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Nursing, BSN - Traditional BSN

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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, BSN
College/School: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Plan Code: NUNURDBSN
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120
minimum credit hours
63
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Traditional Prelicensure Term 5 (15 credit hours)
NUR 325 Health and Illness Concepts I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 330 Professional Nurse Attributes (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 336 Experiential Learning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 346 Nursing Practice: Geriatric and Adult Health
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:Y
 Y 3
NUR 352 Fundamental Concepts in Nursing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Students must be approved for advancement into the traditional prelicensure nursing program before enrolling in term 5 courses. Please meet with your advisor to review advancement requirements and timelines.
Students must successfully complete all traditional prelicensure term 5 courses to proceed to term 6.
Traditional Prelicensure Term 6 (16 credit hours)
NUR 315 Nursing Research and Application to Practice
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 326 Health and Illness Concepts: Adults and Psychiatric/Mental Health
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 4
NUR 337 Experiential Learning: Intermediate
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 347 Nursing Practice: Psychiatric/Mental Health and Childbearing Family
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:Y
 Y 3
NUR 353 Integration of Concepts Across the Lifespan: Conception to End of Life
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Students must successfully complete all traditional prelicensure term 6 courses to proceed to term 7.
Traditional Prelicensure Term 7 (17 credit hours)
NUR 404 Professional Nurse Concepts: Intermediate
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 2
NUR 425 Health and Illness Concepts: Adults and Pediatrics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 436 Experiential Learning: Advanced
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 446 Nursing Practice: Pediatrics and Complex Care of Adults
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:Y
 Y 3
NUR 452 Concepts in Population-Based Health
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 458 Community Care and Collaboration
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Students must successfully complete all traditional prelicensure term 7 courses to proceed to term 8.
Traditional Prelicensure Term 8 (15 credit hours)
NUR 405 Professional Nurse Concepts: Advanced
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 426 Health and Illness Concepts Advanced
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 437 Experiential Learning: Readiness to Practice
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NUR 448 Nursing Practice Readiness
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:Y
 Y 3
NUR 453 Integration Concepts in the Health Care
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Nursing: Foundation Prerequisite Courses
CDE 232 Human Development (SOBE)
OR PSY 341 Developmental Psychology (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
HCR 210 Ethics for the Health Care Professional (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
HCR 220 Introduction to Health Professions and the U.S. Health Care System (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
HCR 230 Culture and Health (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
NTR 241 Human Nutrition
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Mathematics (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
STP 226 Elements of Statistics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Nursing: Science Prerequisite Courses
CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 4
BIO 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 4
BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 4
MIC 205 Microbiology (SCIT) AND MIC 206 Microbiology Laboratory (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 4
HCR 240 Human Pathophysiology
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 4
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-NU The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
Direct Admit Continuing Eligibility Criteria (CEC)
Direct admit students must meet Continuing Eligibility Criteria (CEC) each semester (Terms 1-4) to advance into the prelicensure clinical nursing program. The following criteria will be reviewed each semester: AND Full-time enrollment at ASU (minimum 12 credit hours per term) AND Enroll in courses following the published course sequence (according to term) on the major map in terms 1-4. Any deviation from the published major map must be approved by petition. AND All courses must be completed at ASU unless approved by petition. AND 3.50 minimum semester critical (prerequisite) courses GPA in term 1-4 (includes +/- in computation) with no grades lower than a C. Critical courses are marked with symbol on the major map. Electives are not included in the calculation. AND Successful completion of all screening items by the established deadlines.
Licensure / Certification Direct Disclosure Statement
The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation prepares graduates for excellence upon entering the workplace. Certification and licensure requirements vary by profession and from state-to-state, students should review professional licensure information at ASU Professional Licensure to determine if a program meets educational requirements for licensure or certification in a specific state. State licensing contact information is available on the website: https://admission.asu.edu/academics/licensure.
Advancement to the Prelicensure Clinical Nursing Program
Advancement into the prelicensure clinical nursing programs at Arizona State University requires an application. Application deadlines are September 1 for spring and February 1 for summer and fall.
Students must meet all health and safety requirements at the time of advancement and must maintain compliance on all health and safety requirements throughout their enrollment in the program.
An Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card is required for advancement.
A valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certificate is required for advancement.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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