Nursing Major

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Standard Option, Brookings Linda M, Herrick, Association Dean, Ph.D., RN SDSU Wagner Hall 327 Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-6153 or 1-888-216-9806 ext. 2 e-mail mary.davenport@sdstate.edu	Standard Option, Rapid City⁺ West River Department, SDSU 1011 11th Street Rapid City, SD 57701 605-394-5390 or 1-888-819-1725 www.sdstate.edu/nurs/programs	Standard Option, Sioux Falls College of Nursing, SDSU 2300 N. Career Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57107 1-605-367-8400 email: hillary.westerhuis@sdstate.edu
Accelerated Option, Sioux Falls College of Nursing, SDSU 2300 N. Career Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57107 1-605-367-8400 email: hillary.westerhuis@sdstate.edu	Accelerated Option, Aberdeen Northern State University, SDSU 1200 S. Jay Street Aberdeen, SD 57401 1-605-626-2427 email: ambra.warcken@northern.edu	RN Upward Mobility Option, Online Coordinator, RN Upward Mobility, South Dakota State University 605-688-6186 1-888-216-9806 ext. 1 email: susan.rosen@sdstate.edu

Program Description
The bachelors of science in nursing program prepares graduates to practice in both hospital and non-hospital settings and have the foundation for advanced study in nursing. Graduates of the RN Upward Mobility option, already registered nurses, are prepared to expand their practice in the areas of community health, health promotion, and leadership. They also have the foundation for advanced study in nursing. The curriculum includes university core requirements, major support courses in communication and the social, physical, and biological sciences, and nursing major courses.

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Course Delivery Format

Requirements for Nursing Major: 120 Credits

Bachelor of Science

Prerequisites

System General Education Requirements* Credits: 26-27

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
Credits: 3
Goal #2 Oral Communication
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:
- HDFS 210
  Credits: 3 and
- SOC 100
  or
  SOC 150
  or
  SOC 240
  Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity
Credits: 3
Goal #5 Mathematics
Credits:3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
- CHEM 106-106L
  , or
  CHEM 112-112L
  Credits: 4 and
- CHEM 108-108L
  or
  CHEM 114-114L
  Credits: 5-4

Institutional Graduation Requirements** Credits: 5

Goal #1 First Seminar:
NURS 109**
Credits: 2
Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility:
PSYC 101**
Credits:3

Pre-Nursing Requirements

BIOL 221-221L - Human Anatomy and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
MICR 231-231L - General Microbiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
NFS 315 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
BIOL 325-325L - Physiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4

Nursing Major Requirements

Must be accepted into Nursing program prior to taking major courses.

System General Education Requirements*: 6

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 201
Credits: 3
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity Credits: 3

Major Requirements: 63-65

NURS 323 - Introduction to Pathophysiology Credits: 3
NURS 215 - Professional Nursing Credits: 2
NURS 265-265L - Health Assessment and Interventions and Lab Credits: 4
NURS 280-280L - Professional Communication and Lab Credits: 3
NURS 310-310L - Introduction to Public Health and Population-based Nursing and Lab Credits: 4
NURS 325-325L - Beginning Nursing Care of the Client with Health Problems and Lab Credits: 6
PHA 321 - Pharmacology Credits: 3
NURS 355 - Research: Appraisal and Utilization Credits: 2
NURS 365-365L - Nursing Care of the Client with Health Problems and Lab Credits: 6
NURS 380-380L - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family and Lab Credits: 5
NURS 410-410L - Advanced Nursing Care of the Client with Health Problems and Lab Credits: 6
NURS 420-420L - Nursing Care of the Client with Mental Health Problems and Lab Credits: 5
HSC 445 - Epidemiology Credits: 3
OR STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM)
Credits: 3
NURS 425 - Nursing Leadership Credits: 3
NURS 480-480L - Advanced Population based Nursing Practice and Lab (G) Credits: 4
NURS 495-495L - Practicum and Clinical Lab (AW) Credits: 6

Elective Credits: 2

Total Required Credits: 120

Curriculum Notes

+West River pre-nursing courses may not be offered in exactly the same semester as they are on the main campus in Brookings. However, this is a recommended sequence for courses.

Required pre-nursing major courses: CHEM 106-106L or 112-112L, 108-108L or 114-114L; HDFS 210; MICR 231-231L; NFS 315; PSYC 101; (one of the following) SOC 100, 150, 240; BIOL 221-221L, 325-325L.
MAJOR: NURS 215, 265, 280, 310-310L, 323, 325-325L, 355, 365-365L, 380-380L, 410-410L, 420-420L, 425, 480-480L, 495-495L.
Other required support courses: PHA 321; STAT 281 or HSC 445. (E) Elective

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs).

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.