4
CHEM 114 – Fundamentals of Chemistry for Nursing 3
CMST 101 – Fundamentals of Speech 3
WRIT 106 – College Writing II 3
NURS 220 – Human Growth and Development 3

Sophomore Year


Fall Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 14
BIOL 255 – Survey of Microbiology 4
NUFD 182 – Nutrition: A Socioecological Perspective 3
NURS 200 – Pathophysiology 3
NURS 240 – Health Assessment for Diverse Populations: Didactic and Practicum 4

Spring Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 16
ANTH 180 – Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective 3
NURS 210 – Professional Nursing 4
NURS 230 – Pharmacology 3
NURS 340 – Information Technology and Nursing Practice 3
World Language I 3

Junior Year


Fall Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 15
NURS 315 – Family Centered Care of Adults and Elderly: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 405 – Family Centered Behavioral Health: Didactic and Practicum 6
World Language II 3

Spring Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 15
NURS 316 – Family Centered Care of Adults and Elderly II: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 406 – Genetics and Genomics for Clinical Nursing 3
NURS 435 – Population and Global Health: Didactic and Practicum 6

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 15
NURS 325 – Care of the Childbearing Family: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 335 – Family Centered Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 350 – Evidence Based Practice in Nursing 3

Spring Semester

Course Credits
Total Credits 15
NURS 415 – Nursing Leadership: Theory and Practicum 3
NURS 420 – Transprofessional Communication Collaboration 3
NURS 465 – Integration 9

Total Program Credits: 120

Please note, curriculum, credit hours and course sequencing are subject to change.

Students must maintain a minimal cumulative GPA average of 2.75.


For questions related to the BSN program, please contact us at:
973-655-3693 or nursing@montclair.edu.