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Nursing B.S.N.

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School of Nursing (TNUR)207 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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Completion requirements

Students must complete all of the course requirements listed below and University Writing with a C- or higher before beginning the Nursing program located in Rochester. Rochester Early Assurance students must earn a 3.0 Cumulative GPA in order to enter the Nursing program.

Students with prerequisite/foundational coursework at U of M Rochester must meet U of M Twin Cities score requirements to earn AP credit for associated Nursing requirements. U of M Twin Cities minimum score requirements may differ from UMR's, refer to U of M Twin Cities Office of Admissions website for course award information.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0054161
    OR     7908161

OR BIOL 2311 (Rochester) (4 cr.)

AND

Students must take both courses at the same campus.

  • Twin Cities: Chem 1015 (or 1061, 1071, 1071H, or 1081) and 1017 (or 1065)

  • Rochester: CHEM 1331 and 1333.

Complete exactly 2 course(s) and earn 4 - 8 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7976141
    OR     8077531
    OR     8271261
    OR     8077581
    OR     8152521
  • 7976151
    OR     8077521

  • CHEM 1331 (Rochester) (4 cr.)

    AND CHEM 1333 (Rochester) (4 cr.)

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7950811
  • 7946301

  • PSY 3510 (Rochester) (3 cr.)

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0074681
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0062651
    OR     7990411

  • PSY 1511 (Rochester) (3 cr.)

Students must complete all of the year 2 requirements before progressing to year 3

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Combined Anatomy & Physiology coursework will be accepted to fulfill this requirement only if two semesters (A&P I&II) have been completed.

Earn at least 7 credits from the following:
  • 7881551
    OR     8260661
    OR     8260341
    OR     7889931
  • 0105661

  • BIOL 2331 (Rochester) (4 cr.)
    AND BIOL 3332 (Rochester) (4 cr.)

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7951741
AND
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0129761
  • 0086591

  • BIOL 3344 (Rochester) (4 cr.)

AND
Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
  • 8273371
  • 8050091
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8052191
AND
Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
  • 8273381
    OR     8273391
  • 8052081

Students must complete all of the year 3 requirements before progressing to year 4

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 8053611
  • 8053621
  • 8274421
AND

Students who have not completed Statistics before the start of Year 3 should take NURS 3710.

If taking Statistics before Year 3, students may not take NURS 3710 and should choose from the other options. In this case, STAT 3011, PSY 3801, SOC 3811, or EPSY 3264 are recommended.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7939031
  • 0138051
  • 0021991
  • 7989021
  • 0011481
  • 0016181
  • 0016221
  • 0064051
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0153871
    OR     0074361
AND
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
  • 8053601
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7998761
AND
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 8053641
  • 8053631
  • 8052201
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 7 credits from the following:
  • 8180111
  • 8052091
  • 8097991
AND
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
  • 8053651
AND
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
  • 0074451
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8052071
    OR     0074461
AND
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8052211
  • 8255641
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 8052221

The nursing major is available in two locations, the Twin Cities and Rochester. Students located in Rochester earn a University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMNTC) degree while taking courses on the University of Minnesota - Rochester (UMR) campus. Please note that foundational coursework and sequencing differs slightly for students at the Rochester location due to course availability at UMR. Policies, program requirements, course content, and timeline are the same at both the Twin Cities and Rochester locations. Contact the School of Nursing for more information.

The Rochester subplan of the Nursing BS requires a minimum of 92 credits. At least 30 of upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits that satisfy major requirements must be taken through the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Credits for upper division foundational courses completed through the University of Minnesota Rochester will be included.

Completion requirement

Students must complete all first year foundational course requirements and University Writing before progressing to Year 2 (freshman admits) or beginning the Nursing program (transfer students). Twin Cities First Year students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and complete all first year foundational courses with a grade of C- or higher in order to progress to Year 2.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0054161
    OR     7908161
AND

CHEM 1015/1017 preferred.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 7976141
    OR     8077531
    OR     8152521
    OR     8271261
    OR     8077581
  • 7976151
    AND     8077521
AND

NURS 2001 preferred

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7950811
  • 7946301
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0074681
AND
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0062651
    OR     7990411
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 7935611
  • 8176361

Students must complete all of the Year 2 course requirements before progressing to Year 3.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 7 credits from the following:
  • 7881551
    OR     8260661
    OR     8260341
    OR     7889931
  • 0105661
AND
Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
  • wV0DqLVaKUGiK5DDfNdp
  • 8050091
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8052191
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7951741
AND

VBS 2032 preferred

Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
  • 0129761
  • 0086591
AND
Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
  • Xd1cIU7FfDcC6zkdUlIx
    OR     S5Ct4SDNlGupKJWz2Rgx
  • 8052081

Students must complete all of the Year 3 course requirements before progressing to Year 4

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 8053611
  • 8053621
  • 8274421
AND

Students who have not completed Statistics before the start of Year 3 should take NURS 3710.

If taking Statistics before Year 3, students may not take NURS 3710 and should choose from the other options. In this case, STAT 3011, PSY 3801, SOC 3811, or EPSY 3264 are recommended.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7939031
  • 0138051
  • 0021991
  • 7989021
  • 0011481
  • 0016181
  • 0016221
  • 0064051
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7998761
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0153871
    OR     0074361
AND
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 8053641
  • 8053631
  • 8052201
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 7 credits from the following:
  • 8180111
  • 8052091
  • 8097991
AND
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
  • 8053651
AND
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
  • 0074451
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8052071
    OR     0074461
AND
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8052211
  • 8255641
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 8052221

The Twin Cities subplan of the Nursing BS requires a minimum of 95 credits. At least 33 of upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits that satisfy major requirements must be taken through the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

Completion requirement

Students are required to take one upper-division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 8052071
    OR     0153871
    OR     0074361
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