MANE BSN Program Plan
The Minnesota Alliance for Nursing Education (MANE) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program plan at Minnesota State University Moorhead including pre-requisite courses needed before applying to the program. PDF version of the MANE BSN program plan
*Courses must be completed before applying to the nursing program
**Courses must be completed before starting the nursing program Semester One Credits
Semester One: Total Credits 13
- ENGL 101 English Composition or equivalent* (3 cr)
Goal Area 1B; WI - PSY 113 General Psychology or equivalent* (3 cr)
Goal Area 5 - General CHEM course CHEM 110 or equivalent* (3 cr)
Goal Area 3 - Any General Education Requirement Course* (3 cr)
- FYE Course (1 cr)
Semester Two: Total Credits 14
- BIOL 125 Human Anatomy & Physicology I** (4 cr)
with lab; Goal Area 3 - BIOL 126 Human Anatomy & Physicology II** (4 cr)
with lab; Goal Area 3 - PSY 202 Developmental Psychology** (3 cr)
- COMM 285 Intercultural Communication** (3 cr)
Goal Area 7
Semester Three: Total Credits 18
- NURS 270 Health Promotion and the Role of the Professional Nurse (9N cr, 4 theory/2 lab/3 clinical)
- NURS 275 Nutrition and the Role fo the Professional Nurse (2 N cr)
- BIOL 236 Introduction to Microbiology (4 cr)
With lab; Goal Area 3
Only offered at MSUM in spring and summer semesters. This course is required to be taken before or during semester 3.
Semester Four: Total Credits 15
- NURS 280 Chronic & Palliative Care (7 N cr, 3 theory/3 clinical/1 lab)
- NURS 282 Pharmacology and the Role of the Professional Nurse (3 N)
- NURS 285 Applied Pathophysiology for Nursing I (2 N)
- General Education Requirement (WI) (3 cr)
Semester Five: Total Credits 15
- NURS 361 Acute & Complex Care (7 N cr, 3 theory/3 clinical/1 lab)
- NURS 362 Applied Pathophysiology for Nursing II (2 N cr)
- NURS 364 Nursing Leadership I (3 N cr, 2 theory/1 clinical)
- General Education Requirement (3 cr)
Semester Six: Total Credits 16
- NURS 406 Nursing Care of the Family (4 N cr, 3 theory/1 clinical)
- NURS 444 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (WI) (3 N cr)
- MATH 134 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr)
Goal Area 4 - General Education Requirement (3 cr)
- General Education Requirement (3 cr)
Semester Seven: Total Credits 16
- NURS 459 Population-Base Care (7 N cr, 5 theory/2 clinical)
- NURS 464 Nursing Leadership II (4 N cr)
- NURS 446 Nursing Informatics (2 N cr)
- ENGL 286 Writing for the Workplace (WI) (3 cr)
Semester Eight: Total Credits 13
- NURS 492 Integrative Seminar & Practicum (7 N cr, 4 theory/3 clinical)
- NURS 485 Global Health Perspectives for Nursing (WI) (3 N)
- General Education Requirement (3 cr)
Program Credits: 65 nursing; 55 pre-requisites/general education (45 credits of LASC) = 120 Total
- All nursing courses in each semester must be successfully completed to progress to the next semester.
- Writing Intensive Courses (WI)
- Please see the General Education Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum (LASC) Goal Areas courses.