Degree Plan (Effective Fall 2025)
The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree plan is organized into four
semesters and totals 65 semester credit hours.
Semester 1
Accelerated BSN degree plan, Semester 1
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit/Lecture/Clinical |
Credits |
| GNUR 3015 |
Fundamentals of Nursing Care |
10:5:5 |
10 |
| GNUR 3219 |
Pharmacological Therapies I |
2:1:1 |
2 |
| GNUR 3225 |
Foundations of Psychosocial
Integrity |
2:2:0 |
2 |
| GNUR 3350 |
Principles of Pathophysiology |
3:3:0 |
3 |
| Semester 1 Total Credits |
17 |
Semester 2
Accelerated BSN degree plan, Semester 2
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit/Lecture/Clinical |
Credits |
| GNUR 3121 |
Pharmacological Therapies II |
1:1:0 |
1 |
| GNUR 3322 |
Discipline of Nursing |
3:3:0 |
3 |
| GNUR 3432 |
Mental Health Promotion and Illness Management |
4:3:1 |
4 |
| GNUR 3784 |
Nursing Care of Acutely Ill Adults |
7:4:3 |
7 |
| Semester 2 Total Credits |
15 |
Semester 3
Accelerated BSN degree plan, Semester 3
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit/Lecture/Clinical |
Credits |
| GNUR 4122 |
Pharmacological Therapies III |
1:1:0 |
1 |
| GNUR 4309 |
Scholarship of Nursing Practice |
3:3:0 |
3 |
| GNUR 4605 |
Nursing Care of Childbearing and Pediatric Clients |
6:4:2 |
6 |
| GNUR 4709 |
Nursing Care of Chronically Ill Adults |
7:4:3 |
7 |
| Semester 3 Total Credits |
17 |
Semester 4
Accelerated BSN degree plan, Semester 4
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit/Lecture/Clinical |
Credits |
| GNUR 3366 |
Hospice and Palliative Care |
3:3:0 |
3 |
| GNUR 4317 |
Community and Population Health |
3:2:1 |
3 |
| GNUR 4320 |
Professional Role of the Leader and Manager |
3:3:0 |
3 |
| GNUR 4718 |
Synthesis of Nursing Care Across the Lifespan |
7:4:3 |
7 |
| Semester 4 Total Credits |
16 |
| Program Total Credits |
65 |
