Typical 4-year Program of Study

Degree Requirements

Credits: minimum of 180 credits
Credits in major: 137
GPA cumulative minimum: 2.75
GPA major minimum: 3.0

Major prerequisite courses for all BSN nursing students must be completed before the nursing course sequence begins (Winter Quarter of Sophomore year).
Students must earn a C (2.0) or better in all nursing and prerequisite courses.
Students are expected to be available the first day of the quarter through the last day of finals week.
Clinical placements will be made by the undergraduate clinical placement team.
Your personal program may vary from this due to prior educational experience or individual goals. The example below assumes you have completed no degree requirements.
Health requirements for the program and clinical placement can be found on our website.
For complete information on courses, prerequisites, etc, use this information in conjunction with the online catalog (Seattle University Course Catalog) for the current year.

*Indicates prerequisite courses used in calculating your nursing major GPA.

Freshman
Fall Quarter	Winter Quarter	Spring Quarter
UCOR 1XXX (5) BIOL 1100 Principles of Cell Biology (5)* CHEM 1200 Chemistry of Life (5)*	UCOR 1XXX (5) BIOL 1200 Principles of Anatomy and Physiology I with lab (5)* MATH 1010 or higher (5)*	PSYC 1200 Intro to Psychology (5)* BIOL 1210 Nursing Anatomy and Physiology II (5)* BIOL 2220 Principles of Microbiology with lab (5)*
Total Credits: 15	Total Credits: 15	Total Credits: 15

Sophomore
Fall Quarter	Winter Quarter	Spring Quarter
UCOR 1XXX (5) NURS 2520 Health Care in the 21st Century (3)* NURS 3705 Nutrition for Health Promotions (2)* PSYC 3220 Growth and Development (5)*	UCOR 1XXX (5) NURS 3405 Health Assessment and Interventions (5) NURS 3205 Pathophysiology (5)	UCOR 2XXX (5) NURS 3305 Intro to Pharmacology (5) NURS 3190 Promoting Health of Older Adults-Theory (2) NURS 3191 Promoting Health of Older Adults-Clinical (3)
Total Credits: 15	Total Credits: 15	Total Credits: 15

Junior
Fall Quarter	Winter Quarter	Spring Quarter
UCOR 2XXX (5) NURS 3390 Promoting Mental Health-Theory (5) -OR- NURS 3590 Promoting Reproductive Health-Theory (5) NURS 3391 Promoting Mental Health-Clinical (5) -OR- NURS 3591 Promoting Reproductive Health-Clinical (5) NURS 4401 Population Health Internship I (1)	NURS 3520 Statistics and Research for Evidence-Based Practice (5) NURS 3390 Promoting Mental Health-Theory (5) -OR- NURS 3590 Promoting Reproductive Health-Theory (5) NURS 3391 Promoting Mental Health-Clinical (5) -OR- NURS 3591 Promoting Reproductive Health-Clinical (5) NURS 4402 Population Health Internship II (1)	UCOR 3XXX (5) UCOR 3XXX (5) NURS 4403 Population Health Intership III (1) NURS 4590 Promoting Health of Populations and Communities-Theory (4)
Total Credits: 16	Total Credits: 16	Total Credits: 15

Senior
Fall Quarter	Winter Quarter	Spring Quarter
UCOR 2XXX (5) NURS 4190 Promoting Health of Children and Families-Theory (5) -OR- NURS 4390 Promoting Health of Adults-Theory (5) NURS 4191 Promoting Health of Children and Families-Clinical (5) -OR- NURS 4391 Promoting Health of Adults-Clinical (5)	UCOR 3XXX (5) NURS 4190 Promoting Health of Children and Families-Theory (5) -OR- NURS 4390 Promoting Health of Adults-Theory (5) NURS 4191 Promoting Health of Children and Families-Clinical (5) -OR- NURS 4391 Promoting Health of Adults-Clinical (5)	NURS 4520 Senior Synthesis: Leadership for Health Equity (5) NURS 4790 Transition to Professional Practice (2) NURS 4791 Senior Practicum (6)
Total Credits: 15	Total Credits: 15	Total Credits: 13

UCOR 3100 Religion in a Global Context
UCOR 3400 Humanities and Global Challenges
UCOR 3600 Social Sciences and Global Challenges -OR- UCOR 3800 Natural Sciences and Global Challenges

Work closely with your academic advisor to plan your program of study and the other co-curricular components of your educational plan.

Rev. 05/23/23

College of Nursing Advising Contact Information: CONadvising@seattleu.edu