Louisiana Christian University
Bachelor of Science in NursingPineville, USA
DEGREE TYPE
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
The mission of the Division of Nursing is to offer courses of professional study from a Christian perspective that builds upon the liberal arts to prepare safe, competent generalist nurses who will collaborate with members of the healthcare team to provide holistic, evidence-based, patient-centered care.
The mission is congruent with the Louisiana Christian University mission to provide a liberal arts education to honor and serve Jesus Christ. Furthermore, the mission is congruent with the AACN’s Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for professional nurses.
Curriculum
Pre-Nursing
First Year:
- CC 100 College Connection I
- CC 102 College Connection II
- CA 150 Modern Communication
- CH 101 Introductory Chemistry or CH 131 Chemical Principles for Allied Health / Nursing
- EN 101 Composition I
- EN 102 Composition II
- HI 104 Western Heritage
- HI 105 American Heritage
- HP 100 Personal Fitness
- MA 101 Math for Liberal Arts or MA 111 College Algebra
- PY 220 Introduction to Psychology
- RL 105 Survey of the Bible
- RL 106 Interpreting the Bible
- Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR
Foreign Language
(Choose one of the following)
- FR 101 Elementary French I
- SP 101 Elementary Spanish I
- GK 223 Elementary Greek I
- HE 223 Elementary Hebrew I
Total: 3 hrs
Total: 35 hrs
Second Year:
- HP 222 Basic Nutrition
- EN 200 Literary Perspectives: Survey of British Literature or EN 201 Literary Perspectives: Survey of American Literature
- BI 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BI 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
- BI 233 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- BI 234 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
- MA 211 Elementary Statistics
- BI 225 Microbiology
- BI 226 Microbiology Lab
- CJ/HI/PS 225 American Government and Politics 3 hrs
- PY 230 Developmental Psychology
- NU 212 Introduction to Nursing Concepts
- RL 305 Christian Worldview
- Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR
Fine Arts
(Choose one of the following)
- AR 200 Art Appreciation
- CM 250 Cinema Appreciation
- MU 200 Music Appreciation
- TH 200 Theatre Appreciation
Total: 3 hrs
Total: 37 hrs
Upper Division
Third Year:
- NU 305 Pharmacotherapeutics for Health Professionals
- NU 307 Pathophysiology for the Health Sciences
- NU 309 Transcultural Nursing Care or CJ/PY/SW 223 Social Problems 3 hrs
- NU 310 Fundamentals of Client Care
- NU 311 Medical/Surgical Nursing Care Across the Lifespan I
- NU 313 Finish First
- NU 315 Nursing Physical Assessment
- NU 317 Maternal-Child Nursing
- NU 400 Health Care Informatics
Total: 35 hrs
Fourth Year:
- NU 402 Medical/Surgical Nursing Care Across the Lifespan II
- NU 409 Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- NU 417 Nursing Care of Patients, Families, and Populations with Mental Health Disorders
- NU 419 Public Health Nursing of Diverse Populations
- NU 424 Medical/Surgical Nursing Care Across the Lifespan III / Capstone
- NU 440 Nursing Leadership/Management
- NU 498 Preparation for BSN Practice
- Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR
Total: 28 hrs
Upper Division Curricular Plan: 63 hours
Total Degree Requirements: 135 hrs