Nursing, BSN

First Year*

• BIOL 141 - Cell Biology and Genetics for the Health Sciences
• CHEM 160 - Chemistry for the Health Sciences
• PSYC 151 - Introductory Psychology: Perspectives on the Self
• SOC 151 - Sociological Principles and Perspectives
• STAT 143 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

• OR STAT 145 - Biostatistics 

• Various university core requirements

Second Year*

• BIOL 205 - Human Anatomy
• BIOL 206 - Human Physiology
• BIOL 207 - Medical Microbiology
• PSYC 201 - Developmental Psychology: Lifespan
• HE 254 - Nutrition
• Various university core requirements

*Note

Students are required to have either three years of high school foreign language with grades of B or better or one year of college level foreign language. If a student needs to take a foreign language at Calvin, it should be taken during the first or second year.

Third Year

• NURS 307 - Theory: Community Based and Mental Health Nursing
• NURS 308 - Strategies: Community Based and Mental Health Nursing
• NURS 309 - Practicum: Community Based and Mental Health Nursing
• NURS 327 - Theory: Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents
• NURS 328 - Strategies: Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents
• NURS 329 - Practicum: Pregnant Women, Infants, Children, and Adolescents
• Electives (0-8)

Fourth Year

• NURS 357 - Theory: Young, Middle, and Older Adults
• NURS 358 - Strategies: Young, Middle, and Older Adults
• NURS 359 - Practicum: Young, Middle, and Older Adults
• NURS 377 - Theory: Community Focused Nursing and Leadership/Management
• NURS 378 - Strategies: Synthesis of Nursing Care across the Lifespan
• NURS 379 - Practicum: Community Focused Nursing and Leadership/Management
• NURS 380 - Critical Reflections on Health
• Electives (0-8)

Note

The formal requirements for a Calvin bachelor’s degree include the following: Successful completion of 124 semester hours, completion of the designated program of study and the designated core, and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 both overall and in the program of concentration.