Nursing, BSN

Students must complete the entire nursing program within eight consecutive calendar years.

Students must complete all nursing courses within four consecutive calendar years and graduate or must repeat the program in its entirety.

The nursing courses must be taken in the order prescribed in the curriculum plan.

A grade of C is the minimal acceptable grade for any course to be applied to the nursing major and the supporting sequence or acceptable as a prerequisite for subsequent courses.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses in the major.

Completing all nursing course requirements (NURS) for the BSN degree must be accomplished at Roosevelt University. Under special circumstances, with written permission to take required courses elsewhere or transfer a course in may only be granted by the Director of Nursing.

Transfer credit for AHS 130 HUMAN ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I and AHS 131 HUMAN ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II (Human Cadaver Anatomy and Physiology I and II) must contain proof that a cadaver lab was a part of the course. Students without previous anatomy and physiology cadaver lab experience may take AHS 230 CADAVER ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY (Cadaver-Based Anatomy & Physiology Lab) and once that class is completed with a grade of C or better, they can receive transfer credit for AHS 130 and 131.Students taking AHS 230 with previous Anatomy and Physiology education will be asked to take a placement test to evaluate their level of Anatomy and Physiology knowledge.

Nursing students must maintain a cumulative C (2.0) grade point average and a grade of C or above in every course taken at Roosevelt University. Students who do not achieve this level of academic progress will be dismissed from the program. A student may submit an application and appeal for re-admittance to the Nursing Program one time; an appeal does not guarantee approval. There is only opportunity to appeal one time.

All nursing (NURS) courses carry weighted grades of which students must receive at least a 78% to pass with a C. There is no rounding of grades in any nursing course. Professional behavior is expected of nursing students both on and off campus. Students will professionally conduct themselves at all times; this includes theory, clinical and lab experiences. Students are responsible for all written/verbal information that is shared in scheduled classes, labs and clinical. Students must sign and adhere to the policies and procedures in the Nursing Student Handbook. Failure to sign or violate these can result in the student being dismissed from the program.

Before clinical experiences, students must be cleared for clinicals from the Nursing Clinical Coordinator. All students are placed at their clinical sites through Roosevelt University and students are expected to follow the policies and procedures set in place for this as outlined by each clinical site. Students are responsible for transportation to various clinical site locations both in the city and suburbs of Chicago and must carry health insurance and provide proof of such.

Nursing Courses (Including theory, lab and clinical experiences)
NURS 100FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING3
NURS 200INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH ASSESSMENT & BASIC NURSING SKILLS1.5
NURS 230NURSING FUNDAMENTALS4
NURS 231FUNDAMENTAL NURSING ASSESSMENT1.5
NURS 270PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING4
NURS 271NURSING ASSESSMENT I1.5
NURS 280ADULT MEDICAL/SURGICAL NURSING I4
NURS 281NURSING ASSESSMENT II1.5
NURS 290NURSING OF CHILDBEARING & CHILDREARING FAMILIES4
NURS 291NURSING ASSESSMENT III1.5
NURS 310RESEARCH METHODS FOR HEALTHCAR3
NURS 320ADULT MEDICAL/SURGICAL: NURSING II4
NURS 321NURSING ASSESSMENT IV1.5
NURS 335NURSING MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP3
NURS 340ADULT MEDICAL/SURGICAL: NURSING III4
NURS 341NURSING ASSESSMENT V1.5
NURS 350COMMUNITY NURSING4
NURS 360ADULT MED/SURGICAL: NURS IV4
NURS 361NURSING ASSESSMENT VI1.5
NURS 395NCLEX REVIEW3
Science Specialization & Non-Nursing Support
AHS 120LIFE SCIENCE BIOLOGY3
AHS 130HUMAN ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I3
AHS 131HUMAN ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II3
AHS 133CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES3
AHS 154MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTHCARE PR3
AHS 191PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING3
AHS 233ORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY3
AHS 260CLINICAL NUTRITION3
AHS 280CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY3
ALH 119INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY3
HCA 353ETHICAL &LEGAL3
HCA 300GLOBAL HEALTH3
MATH 217ELEMENTARY STATISTICS3
Total Credit Hours95
First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts9
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies
Mathematics
MATH 170MATH NURSING3
Social Science9
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies
Ideas of Social Justice3
3 credits from coursework categorized as Ideas Across Disciplines
Experiential Learning6
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning
Total Credit Hours40

 Bachelor Degree Requirements Met 126

Students must earn a minimum of 126 semester hours.

Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.

Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community college.

Students must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours. 

Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 of higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements. 

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
COMM 1013AHS 1303NURS 2001.5
ALH 1193ENG 1023HCA 30013
ENG 1013AHS 1333PSYC 201 (Social Science #2)3
AHS 1203AHS 2603AHS 1543
NURS 1003MATH 1703Humanities #13
FYS 1011PSYC 103 (Social Science #1)3 
 16 18 13.5
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
AHS 1313NURS 2804NURS 2904
NURS 2304NURS 2811.5HCA 3533
NURS 2311.5NURS 3204NURS 2911.5
NURS 2704NURS 3211.5MATH 2173
NURS 2711.5AHS 2803 
AHS 1913AHS 2333 
 17 17 11.5
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours 
NURS 3404NURS 350 (Experiential Learning #2)4 
NURS 3411.5NURS 3953 
NURS 3604Social Science #33 
NURS 3611.5NURS 3353 
NURS 310 (Experiential Learning #1)3Humanities #33 
Humanities #23  
 17 16 
Total Credit Hours 126