Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
The program consists of 120 credits that are articulated below. The program course plan requirements may be modified in instances of individual academic program progression issues, which may be limited and are authorized by the Conway School of Nursing.
Advanced Placement course credits for courses taken in High School are evaluated for potential transfer as Catholic University college credit.
| Natural Science and Math - 18 credits |
| Chemistry (inorganic and organic chemistry content) |
4 credits |
| Human anatomy and physiology |
8 credits |
| Microbiology |
3 credits |
| Statistics |
3 credits |
English-3 credits: All students are required to take one English writing course. The particular course is grounded on the English placement criteria at the time of admission to the university. English 101 is part of the First-Year Experience and Learning Communities (LCs).
Philosophy-6 credits: All students are required to take Philosophy 201 and 202, both of which are a part of the First-Year Experience and Learning Communities (LCs).
Theology-9 credits: Of the three required religion courses, the first must be TRS 201: Foundations in Theology I: The Scriptures and Jesus Christ, a Learning Community course (LC). The second Theology course is TRS 202A/B: The Church and the Human Person. The third required theology course is TRS 333 or PHIL 303: Biomedical Ethics. Biomedical ethics must be taken at Catholic University and is not transferable from another university.
| Humanities/Liberal Studies - 18 credits |
| Psychology |
3 credits |
| Human Growth and Development |
3 credits |
| Liberal Arts Electives* |
12 credits |
*Consult with your assigned academic advisor regarding which liberal arts electives fulfill general education requirements
Required Nursing courses
| Introduction to Health Systems and Professions |
3 |
| Health and Wellness across the Lifespan |
3 |
| Nutrition |
3 |
| Pathophysiology |
3 |
| Health Assessment |
4 |
| Pharmacology |
3 |
| Community and Population Health (Lecture and Clinical) |
5 (3/2) |
| Fundamental Applications |
4 |
| Mental Health Nursing (Lecture and Clinical) |
5 (3/2) |
| Adults in Health and Illness I (Lecture and Clinical) |
5 (3/2) |
| Adults in Health and Illness II (Lecture and Clinical) |
5 (3/2) |
| Women in Health and Illness (Lecture and Clinical) |
5 (3/2) |
| Children in Health and Illness (Lecture and Clinical) |
5 (3/2) |
| Adults in Health and Illness III (Lecture and Clinical) |
5 (3/2) |
| Management of Health Care Delivery |
2 |
| Transition to Professional Practice |
2 |
| Strategies for Professional Practice |
2 |
| Nursing Informatics |
2 |
| Nursing Research |
3 |
| (Optional - Practicum in Complex Nursing) |
(2) |
| Total number of credits in Nursing |
60 |
Course descriptions are available on the Web at https://nursing.catholic.edu/academics/courses/course-descriptions/index.html.
The number of hours of meeting/contact time per week is determined by the type of nursing course as well as credits and does not include out of class study time or work on out of class assignments. P/F indicates the course is graded with either Pass or Fail. The following ratios are used:
| Didactic Course |
1 credit=1 hour/week |
| Clinical/Lab Course |
1 credit=3 hours/week |
| NURS |
Title (credit hours) |
| 151 |
Introduction to Health Systems and Professions (3) |
| 250 |
Theater in Healthcare (3) Elective |
| 254A |
Health and Wellness across the Lifespan (3) |
| 257 |
Nutrition and Health (3) |
| 258 |
Health Assessment (4) |
| 309 |
Fundamental Applications (4) |
| 275L |
Adults in Health and Illness I: Lecture (3) |
| 275C |
Adults in Health and Illness I: Clinical (2) P/F |
| 371 |
Pathophysiology (3) |
| 370 |
Community and Population Health: Lecture (3) |
| 372 |
Community and Population Health: Clinical (2) P/F |
| 310 |
Pharmacology (3) |
| 375 |
Mental Health Nursing: Lecture (3) |
| 377 |
Mental Health Nursing: Clinical (2) P/F |
| 376L |
Adults in Health and Illness II: Lecture (3) |
| 376C |
Adults in Health and Illness II: Clinical (2) P/F |
| 378 |
Nursing Informatics (2) |
| 403 |
Introduction to Nursing Research (3) |
| 420 |
Child and Adolescent Health and Illness: Lecture (3) |
| 421 |
Child and Adolescent Health and Illness: Clinical (2) P/F |
| 423 |
Women in Health and Illness: Lecture (3) |
| 428 |
Women in Health and Illness: Clinical (2) P/F |
| 424 |
Management of Health Care Delivery (2) |
| 430L |
Adults in Health and Illness III: Lecture (3) |
| 430C |
Adults in Health and Illness III: Clinical (2) P/F |
| 427 |
Transition to Professional Practice (2) |
| 481A |
Practicum in Complex Nursing (2) - Optional |
| 481B |
Practicum in Complex Nursing (2) - Optional Pediatrics |
| 481C |
Practicum in Complex Nursing (2) - Optional Women’s Health |
| 469 |
Spirituality and Care of the Sick (3) P/F Elective |
| 480 |
Strategies for Professional Practice (2) |