| Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|
| Liberal Studies Requirements | 72 |
| Major Requirements | 116 |
| Open Electives | 4 |
| Total hours required | 192 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Be able to integrate foundational liberal arts knowledge with evidence-based nursing concepts to provide contextually relevant and culturally appropriate care to clients, families, communities, and populations.
- Apply leadership skills, healthcare informatics technologies, and intentional interdisciplinary collaboration within complex healthcare systems.
- Demonstrate professional nursing practice standards based on legal and ethical principles and commitment to self-evaluation and lifelong learning.
- Apply research, improvement science, and quality and safety frameworks to achieve equitable and socially just healthcare outcomes.
College Core Requirements
Modern Language Requirements
Students who intend to graduate with the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree will be required to demonstrate competence in a modern language equivalent to the proficiency attained from one year of college-level language study. Such competence may be demonstrated in one of several ways:
- completing the last course in the fourth-year high school sequence of any language
- completing the last course in the first-year college sequence of any language
- completing a college course beyond the first-year level in any language
- achieving a satisfactory score on any of the Modern Language placement examinations administered at DePaul
- achieving a satisfactory rating in a proficiency examination accepted by DePaul
- achieving a score of 3 or higher on the Advance Placement (AP) test for any language
- achieving a score of 5 or higher in the Language B assessment from a Standard or Higher Level International Baccalaureate (IB) program
- achieving a satisfactory score on the CLEP examination
Please note: Modern Languages courses with an E-designation are taught in English and may not be applied to the Modern Language Requirement.
For further information regarding satisfactory scores and possible credit from the DePaul placement, AP, CLEP, or IB examinations, please contact Student Records.
Students who complete an Inter-College Transfer (ICT) to the College of Science and Health will abide by the College of Science and Health Modern Language Requirement in place on the effective date of the ICT.
BA students who meet College requirements and wish to pursue further work in the language may elect the “Modern Language Option” of the Liberal Studies Program. While Bachelor of Science (BS) students are not required to demonstrate competency in a modern language, the “Modern Language Option” is available to them for language study at any level. Modern Languages courses with an E-designation are taught in English and may not be applied to the Modern Language Option.
Major Declaration Requirements
All students in the College are required to declare a major field prior to beginning their junior year. After researching College programs, the student should declare a major field by visiting Campus Connection and using the Declarations and Inter-College Transfer tool. The student will then be assigned a faculty advisor or staff advisor in the department or program and should make an appointment to see that advisor at his or her earliest convenience.
To change major fields, or to declare a minor or concentration, the student must use the Declarations and Inter-College Transfer tool described above. However, for the purpose of exploring the possibility of changing a major field, the student should consult an academic advisor in the College or an academic advisor in the Office for Academic Advising Support.
Liberal Studies Requirements
Honors program requirements can be found in the individual Colleges & Schools section of the University Catalog. Select the appropriate college or school, followed by Undergraduate Academics and scroll down.
| First Year Program | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Quarter | ||
| LSP 110 or LSP 111 | DISCOVER CHICAGO or EXPLORE CHICAGO | 4 |
| Focal Point | ||
| Not Required | ||
| Writing | ||
| WRD 103 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I | 4 |
| WRD 104 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Not Required | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Race, Power, and Resistance | ||
| LSP 200 | SEMINAR ON RACE, POWER, AND RESISTANCE | 4 |
| Junior Year | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| NSG 310 | PATIENT CENTERED NURSING I: MED/SURG I | 8 |
| Senior Year | ||
| Capstone | ||
| NSG 331 | TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING | 8 |
Learning Domains
Arts and Literature (AL)
- 2 Courses Required
Historical Inquiry (HI)
- 2 Courses Required
Math and Computing (MC)
- Not Required
Philosophical Inquiry (PI)
- 2 Courses Required
Religious Dimensions (RD)
-
2 Courses Required
Scientific Inquiry (SI)
- Not Required
Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI)
- 2 Courses Required
Notes
Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements. If students double major, LSP Domain courses may double count for both LSP credit and the second major. Students who choose to take an experiential learning course offered by the major may count it either as a general elective or the Experiential Learning requirement.
In meeting learning domain requirements, no more than one course that is outside the student’s major and is cross-listed with a course within the student’s major, can be applied to count for LSP domain credit. This policy does not apply to those who are pursuing a double major or earning BFA or BM degrees.
Major Requirements
Course Requirements
Nursing Courses
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NSG 200 | HEALTH AND NUTRITION | 4 |
| NSG 260 | STATISTICS FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES | 4 |
| NSG 290 | FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PRACTICE | 5 |
| NSG 291 | HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | 4 |
| NSG 292 | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR ALTERATION IN HEALTH | 4 |
| NSG 293 | PHARMACOLOGY FOR ALTERATIONS IN HEALTH | 4 |
| NSG 294 | NURSING THEORY FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 4 |
| NSG 312 | PATIENT CENTERED NURSING II: MED/SURG II | 8 |
| NSG 314 | PATIENT CENTERED NURSING III: MENTAL HEALTH | 6 |
| NSG 316 | PATIENT CENTERED CARE IV: PEDIATRICS | 6 |
| NSG 318 | PATIENT CENTERED NURSING: OB/MATERNITY | 6 |
| NSG 320 | CRITICAL CARE CENTERED NURSING | 8 |
| NSG 323 | COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH | 5 |
| NSG 325 | CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE ISSUES | 4 |
| NSG 326 | NURSING INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
| NSG 327 | NURSING RESEARCH | 4 |
| NSG 328 | QUALITY AND SAFETY FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL NURSING | 4 |
| NSG 329 | LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR SAFE NURSING CARE | 4 |
Science and Psychology Courses
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 191 | GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS | 4 |
| BIO 201 | HUMAN ANATOMY | 4 |
| BIO 202 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | 4 |
| CHE 116 & CHE 117 | GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 4 |
| CHE 118 & CHE 119 | GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II | 4 |
| HLTH 194 | HUMAN PATHOGENS AND DEFENSE | 4 |
| PSY 303 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 4 |