Menu

B.S. in Nursing Curriculum

The nursing curriculum is designed for completion in three calendar years or nine semesters of full-time study. Year-round instruction includes two 15-week semesters in the fall and spring and one 10-week summer semester.

  • Fall Cohort (Full-Time)

    • Year 1 - Prerequisites

      Year 1 - Prerequisites
      BIOL 119Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
      ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I 3
      MATH 105Fundamentals of Mathematics 3
      PSYC 112General Psychology 3
      BIOL 129Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
      CHEM 105Chemistry for Health Sciences 4
      ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II 3
      KETC 101  Medical Terminology 1
      MATH 201Probability and Statistics3
      BIOL 151Microbiology 4
      HUMNHumanities elective 3
      PSYC 138Human Growth & Development 3
      SOCI 115Principles of Sociology 3
      TOTAL CREDITS  41
    • Year 2 - Semester 4, 5, and 6

      YEAR 2 - Semesters 4, 5, and 6
       
      FALLSPRINGSUMMER
      BIOL 350 Pathophysiology 3    
      NRSB 305Pharmacology in Nursing 3    
      NRSB 315Foundations of Nursing6
      RELB 101Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs and the Healing Ministry of Christ 3    
      COMM 215Introduction to Human Communication3
      NRSB 301 Wellness and Health Promotion   3  
      NRSB 325Medical Surgical Nursing 1   6  
      RELXReligion Elective    3
      NRSB 335Medical Surgical Nursing 2    8
      NRSB 355Population Health Concepts
       
          4
       
      TOTAL CREDITS 15 15 12
    • Year 3 - Semesters 7, 8, and 9

      YEAR 3 - Semesters 7, 8, and 9
       
      FALLSPRINGSUMMER
      NRSB 331Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Concepts 4
       
         
      NRSB 341Family Nursing Concepts6
      NRSB 371Nursing Research3    
      RELP 316Spirituality in Healing and Health Care3    
      HUMNHumanities Elective 3    
      NRSB 405Medical Surgical Nursing 3 9    
      NRSB 411Essentials of Nursing Leadership, Management,
      and Informatics
       3  
      NRSB 425Capstone Nursing Experience    5
      NRSB 435NCLEX-RN Success Strategies    3
      RELP 306Spiritual Dimensions of Death and Dying    3
      TOTAL CREDITS161511
    • Total Credits for Degree

      125

  • Spring Cohort (Full-Time)

    • Year 1 - Prerequisites

      Year 1 - Prerequisites
      BIOL 119Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
      ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I 3
      MATH 105Fundamentals of Mathematics 3
      PSYC 112General Psychology 3
      BIOL 129Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
      CHEM 105Chemistry for Health Sciences 4
      ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II 3
      KETC 101  Medical Terminology 1
      MATH 201Probability and Statistics3
      BIOL 151Microbiology 4
      HUMNHumanities elective 3
      PSYC 138Human Growth & Development 3
      SOCI 115Principles of Sociology 3
      TOTAL CREDITS  41
    • Year 2 - Semester 4, 5, and 6

      YEAR 2 - Semesters 4, 5, and 6
       
      SPRINGSUMMERFALL
      BIOL 350 Pathophysiology 3    
      NRSB 305Pharmacology in Nursing 3    
      NRSB 315Foundations of Nursing6
      RELB 101Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs and the Healing Ministry of Christ 3    
      COMM 215Introduction to Human Communication3
      NRSB 301 Wellness and Health Promotion   3  
      NRSB 325Medical Surgical Nursing 1   6  
      RELXReligion Elective    3
      NRSB 335Medical Surgical Nursing 2    8
      HUMNHumanities Elective    3
      NRSB 355Population Health Concepts
       
          4
       
      TOTAL CREDITS 15 15 15
    • Year 3 - Semesters 7, 8, and 9

      YEAR 3 - Semesters 7, 8, and 9
       
      SPRINGSUMMERFALL
      NRSB 331Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Concepts 4
       
         
      NRSB 341Family Nursing Concepts6
      NRSB 371Nursing Research3    
      RELP 316Spirituality in Healing and Health Care3    
      NRSB 405Medical Surgical Nursing 3 9    
      NRSB 411Essentials of Nursing Leadership, Management,
      and Informatics
       3  
      NRSB 425Capstone Nursing Experience    5
      NRSB 435NCLEX-RN Success Strategies    3
      RELP 306Spiritual Dimensions of Death and Dying    3
      TOTAL CREDITS161211
    • Total Credits for Degree

      125

  • Fall Cohort (Part-Time)

    • Year 1 - Semesters 1, 2, and 3

      YEAR 1 - Semesters 1, 2, and 3
       
      FallSPRINGSummer
      ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I 3    
      MATH 105Fundamentals of Mathematics 3    
      CHEM 105Chemistry for Health Sciences  4  
      COMM 215Introduction to Human Communication   3  
      ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II   3  
      KETC 101Medical Terminology   1  
      HUMN Humanities Elective    3
      SOCI 115Principles of Sociology     3
      TOTAL CREDITS 6 11 6
    • Year 2 - Semesters 4, 5, and 6

      YEAR 2 - Semesters 4, 5, and 6
       
      FALLSPRINGSUMMER
      BIOL 119 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4    
      PSYC 112General Psychology 3    
      BIOL 129Human Anatomy and Physiology II  4  
      HUMNHumanities Elective   3  
      MATH 201Probability and Statistics   3  
      BIOL 151Microbiology    4
      PSYC 138 Human Growth and Development    3
      TOTAL CREDITS 7 10 7
    • Year 3 - Semesters 7, 8, and 9

      YEAR 3 - Semesters 7, 8 and 9
       
      FALLSPRINGSUMMER
      BIOL 350 Pathophysiology 3    
      NRSB 315Foundations of Nursing 6    
      RELB 101Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs
      and the Healing Ministry of Christ
        3
      NRSB 305Pharmacology in Nursing 3  
      NRSB 301Wellness and Health Promotion3
      NRSB 325Medical Surgical Nursing 1    6
      RELXReligion Elective3
      TOTAL CREDITS 9 9 9
    • Year 4 - Semester 10, 11, and 12

      YEAR 4 - Semesters 10, 11 and 12
       
      FALLSPRINGSUMMER
      NRSB 335 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 8    
      NRSB 355Population Health Concepts 4    
      NRSB 371Nursing Research  3  
      NRSB 331Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Concepts  4  
      NRSB 411Essentials of Nursing Leadership, Management,
      and Informatics
      3
      RELP 306Spiritual Dimensions of Death and Dying    3
      TOTAL CREDITS 12 6 7
    • Year 5 - Semesters 13, 14, and 15

      YEAR 5 - Semesters 13, 14 and 15
       
      FALLSPRINGSUMMER
      NRSB 341 Family Nursing Concepts 6    
      RELP 316Spirituality in Healing and Health Care 3    
      NRSB 405Medical Surgical Nursing 3  9  
      NRSB 425Capstone Nursing Experience  
      NRSB 435NCLEX-RN Success Strategies    3
      TOTAL CREDITS 9 9 8
    • Total Credits for Degree

      125

  • BSN-P Clinical & Laboratory Hours

Top
Apply

Request More Information

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Close

Alumni Enter To Win

Winning an Apple Watch, iPad, or Kettering Merchandise has never been easier. Click the button below to fill our the Kettering College Alumni survey and be automatically entered to win one of the two prizes below! Simple as that!
Sharing the survey when you’re finished increases your chances of winning. You get one additional entry for every other alumni member that you share it with and completes the form!