Program Prerequisites & General Education Courses

The courses taken to complete the requirements for the BSN degree at MidAmerica Nazarene University consist of a combination of nursing program prerequisites and General Education requirements. Students must fulfill all requirements before the degree is granted.

The nursing curriculum is comprised of three levels:

Level I:	completed during the freshman and sophomore years of the curriculum. Before beginning clinical courses in the junior year, courses in this level must be completed with: no grade lower than a C- for all prerequisite General Education courses in the left hand column below, and no grade lower than a C for all courses with an NURS prefix (except for Biblical Perspectives where a C- is accepted)
Level II:	completed during the junior year of the nursing curriculum. All courses in this level must be completed with no grade lower than a C and completed prior to beginning clinical courses of the senior year.
Level III:	completed during the senior year of the nursing curriculum with no grade lower than a C.

Students must successfully complete each level of the curriculum before progressing to the next level.

Level I

Level I of the nursing curriculum is composed of the required nursing prerequisites listed in the left hand column below. The right hand column lists other, General Core/Graduation requirements that must be completed prior to the granting of the BSN degree. The seven outcomes of the General Education core curriculum provide the framework for all of these requirements.

Prerequisites To The Nursing Major	General Education/Graduation Requirements
Courses in this column must be completed prior to beginning junior level clinical courses Must have no grade lower than a C – (70% minimum) for all General Education courses Must have no grade lower than a C (73% minimum) for all courses with a NURS prefix	Courses in this column must be completed with a passing grade before the BSN degree is conferred
Self Understanding (5-6 hrs. required)	Aesthetic Literacy (3 hrs. required)
FRST 1101: Freshman Seminar (1 hr) NURS 1022: Principles of Health Promotion (2 hrs) PSYC 2503: Lifespan Development I (3 hrs)	FNAR 1103: Introduction to Fine Arts (preferred) (3 hours)
Critical Thinking (6-9 hrs. required)
MATH 1103: Intermediate Algebra (or proficiency) (3 hrs)	PHIL 2003: Ethics (preferred) (3 hrs) MATH 3503: Probability and Statistics (3 hrs)
Effective Communication (6-10 hrs. required)
ENGL 1203: English Comp I: Writing & Research (3 hrs) COMM 1303: Public Speaking (preferred) (3 hrs)	0-4 hrs: 2^nd language or proficiency (recommended)
Scientific Literacy (19 hrs. minimum required)	Social Responsibility (6 hrs. required)
BIOL 1504: Anatomy and Physiology I (required) (4 hrs) BIOL 1604: Anatomy and Physiology II (required) (4 hrs) GNSC 3703: Human Nutrition (required) (3 hrs) 8 hrs minimum: Chemistry, Microbiology, Genetics	History Social Science Economics Criminal Justice
Prerequisite Nursing Courses (10 hrs. required)	Spiritual Development (3-9 hrs. required)
NURS 1003: Nursing Perspectives (3 hrs) NURS 2182: Basic Nursing Skills I (2 hrs) NURS 2002: Health Assessment for Nurses (2 hrs) NURS 2083: Basic Nursing Skills II (3 hrs) NURS 1022: Principles of Health Promotion (2 hrs) (listed above as a Gen Ed requirement, is also a required lower-division nursing course)	BLIT 1103: Old Testament Lit (req.) (3 hrs), and BLIT 1203: New Testament Lit. (req.) (3 hrs), and THEO 2203: Christian Beliefs (req.) (3 hrs) OR NURS 3803: Biblical Perspectives (if the student is ≥ 23 years of age and has completed ≥ 60 hours of college credit when first enrolling at MNU) (3 hrs) (C- acceptable)