Traditional BSN
TRADITIONAL BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PRE-LICENSURE BSN
The Pre-licensure BSN is a four-year plan of study that prepares the student to write the licensure examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN) and subsequently enter the workforce as a professional registered nurse.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Minimally, the following criteria must be met:
* Admission to Kentucky State University.
* Official transcripts from all schools attended.
* Overall GPA if at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale for all college coursework attempted.
* Overall GPA if at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale for all college prerequisite courses.
* Official report of Assessment Technologies Institute Test of Essentials Academic Skills (ATI TEAS).
* The tests of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for all international applicants to the School of Nursing for those whom English is not their native language.
* Letter of academic standing on official letterhead from any nursing program in which a student was previously enrolled.
* Apply to the School of Nursing through NursingCAS once prerequisite courses are completed.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
All application materials must be received before the deadline established for the year the student desires to enter the BSN Program. Applicants are processed through NursingCAS, the centralized application service for nursing. Visit www.nursingcas.org to start your application or log into an existing account.
Prerequisites:
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
| BIO 107 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 3 |
| KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| BIO 108 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| FNU 104 | Basic Nutrition | 3 |
| MAT 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Term 3 (Fall) | ||
| BSS 300 | Interdisc Applied Quant Method | 3 |
| CHE 209 | Survey Gen/Organic/Biochemi | 4 |
| NUR 298B | Intro to Nurs: Con, Iss, & Opp | 2 |
| SOC 203 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SPA 101 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
| Select one General Education Arts Course | 3 | |
| Introduction to Art | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Intro to Literature | ||
| Hours | 18 | |
| Term 4 (Spring) | ||
| ALH 205 | Dimen. Ana. for Pharm. Calcula | 2 |
| BIO 204 | Fund of Microbiology | 3 |
| NUR 299B | Fund. to Nurs: Art, Sci, & PCC | 3 |
| PSY 223 | Theor. & Met. in Dev. Psych. | 3 |
| SPA 102 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 61 | |
Contact Information
Kentucky State University
School of Nursing
400 East Main Street
Betty White Building
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 597-5957
Email: schoolofnursing@kysu.edu
Nursing Core:
| Year 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 5 (Fall) | Hours | |
| NUR 205 | Pharmacological Concept in Nur | 3 |
| NUR 325B | Intro. to Healthcare Info. | 2 |
| NUR 330B | Hea. Assess. & Comm. Acr. Life | 3 |
| NUR 340B | Nurs. Care of Adu. w/ Ac. Chr. | 4 |
| NUR 340BP | Nur. Car. of Adul. w/ AC Pract | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 6 (Spring) | ||
| NUR 405B | Nursing Care of Women | 3 |
| NUR 405BP | Nursing Care of Women Pract. | 2 |
| NUR 406B | Nursing Care of Children | 3 |
| NUR 406BP | Nursing Care of Children Pract | 2 |
| NUR 421B | Prof. Role 2: Imp. Hea. System Title needs to be Professional Role 1: Nursing Research | 2 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro to African American Hist | ||
| Cultural Responsiveness | ||
| Financial Literacy | ||
| Intro Early Child Edu | ||
| Business and Society | ||
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Term 7 (Fall) | ||
| NUR 345B | Nurs. Care in Behav. Health | 3 |
| NUR 345BP | Nursing Care Beh. Hea. Prac. | 2 |
| NUR 450B | Nursing Care of Older Adults | 3 |
| NUR 450BP | Nursing Care of Older Adults | 2 |
| NUR 460B | Comm. & Pub. Hea. Nurs. | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Term 8 (Spring) | ||
| NUR 440B | Nurs. Care of Adu. w/ Com. H. | 5 |
| NUR 440BP | Nurs. Car. of Adu. w/ Prac. | 3 |
| NUR 461B | Profess. Role 2: Lead. & Enga. | 2 |
| NUR 462B | Intensive Rev. & Asses. | 2 |
| NUR 465BP | Prof. Nursing Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 58 | |