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    Apr 02, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Nursing (2nd Degree Hybrid) B.S.N. 120 hrs

Location(s): Hattiesburg Campus, Tradition Campus, Baton Rouge Teaching Site, Hybrid

University and General Education Curriculum (38-40 hrs)

All undergraduate degrees require completion of the University and General Education Curriculum (UEC/GEC). Depending upon the degree program chosen, some GEC categories have specific course requirements. Refer to the comments in each category and always consult your degree plan and advisor when selecting courses. 

UEC 01 Biblical Studies (6 hrs)

GEC 01 Written Communication (6 hrs)

GEC 02 Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hrs)

2.1 Literature (3 hrs)

Select 1 course. Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Fine Arts, or any teacher education degree (except Music Education) must complete a minimum of 6 hrs of literature. ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 must be completed prior to enrolling in ENG 2110 or ENG 2120.

2.2 History (6 hrs)

Select 1 option. Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts must take HIS 1010 and HIS 1020.

2.3 Fine Arts (3 hrs)

Select 1 course. Students majoring in one of the fine arts must select a course from one of the other two areas of study.

GEC 03 Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hrs)

Select 1 course. Students seeking a degree in teacher education must complete PSY 2010.

GEC 04 Natural and Physical Sciences (3-4 hrs)

Select 1 course. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science or any teacher education degree must complete at least one lab-science course (4 hrs).

GEC 05 Mathematics (3 hrs)

Select 1 course.

UEC 02 Oral Communication (3 hrs)

Select 1 course.

UEC 03 Health and Physical Fitness (1-3 hrs)

Select from the following options. 

  •  Activity courses (1-2 hours) Military science, varsity sports, marching band, and cheerleading may be used to satisfy this requirement.  

       *BSN - 1 hour; all other degrees, 2 hours;

UEC 04 Writing Intensive Requirement

Select one. Students should consult their advisor before choosing the appropriate choice for their degree plan.

UEC 05 Senior Capstone Requirement (See Degree Plan)

Refer to University and General Education Curriculum  for details about the senior capstone (SC) requirement.

Program Curriculum

BSN Program Prerequisites (30 hrs)

Students must complete all prerequisite courses and all but nine hours of any remaining University and General Education Curriculum (UEC/GEC) requirements, which may be taken concurrently with nursing courses. *Courses satisfy a program requirement and a UEC/GEC requirement, but credit is counted only once toward total hours to degree. Grades for these courses should be marked below and in the appropriate UEC/GEC category above. Grades for the remaining courses (30 hrs) should be marked below. Refer to School of Nursing Program Requirements  for admission, progression, and graduation requirements. All courses require a minimum grade of ‘C’.

DEG 01 Major Area of Study (52 hrs)

DEG 02 General Electives

This degree plan requires a minimum of 120 hours and, when completed as described, does not require any general elective credit. However, depending upon prior college credit earned, additional credit may be needed to meet the Hours to Degree requirements. If additional credit is needed, record the courses in the General Electives section at the end of the degree planner.

Hours To Degree

This degree requires a minimum of 120 hrs of course credit. No more than 50% of the required 120 hrs (60 hrs) applied to this degree may be earned at a community/junior college. At least 40 hrs of earned coursework must be numbered 300 or above. The last 25% of the required 120 hrs (30 hrs) must be earned at William Carey University. Verify that you have completed the credit hrs required for this degree by recording completed hrs below.

Total Hrs:           Total Community College Hrs:           Total 300/400-Level Hrs:           Total WCU Hrs: