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Nursing, B.S.

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  1. Graduates will be able to relate to people as unique individuals possessing worth, dignity, and potential for self-actualization.
  2. Graduates will be able to synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from the humanities and natural, social, behavioral, and nursing sciences to provide safe, effective nursing care.
  3. Graduates will be able to establish relationships based on an understanding of self and others, and of interpersonal and group dynamics.
  4. Graduates will be able to practice in a variety of settings with clients of all ages and diverse sociocultural backgrounds.
  5. Graduates will be able to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills, in the application of the nursing process, to achieve optimal client adaptation.
  6. Graduates will be able to assist clients, at any point on the health-illness continuum, to mobilize and use adaptive resources for promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.
  7. Graduates will be able to collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, community representatives, and consumers to enhance health care.
  8. Graduates will be able to apply evidence-based knowledge as the basis for safe, effective nursing practice.
  9. Graduates will be able to apply the professional code of ethics and professional standards to clinical practice.
  10. Graduates will be able to demonstrate personal and professional responsibility, accountability and self-direction.
  11. Graduates will be able to demonstrate leadership principles in professional and interprofessional practice.
  12. Graduates will be able to demonstrate understanding of health care policy issues, trends and strategies as they influence accessibility, accountability and affordability in health care delivery.
  13. Graduates will be able to utilize appropriate information and healthcare technologies to enhance the delivery of client care.

A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite, required and Interprofessional Education (IPE) courses.  A grade of C or better is required in nursing courses to complete the degree. 

University Undergraduate Core32-35
Requirements that meet the University Undergraduate Core
CHEM 1080
CHEM 1085
Principles of Chemistry 1 Lecture
and Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab (satisfies CORE 3800)
4
IPE 2100Interprofessional Collaboration and Healthcare in Global Context (satisfies Core:Global Interdependence and Core:Identities in Context)3
IPE 4900Interprofessional Community Practicum (satisfies CORE 4000, CORE 4500 and Core:Writing Intensive)3
NURS 1400Introduction to Nursing (satisfies CORE 1500) 1
NURS 1430Human Growth and Development through the Lifespan (satisfies CORE 1000)3
PSY 1010General Psychology (satisfies CORE 3600)3
STAT 1100Introduction to Statistics (satisfies CORE 3200)3
or STAT 1300 Elementary Statistics with Computers
or PSY 2050 Foundations of Research Methods and Statistics
Foundation Requirements
ANAT 1000Basic Human Anatomy3
BIOL 1600Microbiology for Nursing3
HCE 2010Foundations in Clinical Health Care Ethics3
or PHIL 2050 Ethics
or PHIL 3360 Medical Ethics
SociologyAny SOC 1000-49993
IPE 4200Applied Decision-Making in Interprofessional Practice3
PPY 2540Human Physiology4
Nursing
NURS 2500Clinical Concepts in Nursing Practice3
NURS 2510Health Promotion Across the Lifespan3
NURS 2520Foundations for Nursing Care3
NURS 2700Evidence Based Nursing2
NURS 3200Health Assessment3
NURS 3330Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing Care3
NURS 3360Pathophysiology3
NURS 3370Essentials of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing Approach2
NURS 3430Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing4
NURS 3440Public Health Nursing4
NURS 3460Nursing Care of the Adult4
NURS 3470Nursing Care of the Older Adult4
NURS 3480Maternal/Neonatal Nursing4
NURS 3490Child Health Nursing4
NURS 4100Leadership and Management2
NURS 4150Integrative Seminar on Issues in Nursing Practice2
NURS 4200Nursing Immersion Practicum4
NURS 4300Complex Care Theory2
NURS 4350Complex Care Practicum4
NURS 4400Synthesis of Nursing Concepts1
NURS 48xxNURS Elective numbered 48xx2
Students may add a 12-credit Family Nursing Concentration0-12
NURS 1430
Human Growth and Development through the Lifespan
NURS 2510
Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
Select 6 additional credits with the "Family Nursing" attribute
General Electives 8
Total Credits125

Transfer students will be required to take an additional Nursing Elective in place of NURS 1400 Introduction to Nursing (1 cr).

Eight credits of electives (of which a minimum of 4 credits are nursing electives) are required to graduate. NURS 1400 Introduction to Nursing (1 cr) counts as 1 credit of nursing elective and NURS 4400 Synthesis of Nursing Concepts (1 cr) counts as 1 credit of nursing elective. The other 6 credits can be general education electives, non-required IPE courses, or additional nursing electives. 

Continuation Standards

The Valentine School of Nursing requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50.

 
 

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.  

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
NURS 1400 Introduction to Nursing 1
CHEM 1080
CHEM 1085
Principles of Chemistry 1 Lecture
and Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab
4
BIOL 1600 Microbiology for Nursing 3
CORE 1700 Ultimate Questions: Philosophy 3
PSY 1010 General Psychology 3
Select course block 1A or 1B in Fall and the other in Spring 3
NURS 1430
or STAT 1100
Human Growth and Development through the Lifespan (BLOCK 1A)
or Introduction to Statistics
 
 Credits17
Spring
ANAT 1000 Basic Human Anatomy 3
CORE 1600 Ultimate Questions: Theology 3
HCE 2010
or PHIL 2050
or PHIL 3360
Foundations in Clinical Health Care Ethics
or Ethics
or Medical Ethics
3
CORE 1900 Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication 3
Select course block 1A or 1B not chosen in the previous Fall 3
STAT 1100
or NURS 1430
Introduction to Statistics
or Human Growth and Development through the Lifespan
 
 Credits15
Year Two
Fall
NURS 2500 Clinical Concepts in Nursing Practice 3
NURS 3200 Health Assessment 3
PPY 2540 Human Physiology 4
CORE 1200 Eloquentia Perfecta 2: Oral and Visual Communication 3
Critical course:  Select course block 2A or 2B in Fall and the other in Spring 3-6
NURS 2510
or NURS 2520 and IPE 2100
Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (BLOCK 2A)
or Foundations for Nursing Care and Interprofessional Collaboration and Healthcare in Global Context
 
 Credits16-19
Spring
NURS 2700 Evidence Based Nursing (Critical course:  Must have statistics requirement completed. ) 2
NURS 3330 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing Care 3
NURS 3360 Pathophysiology 4
Sociology Requirement (Any sociology course with SOC subject code is accepted) 3
Critical course:  Select course block 2A or 2B not chosen in the previous Fall 3-6
NURS 2520
IPE 2100
or NURS 2510
Foundations for Nursing Care (BLOCK 2B)
or Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
 
 Credits15-18
Year Three
Fall
Critical course:  Select course block 3A or 3B in Fall and the other in Spring 14-15
IPE 4200
NURS 3440
NURS 3470
NURS 3490
Applied Decision-Making in Interprofessional Practice
and Public Health Nursing
and Nursing Care of the Older Adult
and Child Health Nursing (BLOCK 3A)
 
NURS 3370
NURS 3430
NURS 3460
NURS 3480
Essentials of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing Approach
and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
and Nursing Care of the Adult
and Maternal/Neonatal Nursing (BLOCK 3B)
 
 Credits14-15
Spring
Critical course:  Select course block 3A or 3B not chosen in the previous Fall 14-15
NURS 3370
NURS 3430
NURS 3460
NURS 3480
Essentials of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing Approach
and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
and Nursing Care of the Adult
and Maternal/Neonatal Nursing (BLOCK 3B)
 
IPE 4200
NURS 3440
NURS 3470
NURS 3490
Applied Decision-Making in Interprofessional Practice
and Public Health Nursing
and Nursing Care of the Older Adult
and Child Health Nursing (BLOCK 3A)
 
 Credits14-15
Year Four
Fall
NURS 4100 Leadership and Management 2
CORE 2800 Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression 2-3
Critical course:  General Education Electives or Nursing Electives 5
Critical course:  Select course block 4A or 4B in Fall and the other in Spring 6-7
NURS 4200
IPE 4900
Nursing Immersion Practicum
and Interprofessional Community Practicum (BLOCK 4A)
 
NURS 4300
NURS 4350
Complex Care Theory
and Complex Care Practicum (BLOCK 4B)
 
 Credits15-17
Spring
NURS 4150 Integrative Seminar on Issues in Nursing Practice 2
NURS 4400 Synthesis of Nursing Concepts 1
NURS 48xxNursing Elective 2
CORE 3400 Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture 3
Critical course:  Select course block 4A or 4B not chosen in the previous Fall 6-7
NURS 4300
NURS 4350
Complex Care Theory
and Complex Care Practicum (BLOCK 4B)
 
NURS 4200
IPE 4900
Nursing Immersion Practicum
and Interprofessional Community Practicum (BLOCK 4A)
 
 Credits14-15
 Total Credits120-131

Eight credits of electives (of which a minimum of 4 credits are nursing electives) are required to graduate. NURS 1400 Introduction to Nursing (1 cr) counts as 1 credit of nursing elective and NURS 4400 Synthesis of Nursing Concepts (1 cr) counts as 1 credit of nursing elective. The other 6 credits can be general education electives, non-required IPE courses, or additional nursing electives. 

University Core Curriculum

Beginning in Fall 2022, all incoming SLU undergraduates — regardless of major, program, college or school — will complete the University Core curriculum. You can find more information about the Common Core on the SLU website.

Licensure Examination

Per section 335.066 RSMo of the Missouri Nursing Practice Act, completion of the nursing program does not guarantee eligibility to take the licensure examination.

SLU-Madrid's baccalaureate nursing degree with international preparation allows students to complete the first two years of the nursing degree in Madrid, Spain. The final two years of study will be completed on the campus in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Apply for Admission

For additional admission questions, contact the School of Nursing's recruitment and enrollment staff:

Undergraduate Inquiries
314-977-8995 
slunurse@slu.edu 

Graduate Inquiries
314-977-8976 
gradnurse@slu.edu