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Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Program Information

Organization of Courses in the BSN Program

College of Nursing BSN Program
Pre Professional Year Year Two Year Three
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
English PHAR 250.3* MCIM 223.3** NURS 220.3 NURS 304.3 NURS 305.6
Indigenous Studies PHSI 208.6 PHSI 208.6 NURS 221.3 NURS 305.6 NURS 306.3
Chemistry 112.3 NURS 200.3 NURS 201.3 NURS 321.3 NURS 322.3
Biology 120.3 NURS 202.3 NURS 203.3 NURS 307.3 +
NURS 308.3
or
NURS 330.3 +
NURS 331.3
or
NURS 332.3
NURS 333.3		 NURS 307.3 +
NURS 308.3
or
NURS 330.3 +
NURS 331.3
or
NURS 332.3
NURS 333.3		 NURS 307.3 +
NURS 308.3
or
NURS 330.3 +
NURS 331.3
Psychology NURS 204.3 NURS 205.3    
Social Science
Statistics
Nutrition 120.3
Elective
Elective
Total Credit Units per Term 15 15 6 15 15 6
Total Credit Units per Year 30 36 36
KEY NURS 200.3 - Nursing Foundations: Perspectives and Influences
NURS 201.3 - Perspectives on Health, Wellness, and Diversity in a Global Context
NURS 202.3 - Assessment and Components of Care I
NURS 203.3 - Assessment and Components of Care II
NURS 204.3 - Communication and Professional Relationships
NURS 205.3 - Research for Evidence Informed Practice
NURS 220.3 - Concepts of Patient and Family Centered Care
NURS 221.3 - Patient and Family Centered Care in Clinical Practice

Courses everyone takes in term 1:
NURS 304.3 - Family Nursing
NURS 305.6 - Core Competencies for the Management of Complex Patient Care (Goes over term 1 and 2)
NURS 321.3 - Therapeutic Intervention for Individuals and Groups

Everyone chooses one theory and the corresponding clinical to take in term 1:
NURS 307.3 - Integrating Mental Health into Nursing (theory) - ¼ of class
NURS 308.3 - Integrating Mental Health Nursing within Practice (clinical)
OR
NURS 330.3 - Maternal Child, and Adolescent Family Centered Nursing (theory) - ¼ of class
NURS 331.3 - Maternal Child, and Adolescent Family Centered Nursing Practice (clinical)
OR
NURS 332.3 - Exploring Complexity and Acuity (theory) - ½ of class
NURS 333.3 - Complex Nursing Care Practice (clinical)
College of Nursing BSN Year 4 Program
Year Four
(Option 1)		 Year Four
(Option 2)
Term 1 Term 2 Term 1 Term 2
NURS 434.3 NURS 414.3 NURS 414.3 NURS 434.3
NURS 450.9 NURS 422.3 NURS 422.3 NURS 450.9
NURS Elective.3 NURS 430.3 NURS 430.3 NURS Elective.3
NURS 431.6 NURS 431.6 NURS 452.0
NURS 452.0
Total Credit Units per Term 15 15 15 15
Total Credit Units per Year 30 30
KEY NURS 414.3 - Policy Development and Knowledge Utilization for Quality and Safety
NURS 422.3 - Issues in Leadership and Management: Transformative Practice in Health Care Organizations
NURS 430.3 - Community Health Nursing: Building Partnerships
NURS 431.6 - Community Nursing Practice
NURS 434.3 - Health Systems: Global and Inter-professional Perspectives
NURS 450.9 - Practice Integration
NURS 452.0- Transition to Professional Practice
NURS xxx.3 - Nursing Elective

* Pre existing PHAR 250 equivalencies must be obtained within the past 5 years.

PHPY 304 +PHPY 305 (U of S)=PHAR 250
To be considered equivalent, student must have 60% in each course and they must be less than 5 years old from time of admission.

** Pre existing MCIM 223 equivalencies must have been obtained within the past 10 years. MICM 223 or BMSC 210 ( U of S) can be used in place of MCIM 223 and that a student must have 60% of higher.