2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Second Degree
The Kirkhof College of Nursing offers a B.S.N. for individuals with a baccalaureate degree in another discipline. This program is designed for full-time study.
Only students with another baccalaureate degree may apply to the second degree program. To be considered for the program a student must:
- Obtain admission to Grand Valley State University
- Declare nursing as a major
- Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (including transfer credits)
- Complete (with a grade of C or better) (2.0) all admission prerequisite coursework by time of application
- Earn a minimum prerequisite grade point average of 3.0 (including transfer credits)
- Adhere to the KCON course repeat policy which states that a student may repeat three admission prerequisite courses and two of those courses can be BMS, CHM, or BIO
- No required course may be repeated more than once
KCON admits one cohort into the second degree program each spring/summer semester. Admission to the program is highly competitive and a student may not be admitted if only meeting the minimum requirements. Additional information about the admissions process, including application deadlines, can be found on the KCON website at www.gvsu.edu/kcon/.
Prior to beginning KCON clinical courses, students must complete comprehensive health compliance requirements including, but not limited to, a criminal background check, fingerprinting, and drug screening. Please note: all State Boards of Nursing review the records of all graduates who have completed a nursing program to determine eligibility to take the National Council Licensure Examination-RN (NCLEX-RN). All State Boards of Nursing retain the right to deny a B.S.N. graduate permission to take the NCLEX-RN licensure examination, if convicted of a crime.
All courses listed as follows must be completed by B.S.N. students with a minimum grade of C (2.0). In addition, continued progression through the nursing major requires a minimum grade of C (2.0) in corequisite courses. All required courses for the nursing major must be taken for graded credit, with the exception of nursing clinical courses which are taken credit/no credit.
Prerequisite Admission Courses
- BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3 credits)
- BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
- BMS 250 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
- BMS 251 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
- CHM 230 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (4 credits)
- PSY 364 - Life Span Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Note: In order to begin in the nursing program, a minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in the following prerequisite courses:
- BMS 305 - Clinical Nutrition (3 credits)
- BMS 310 - Basic Pathophysiology (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Corequisite and Nursing Courses
- BMS 311 - Pharmacological Aspects of Biomedical Sciences (3 credits)
- NUR 265 - Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice (3 credits)
- NUR 266 - Professional Nursing I (4 credits)
- NUR 267 - Clinical Nursing I (4 credits)
- NUR 316 - Professional Nursing II (4 credits)
- NUR 317 - Clinical Nursing II (6 credits)
- NUR 362 - Professional Nursing III - Foundations (2 credits)
- NUR 363 - Clinical Nursing III - Foundations (3 credits)
- NUR 368 - Professional Nursing III-Advanced (2 credits)
- NUR 369 - Clinical Nursing III - Advanced (3 credits)
- NUR 416 - Professional Nursing IV (4 credits)
- NUR 417 - Clinical Nursing IV (6 credits)
- NUR 467 - Professional Nursing V (10 credits)
- IPE 407 - Integrated Team Health Care (2 credits)
Plan of Coursework
To remain in the cohort, students should plan on completing the program in the following manner.
Spring/Summer: Nursing Semester I
- NUR 265 - Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice (3 credits)
- NUR 266 - Professional Nursing I (4 credits)
- NUR 267 - Clinical Nursing I (4 credits)
- BMS 311 - Pharmacological Aspects of Biomedical Sciences (3 credits) *
*Course can be taken prior to entering the professional nursing program
Fall: Nursing Semester II
- NUR 316 - Professional Nursing II (4 credits)
- NUR 317 - Clinical Nursing II (6 credits)
- NUR 362 - Professional Nursing III - Foundations (2 credits)
- NUR 363 - Clinical Nursing III - Foundations (3 credits)
Winter: Nursing Semester III
- NUR 368 - Professional Nursing III-Advanced (2 credits)
- NUR 369 - Clinical Nursing III - Advanced (3 credits)
- NUR 416 - Professional Nursing IV (4 credits)
- NUR 417 - Clinical Nursing IV (6 credits)