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Traditional BSN

The College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree to students at campuses throughout the state of Oklahoma. All BSN nursing courses are upper division and applicants must complete the 61 academic credit hours of prerequisite course work before enrollment in the first year of the nursing program. The nursing curriculum consists of 60 semester hours of sequenced courses incorporating theoretical (in class and online) and clinical content. Graduates of the program receive a BSN degree and are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination- RN (NCLEX-RN®) for licensure as a registered nurse. 

Program Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes  

Per CCNE accreditation standards, successful completion of the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing Baccalaureate Degree Program prepares the graduate to:

  1. Provide entry-level safe, competent, ethical care to culturally diverse individuals, families and populations across health care settings and across the lifespan. 

  1. Function effectively as a member of the Nursing Profession and as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team. 

  1. Practice professional nursing based on current evidence. 

  1. Assume accountability for evaluation and improvement of nursing practice. 

  1. Integrate the safe and confidential use of information technology and health care technology into one’s practice as a professional nurse. 

Program Outcomes  

FIRST-TIME NCLEX-RN CANDIDATE PASS RATE (Percent by Calendar Year) Click Here

Prerequisite Courses

 

English Comp I

 

3

ENG 1113

English Comp II 

 

3

ENG 1213

US Government 

 

3

PSC 1113

US History

 

3

HIST 1483 or 1493

Psychology  (listed as Gen Ed-Social Science)

 

3

PSY 1113 

Statistics^

 

3

PSY 2003 or 2113 or ECON 2843 or COMM 2513

Lifespan Development

 

3

PSY 2603

Chemistry (with laboratory component)

 

4-5

CHEM 1315 or CHEM 1305

Microbiology (with laboratory component)

 

4-5 

MBIO 2815 or MBIO 3813 & 3812

Human Anatomy (with laboratory component)

 

4-5

BIOL 2255 or BIOL 2234

Human Physiology (with laboratory component)

 

4-5

BIOL 2124 or BIOL 3103 & 3101

General Education

     

1. Western Culture

 

3

Any Western Culture General Ed. Course

2. World Culture  

3

Any World Culture General Ed.  Course

3. Understanding Art  

3

Any Artistic Forms General Ed. Course

4. Foreign Language  

6-10

Refer to description below

5. Core V. General Education Requirement

(Must be completed to fulfill graduation requirement)

 

3

OU Course CAS 1523, 1533, or 1543

 6. 3000-4000 General Education Course  

3

Any Upper Division General Ed. Course

 

  • Items 1-5 are waived for those with an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a public regionally accredited college in Oklahoma.
    • Please note that general education requirements will NOT be waived for Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Art degrees.
  • Items 1-6 are waived for those with a Bachelor’s degree from a US regionally accredited college or university.
  • Item 4 may be met by two semesters (6-10 credit hours) of the same language in college or two years of the same language in high school with a grade of "C" or higher. A high school transcript will be required if waived using high school coursework.

^Applicants are advised to complete a general-education approved statistics course. Approved courses can be found here.

Statistics courses taken at other colleges and universities should have a general education notation on the OU Transfer Equivalencies Database.

Electives (must have earned 61 transfer hours prior to enrollment)

Curriculum

Course # 

Course Title 

Credits 

NURS 3023

Clinical Nursing I 

NURS 3033 

Human Experience in Health & Common Illness 

NURS 3043 

Health Assessment 

NURS 3073 

Introduction to Professional Nursing 

NURS 3083 

Pharmacology in Nursing 

JUNIOR YEAR - SPRING (14 CREDIT HOURS) 

Course # 

Course Title 

Credits 

NURS 3114 

Clinical Nursing II 

NURS 3134 

Human Experience in Acute & Chronic Illness I 

NURS 3054

Psychosocial Nursing

NURS 3162 

Human Experience of Disability 

SENIOR YEAR - FALL (15 CREDIT HOURS) 

Course # 

Course Title 

Credits 

NURS 4054

Clinical Nursing III 

NURS 4034 

Human Experience in Acute & Chronic Illness II 

NURS 4144

Family Focused Nursing

NURS 4063 

Nursing Research 

SENIOR YEAR - SPRING (16 Credit Hours) 

Course # 

Course Title 

Credits 

NURS 4124 

Clinical Nursing IV 

NURS 4123 

Leadership in Nursing Practice 

NURS 4143 

Community Focused Nursing 

NURS 4163 

Contemporary Professional Nursing 

NURS 4213

Human Experience in Acute & Chronic Illness III 

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission Requirements

  • Completion of 61 hours of prerequisite coursework
  • 30 prerequisite hours must be completed prior to application
  • All prerequisites must be completed with a grade of 'C' or better
  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and
  • Minimum science grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
  • At least two of the four required sciences must be completed prior to application
  • Each attempt of any science course taken will be calculated into the science GPA, along with the four required sciences
  • Please Note: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) is on a semester credit- hour system. Students transferring coursework from an institution on trimester or quarter-hour systems should contact an advisor to determine how the coursework will transfer. OUHSC considers all coursework regardless of academic forgiveness granted by other institutions.

Timeline

  • Submit your NursingCAS and OUHSC Supplemental Application by February 3rd to apply to the OUHSC College of Nursing. 
    • Documents that must accompany the application are: (1) official transcripts to document all previous coursework.
  • Conditional admission letters are delivered by e-mail within six weeks of application deadline.
  • Confirmations of acceptance and deposits must be received by OUHSC Admissions and Records within 10 days of being placed at your site.