Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
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.
The requirements for the major can be found at Nursing - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.).
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