- Graduates will be able to relate to people as unique individuals possessing worth, dignity, and potential for self-actualization.
- 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.
- Graduates will be able to establish relationships based on an understanding of self and others, and of interpersonal and group dynamics.
- Graduates will be able to practice in a variety of settings with clients of all ages and diverse sociocultural backgrounds.
- Graduates will be able to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills, in the application of the nursing process, to achieve optimal client adaptation.
- 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.
- Graduates will be able to collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, community representatives, and consumers to enhance health care.
- Graduates will be able to apply evidence-based knowledge as the basis for safe, effective nursing practice.
- Graduates will be able to apply the professional code of ethics and professional standards to clinical practice.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate personal and professional responsibility, accountability and self-direction.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate leadership principles in professional and interprofessional practice.
- 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.
- 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.
Code | Title | Credits |
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University Undergraduate Core | 32-35 | |
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 2100 | Interprofessional Collaboration and Healthcare in Global Context (satisfies Core:Global Interdependence and Core:Identities in Context) | 3 |
IPE 4900 | Interprofessional Community Practicum (satisfies CORE 4000, CORE 4500 and Core:Writing Intensive) | 3 |
NURS 1400 | Introduction to Nursing (satisfies CORE 1500) † | 1 |
NURS 1430 | Human Growth and Development through the Lifespan (satisfies CORE 1000) | 3 |
PSY 1010 | General Psychology (satisfies CORE 3600) | 3 |
STAT 1100 | Introduction 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 1000 | Basic Human Anatomy | 3 |
BIOL 1600 | Microbiology for Nursing | 3 |
HCE 2010 | Foundations in Clinical Health Care Ethics | 3 |
or PHIL 2050 | Ethics | |
or PHIL 3360 | Medical Ethics | |
Sociology | Any SOC 1000-4999 | 3 |
IPE 4200 | Applied Decision-Making in Interprofessional Practice | 3 |
PPY 2540 | Human Physiology | 4 |
Nursing | ||
NURS 2500 | Clinical Concepts in Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 2510 | Health Promotion Across the Lifespan | 3 |
NURS 2520 | Foundations for Nursing Care | 3 |
NURS 2700 | Evidence Based Nursing | 2 |
NURS 3200 | Health Assessment | 3 |
NURS 3330 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing Care | 3 |
NURS 3360 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 3370 | Essentials of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing Approach | 2 |
NURS 3430 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
NURS 3440 | Public Health Nursing | 4 |
NURS 3460 | Nursing Care of the Adult | 4 |
NURS 3470 | Nursing Care of the Older Adult | 4 |
NURS 3480 | Maternal/Neonatal Nursing | 4 |
NURS 3490 | Child Health Nursing | 4 |
NURS 4100 | Leadership and Management | 2 |
NURS 4150 | Integrative Seminar on Issues in Nursing Practice | 2 |
NURS 4200 | Nursing Immersion Practicum | 4 |
NURS 4300 | Complex Care Theory | 2 |
NURS 4350 | Complex Care Practicum | 4 |
NURS 4400 | Synthesis of Nursing Concepts | 1 |
NURS 48xx | NURS Elective numbered 48xx | 2 |
Students may add a 12-credit Family Nursing Concentration | 0-12 | |
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 Credits | 125 |
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Transfer students will be required to take an additional Nursing Elective in place of NURS 1400 Introduction to Nursing (1 cr).
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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.
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
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 |
|
Credits | 17 | |
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 |
|
Credits | 15 | |
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 |
|
Credits | 16-19 | |
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 |
|
Credits | 15-18 | |
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) |
|
Credits | 14-15 | |
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) |
|
Credits | 14-15 | |
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) |
|
Credits | 15-17 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 4150 | Integrative Seminar on Issues in Nursing Practice | 2 |
NURS 4400 | Synthesis of Nursing Concepts | 1 |
NURS 48xx | Nursing 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) |
|
Credits | 14-15 | |
Total Credits | 120-131 |
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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.
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