A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Program Requirements
Students in this combined degree program must complete the requirements for:
Nursing - Care Coordination and Transition Management Concentration (M.S.N.)
Graduate Swing Courses
A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees. Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.
The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 500 | Issues Affecting Health Care and Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 501 | Fundamentals of Professional Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 503 | Principles of Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 516 | Principles of Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 520 | Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 524 | Principles of Health Assessment | 4 |
| NURS 535 | Genetics and Genomics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 23 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their program of study requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
Undergraduate Roadmap
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| HPEM 199 | 1 | CHEM 114 | 3 | ||
| EXSC 131 | 3 | BIOL 245 | 4 | ||
| BIOL 244 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1- Scientific Literacy) | 4 | STAT 109 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 | ||
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 | ||
| EXSC 150 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 | ||
| SEEDS: Exploration 2 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective | 3 | ||
| NURS 220 | 3 | PEMJ 320 | 4 | ||
| EXSC 255 | 3 | PSYC 101 | 3 | ||
| NUFD 182 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 4 - Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 | HLTH 101 | 3 | ||
| EXSC 234 | 3 | SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 1 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| PEMJ 324 | 3 | EXSC 476 | 3 | NURS 503 | 3 |
| EXSC 331 | 4 | BIOL 255 | 4 | NURS 535 | 3 |
| EXSC 430 | 3 | EXSC 480 | 3 | NURS 524 | 4 |
| PEMJ 321 | 3 | EXSC 420 | 3 | ||
| SEEDS: Political and Civic Life | 3 | EXSC 475 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | ||||
| NURS 501 (Graduate Swing Course) | 4 | ||||
| NURS 516 (Graduate Swing Course) | 3 | ||||
| NURS 520 (Graduate Swing Course) | 3 | ||||
| Winter Semester | |||||
| NURS 500 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | |||||
| Total Credits 120 | |||||
Graduate Roadmap
| Fourth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| NURS 502 | 3 | NURS 602 | 6 |
| NURS 510 | 3 | NURS 603 | 6 |
| NURS 601 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 24 | |||
| Fifth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| NURS 606 | 6 | NURS 604 | 6 |
| NURS 607 | 6 | NURS 641 | 6 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 24 | |||