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Program checklist · Bachelor Degree

Nursing Traditional, BSN

Pennsylvania Western University · California, PA

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Program
Award
Bachelor Degree
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
51.3801
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
130
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
498571
CourseShelf checklist
CK_498571_9357c9dd
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum Requirements

0 items

    Minimum Requirements

    3 items
    1. Minimum grade for all general education courses for nursing is a C-
      Not resolved to a course
    2. GPA minimum is 3.0
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Minimum passing grade for all nursing (NURS) courses is a C (74%). Nursing does not have minuses on their grading scale.
      Not resolved to a course

    General Education

    22 items
    1. FOUNDATIONS 12-15 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. First Year Seminar - FYS 1000 - Navigating the First Year at PennWest
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Oral Communication - Any Course (GFOC)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. Quantitative Reason - STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. Written Communication - Choose 1 of the following options:
      Not resolved to a course
    6. Written Communication - ENGL 1100 - Introduction to College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. And ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. DISCOVERIES 27-30 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. Social Sciences - SOCI 1000 - Introduction to Sociology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. Social Sciences - PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. Natural Science and Technology - BIOL 2226 - Basic Microbiology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    15. Natural Science and Technology - BIOL 2810 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. Flex Discoveries - BIOL 3810 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. Flex Discoveries - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. Flex Discoveries - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. Flex Discoveries - (If not completing ENGL 1100) - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Essential Skills remain in General Education requirements but are completed within the major and do not add to the 42 standalone credits.
      Not resolved to a course
    21. Intensive Writing - NURS 4415 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. Capstone - NURS 4453 - Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Nursing Theory
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Major

    0 items

      Required Major Courses

      29 items
      1. NURS 1101
        2.00
      2. NURS 2230
        3.00
      3. NURS 2231
        2.00
      4. NURS 2240
        2
      5. NURS 2241
        1
      6. NURS 3100
        3
      7. NURS 4435
        4
      8. NURS 3320
        3
      9. NURS 2250
        3
      10. NURS 2245
        2
      11. NURS 3330
        3
      12. NURS 3331
        4
      13. NURS 3340
        3
      14. NURS 3342
        2
      15. NURS 3350
        3
      16. NURS 4400
        3
      17. NURS 4415
        3
      18. NURS 4442
        2
      19. NURS 4440
        2
      20. NURS 4433
        2
      21. NURS 4453
        3
      22. NURS 4431
        2
      23. NURS 4498
        3.00
      24. BIOL 1104
        3
      25. CHEM 1140
        4
      26. PSYC 2200
        3
      27. Nursing Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      28. BIOL 2811
        1
      29. BIOL 3811
        1
      Source. Pennsylvania Western University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.pennwest.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=2030. Captured page pages/0068.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.