Plan for B.S.N. Second Degree Concentration

The School of Nursing offers students who already hold a non-nursing bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution the opportunity to complete the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in a specially sequenced progression plan for second-degree students. Second degree students must have completed supporting course requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO 273	Clinical Microbiology	4
or MLS 209	Microbiology for Health Sciences
BIO 307	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIO 308	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
NFA 201	Essentials of Nutrition	3
STA 215	Introduction to Statistical Reasoning	3
Or approved substitutions prior to admission to the Second Degree Concentration nursing major

Students with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree who apply for admission are admitted as pre-nursing second bachelor’s degree majors. Admission as a pre-nursing second bachelor’s degree student does not guarantee admission to the B.S.N. Second Degree Concentration major. Classes are admitted one time per year. Spaces are limited and admission is competitive and based on a review of all required material submitted with the application packet and the entire academic history.

For additional admission information please refer to the Selection Criteria at: https://nursing.eku.edu/baccalaureate-programs

Clinical Requirements:

    Transportation to all clinical experiences is the responsibility of the student. Students are expected to adhere to all program and clinical agency policies and must meet all clinical agency placement requirements. To be compliant with Joint Commission regulations, clinical agency contractual agreements, and ensure a safe clinical environment the following items are required before a student can progress to a clinical experience:

    1. Proof of professional liability insurance purchased through the University.

    2. Proof of CPR for the Health Care Professional.

    3. Proof of Rubella, Measles (Rubeola), and Mumps immunity.

    4. Proof of Hepatitis B immunity.

    5. Proof of negative Tuberculosis screening.

    6. Proof of Varicella immunity.

    7. Documentation of adult TDaP vaccine (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis)

    8. Documentation of annual influenza vaccine.

    9. Proof of full vaccination for Covid 19.

    10. Documentation of the CHS-approved Criminal Background Check.

    11. Documentation of the CHS-approved Drug Screening.

    12. Proof of Personal Health Insurance.

    13. Other documentation as required by specific clinical facilities.

Program Requirements

CIP Code: 51.3801

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
University Graduation Requirements
General Education (waived for Post-Baccalaureate Students)
Student Success Seminar (waived for Post-Baccalaureate Students)
Writing Intensive Course (waived for Post-Baccalaureate Students)
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
ACCT - BSN 2nd degree majors will fulfill the ACCT with the following. (Credit hours are incorporated into Major requirements below.)
NSC 492	Complex Client Health Care
Major Requirements
Core Courses
NSC 232	Health Assessment and Promotion	2
NSC 232L	Health Assessment and Promotion	1
NSC 262	Professional Nursing Concepts	4
NSC 330	Clinical Drug Therapy	3
NSC 332	Health Assessment and Promotion II	1
NSC 332L	Health Assessment and Promotion	1
NSC 350	Pathophysiology	3
NSC 380	Adult Health Nursing I	2
NSC 380C	Adult Health Nursing I Clinical	2
NSC 386	Adult Health Nursing II	7
NSC 386C	Adult Health Nursing II	3
NSC 390W	Research for EBNP	2
NSC 392	Mental Health Nursing	3
NSC 392C	Mental Health Nursing Clinical	2
NSC 396	Family Health Nursing	5
NSC 396C	Family Health Nursing	2
NSC 480	Health Care Leadership	3
NSC 484	Adult Health Nursing III	2.5
NSC 484C	Adult Health III Clinical	2.5
NSC 487	Public Health Nursing	2.5
NSC 487C	Public Health Nursing	2.5
NSC 492	Complex Client Health Care	2
NSC 492C	Complex Client Health Care Clinical	3
NSC 495	Professional Role Transition	2
NSC 496	Application of Nursing Theory	2
Supporting Course Requirements
BIO 307	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIO 273	Clinical Microbiology	3-4
or MLS 209	Microbiology for Health Sciences
BIO 308	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
NFA 201	Essentials of Nutrition	3
Choose from one of the following:		3-4
STA 215	Introduction to Statistical Reasoning
STA 270	Applied Statistics
SOC 232	Social Statistics
Approved substitutions
Total Hours		80-82