Program: Nursing (B.S.) - Northern Illinois University
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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Nursing (B.S.)
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pre-Licensure)
Requirements in School (60)
NURS 302 - Professional Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS 303 - Foundations of Nursing Clinical
Credits: 2
NURS 304 - Health Assessment
Credits: 3
NURS 305 - Foundations of Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS 308 - Alterations in Biological Systems
Credits: 3
NURS 313 - Adult Health Across the Lifespan Clinical
Credits: 2
NURS 314 - Mental Health Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS 315 - Adult Health Across the Lifespan I
Credits: 3
NURS 316 - Pharmacology
Credits: 3
NURS 317 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Credits: 3
NURS 318 - Adult Health Across the Lifespan II
Credits: 3
NURS 319 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family
Credits: 3
NURS 323 - Mental Health Nursing Clinical
Credits: 2
NURS 333 - Adult Health Across the Lifespan II Clinical
Credits: 2
NURS 343 - Childbearing Family Clinical
Credits: 2
NURS 419 - Population-Focused Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS 422 - Child Health Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS 431 - Transition to Professional Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS 432 - Processes for Nursing Leadership
Credits: 3
NURS 433 - Child Health Nursing Clinical
Credits: 2
NURS 443 - Population-Focused Nursing Clinical
Credits: 2
AND
NURS 453 - Capstone Clinical
Credits: 4
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BS Degree Completion)
Requirements in School (28)
NURS 306 - Health Assessment for Nursing Practice
Credits: 3
NURS 308 - Alterations in Biological Systems
Credits: 3
NURS 317 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Credits: 3
NURS 347 - Concepts of Professional Nursing
Credits: 4
NURS 419 - Population-Focused Nursing
Credits: 3
NURS 432 - Processes for Nursing Leadership
Credits: 3
NURS 488 - Nursing Ethics and the Law
Credits: 3
NURS 492 - Practicum in Leadership and Population-Focused Nursing I
Credits: 3
NURS 493 - Practicum in Leadership and Population-Focused Nursing II
Credits: 3
Upon successful completion of NURS 347, the RN-BS student will receive 33 semester hours of credit for NURS 303, NURS 305, NURS 313, NURS 314, NURS 315, NURS 316, NURS 318, NURS 319, NURS 323, NURS 333, NURS 343, NURS 422, and NURS 433. This credit will be held in “escrow” and will be posted to the student’s transcript upon successful completion of 12 semester hours of nursing credit with a grade of C or better.
Requirements outside School (31-33)
BIOS 103 - General Biology
Credits: 3
AND
BIOS 105 - General Biology Laboratory
Credits: 1
OR
BIOS 208 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology
Credits: 3
AND
BIOS 210 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Laboratory
Credits: 1
BIOS 213 - Introductory Bacteriology
Credits: 3
OR
BIOS 313 - Microbiology
Credits: 4
BIOS 357 - Human Anatomy and Physiology
Credits: 5
CHEM 110 - Chemistry
Credits: 3
AND
CHEM 111 - Chemistry Laboratory
Credits: 1
OR
CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I
Credits: 3
AND
CHEM 212 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
Credits: 1
ENGL 203 - Rhetoric and Composition II, Researched Writing in the Domains
Credits: 3
HDFS 280 - Human Development, the Family, and Society
Credits: 3
OR
PSYC 225 - Lifespan Development: Childhood Through Adulthood
Credits: 3
NUTR 201 - Human Nutrition
Credits: 3
PSYC 102 - Introduction to Psychology
Credits: 3
STAT 100 - Basic Statistics
Credits: 3
OR
STAT 200 - Elementary Statistics
Credits: 4
Total Hours for a Major in Nursing: 91-93 (B.S.)/92-94 (RN-B.S.)
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