2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
    Aug 03, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Nursing, B.S.N.


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Degree Planning Sheet

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Nursing DPS - Plan A - with Sample Course Plan  

Nursing DPS - Plan B - with Sample Course Plan  

This sample plan represents a full-time pace. Part-time options are available; please connect with the recruitment team to learn more.

 

The Maryville University BSN program provides academic preparation for entry into professional nursing practice through nursing licensure as well as the foundation for graduate study. The nursing curriculum prepares students to provide preventive, curative, and rehabilitative professional nursing care to individuals of all ages, to families, and to the community. There are three pre-licensure tracks to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

  • Traditional day BSN track: four-year traditional full-time degree program
    • Courses begin in the Fall semester
  • Fast Track BSN track: two-year full-time degree program
    •  Courses begin in the Fall semester at the junior year/level
    •  Eligible students must have completed all general education and nursing core courses (minimum of 63 credits earned) prior to beginning nursing courses
  • Weekend Evening College (WEC) BSN track (School of Adult and Online Education): part-time evening and weekend program
    • Courses begin in the Spring semester
    • Eligible students must have completed all general education and nursing core courses (minimum of 63 credits earned)
    • WEC classes scheduled every semester (including summer)
    • WEC clinicals scheduled according to the alternate weekend schedule published in the Maryville University Academic Calendar
    • WEC students must have availability weekdays during the day for clinical experiences in NURS 401: Foundations of Public Health Nursing and NURS 407: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice. 

Admission to any program is dependent on compliance with admission requirements and available space in the nursing program. Students must furnish their own transportation to and from the clinical sites. The University One Fee for traditional day and fast track BSN students covers course materials, standardized testing package, liability insurance, lab materials, and clinical orientation materials. For Weekend Evening College (WEC) BSN students, Maryville University covers the cost of standardized testing package, liability insurance, and clinical orientation materials. WEC students are responsible for covering their own costs related to course materials, and lab materials. For all BSN tracks, clinical requirement tracking account fees and Family Care Safety registry required for clinical are the student’s responsibility.

The Robert E. and Joan Luttig Schoor Undergraduate Nursing Program in the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing is fully approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Maryville University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org)

 

Disclaimer: The program requirements outlined in this catalog are applicable only to students who enroll in this degree program at the university during the academic year specified in this catalog.  Please be aware that program requirements and offerings are subject to change in future academic years. Dual-enrolled students are not admitted to a degree program, but upon admission to a degree program, they will follow the degree requirements that align with their start term.

MCORE


(36 credits)

Social Discovery


Courses in this area will focus on the study of human behavior, its ethical and moral dimension, human societies, the requirements of civility, and social science theory and practice which undergirds such study.

(6 credits)

Civic Discovery


Courses in this area will focus on the study and purpose of human institutions and systems, the historical and contemporary forms of power, authority, governance and citizenship, and the distribution and use of resources.

(6 credits)

Scientific Discovery


(9 credits)

Major Requirements


(86 credits)

Required Courses for the Nursing Program


Required Courses for the Nursing Program


Required Courses for the Nursing Program: Weekend Evening College (WEC, School of Adult and Online) students admitted Spring 2022 or after and Day students admitted Fall 2020 or after.

Challenge Process for LPN Applicants:


The LPN student may challenge the following courses for a total of two credits. For each course, the student must register to challenge the course and submit payment of the required fee ($25 per credit hour). Criteria for challenging the courses are available from the School of Nursing office.

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