Nursing (BS) General Requirements
To be eligible for the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nursing degree the student must have completed 124 semester units of which 57 units must be in Nursing. A student must have a minimum grade of ‘C+’ (2.3) in nursing coursework (NURS/NURL). Minimum passing grade in nursing prerequisite and corequisite courses is ‘C’ (2.0) with the exception of Human Anatomy and Human Physiology where the minimum pass grade is a ‘B’ (3.0). Students must earn at least a 3.25 GPA in the prerequisite courses and overall to be admitted to the program. Students cannot repeat previously passed prerequisite courses in order to raise their GPA. Prerequisites in chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and microbiology must be taken within the past five years. Students who fail more than one class required for the nursing major (i.e., prerequisite, corequisite, or nursing courses, with the exception of the NURS 3120 and NURS 4120 NCLEX prep classes) are disqualified from the Nursing program. For transfer students, failed courses that were taken more than five years prior to DUC matriculation are disregarded. However, failed courses taken within five years of matriculation apply to the progression policies of the nursing department. During the Senior year, nursing students are required to complete a project that is based on research and that addresses a current issue or health problem related to professional nursing practice. At least 28 of the student's last 36 units prior to degree conferral must be completed at Dominican.
Nursing Major BS Requirements
Additional courses may be needed in Math and Chemistry as determined by placement assessment.
To be eligible for progression into the Nursing program, students must fulfill the criteria listed below.
Prerequisite Courses:
| BIO 2500 | Human Anatomy | 3.00 units |
| BIO 2505 | Human Anatomy Lab | 1.00 unit |
| BIO 2600 | Human Physiology | 3.00 units |
| BIO 2605 | Human Physiology Lab | 1.00 unit |
| CHEM 1600 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 3.00 units |
| CHEM 1605 | Chemistry for Health Science Lab | 1.00 unit |
| ENGL 1111 | Writing and Rhetoric: Effective Communication I | 4.00 units |
| PSY 1100 | Introduction to Psychology | 4.00 units |
| CORE | Nursing approved courses within Civic Knowledge and Engagement Category | 4.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
*NOTE: Transfer students may substitute Sociology or Cultural Anthropology to meet the Nursing Prerequisite requirement.
Non-Nursing Courses
| BIO 3450 | Nutrition for Disease Prevention and Treatment | 3.00 units |
| BIO 3455 | Nutrition for Disease Prevention and Treatment Lab | 1.00 unit |
| BIO 3600 | Microbiology for Health Sciences | 3.00 units |
| BIO 3605 | Microbiology for Health Sciences Lab | 1.00 unit |
| ENGL 2222 | Advanced Writing and Research: Effective Communication II | 4.00 units |
| PSY 3187 | Statistics for Health & Behavioral Sciences | 4.00 units |
| CORE | Any course from Examined Life Category | 4.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Lower Division Nursing Courses:
| NURS 2002 | Nursing Fundamentals | 4.00 units |
| NURL 2002 | Nursing Fundamentals Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 2014 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 4.00 units |
| NURL 2014 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 2040 | Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I | 4.00 units |
| NURS 2050 | Medical-Surgical Nursing I | 4.00 units |
| NURL 2050 | Medical-Surgical Nursing I Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 2150 | Geriatric Foundations | 4.00 units |
| NURL 2150 | Geriatric Foundations Lab | 0.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Upper Division Nursing Courses:
| NURS 3040 | Pathophysiology/Pharmacology II | 2.00 units |
| NURS 3100 | Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing | 4.00 units |
| NURL 3100 | Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 3101 | Child and Family Nursing | 4.00 units |
| NURL 3101 | Child and Family Nursing Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 3105 | Medical-Surgical Nursing II | 4.00 units |
| NURL 3105 | Medical-Surgical Nursing II Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 3106 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | 4.00 units |
| NURL 3106 | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 3120 | NCLEX-RN Preparation I | 1.00 unit |
| NURS 4100 | Medical-Surgical Nursing III | 4.00 units |
| NURL 4100 | Medical-Surgical Nursing III Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 4120 | NCLEX-RN Preparation II | 1.00 unit |
| NURS 4150 | Community Health and Nursing | 4.00 units |
| NURL 4150 | Community Health and Nursing Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 4200 | Leadership and Nursing Care Management | 5.00 units |
| NURL 4200 | Leadership and NursingCare Management Lab | 0.00 units |
| NURS 4500 | Nursing Research and Senior Thesis | 4.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 37 |
Total Credit Hours: 101
Nursing Electives:
| NURS 2250 | Palliative and End of Life Care | 1.00 unit |
| NURS 4990 | Directed Research: Nursing | 1.00 unit |