Degree Requirements
All students are required to complete overall degree requirements in addition to their major. Please see Degree Completion Requirements for full details for students entering in the 2023-2024 catalog year.
Those students who started at Hiram prior to the 2023-2024 academic year will follow the Degree Requirements outlined in your catalog of record.
Major Requirements
BSN Program
The nursing curriculum includes both a major in nursing and an optional minor in biomedical humanities that results in a distinct, academically comprehensive program of study, with the goal of educating a new generation of professional nurses with an education embedded in both the liberal arts and the discipline of nursing. Such an educational foundation prepares one to become a clinically competent, ethically grounded, socially and culturally responsible professional nurse who is prepared to think critically and participate as a leader in the delivery of health and nursing care. In addition to didactic instruction in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and nursing, the program of study includes laboratory and simulation experiences, and study abroad opportunities. It also includes clinical practicum and role-development experiences in a variety of health care settings, including acute care facilities, community and specialty hospitals, long-term care facilities and ambulatory and community health agencies throughout Northeast Ohio. Upon completion of the nursing curriculum, students will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and will be qualified to apply for licensure as a registered nurse.
Hiram College holds approval from the Ohio Board of Nursing and Ohio Board of Regents for the nursing program. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Hiram College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://ccneaccreditation.org).
First Year Curriculum Plan
Direct Admit
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall 12 Week | Hours | |
| UCS 10101 | FIRST-YEAR ENDURING QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 13100 | ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY I:W/LAB 1,2 | 4 |
| BIOL 23800 | MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY-W/LAB 1,2 | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement Course CM or IM | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| UCS 20201 | ADDRESSING URGENT QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 13300 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II-W/LAB 1,2 | 4 |
| PSYC 10100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 2 | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| SOCI 15500 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:CA 2 | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 31-32 | |
- 1
Course with a lab component
- 2
Pre-nursing courses. A grade of "C" or higher is required in each of these courses. Two (2) failed attempts in any one pre-nursing support course or an accumulation of two (2) failed attempts of different pre-nursing courses will result in an ineligibility to advance into the nursing program. A withdrawal due to a failing grade will constitute a failed attempt. If the withdrawal ("W") is due to extenuating circumstances, the nursing faculty will review documentation and determine if the "W" will count as a failure. All pre-nursing courses must be completed within two years.
Traditional Admit
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall 12 Week | Hours | |
| UCS 10101 | FIRST-YEAR ENDURING QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 23800 | MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY-W/LAB 1,2 | 4 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement Course CM | 4 | |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| UCS 20201 | ADDRESSING URGENT QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 13100 | ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY I:W/LAB 1,2 | 4 |
| PSYC 10100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 2 | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| SOCI 15500 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:CA 2 | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Summer | ||
| BIOL 13300 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II-W/LAB 1,2 | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
- 1
Course with a lab component
- 2
Pre-nursing courses. A grade of "C" or higher is required in each of these courses. Two (2) failed attempts in any one pre-nursing support course or an accumulation of two (2) failed attempts of different pre-nursing courses will result in an ineligibility to advance into the nursing program. A withdrawal due to a failing grade will constitute a failed attempt. If the withdrawal ("W") is due to extenuating circumstances, the nursing faculty will review documentation and determine if the "W" will count as a failure. All pre-nursing courses must be completed within two years.
Hiram Core Requirements:
- CM - Creative Methods
- IM - Interpretive Methods
- MM - Modeling Methods
- EW - Experiencing the World
- UD - Understanding Diversity at Home
- ES - Meaning, Ethics and Social Responsibility
- SM - Experimental Methods
- CA - Social and Cultural Analysis Methods
Pathway
Direct Admit - First Year
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall 12 Week | Hours | |
| UCS 10101 | FIRST-YEAR ENDURING QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 13100 | ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY I:W/LAB 1,2,3 | 4 |
| BIOL 23800 | MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY-W/LAB 1,3 | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement Course CM | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| UCS 20201 | ADDRESSING URGENT QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 13300 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II-W/LAB 1,2,3 | 4 |
| PSYC 10100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| SOCI 15500 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:CA 3 | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 31-32 | |
Traditional Admit - First Year
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall 12 Week | Hours | |
| UCS 10101 | FIRST-YEAR ENDURING QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 23800 | MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY-W/LAB 1,3 | 4 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement Course CM | 4 | |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| UCS 20201 | ADDRESSING URGENT QUESTIONS | 4 |
| BIOL 13100 | ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY I:W/LAB 1,2,3 | 4 |
| PSYC 10100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| SOCI 15500 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:CA 3 | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Summer | ||
| BIOL 13300 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II-W/LAB 1,2,3 | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
All Nursing Students Years 2-4 (includes courses for the addition of a BIMD minor)
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Students will complete coursework as outlined above in their first year. | 31-32 | |
| Hours | 31-32 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| NURS 20200 | PROF NURSING FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| NURS 21000 | HEALTH ASSESSMENT W/LAB 1 | 3 |
| NURS/PSYC 25000 | DEVELOP ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 2,4 | 3 |
| CHEM 10500 | PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY:SM 1,2,4 | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| NARRATIVE BIOETHICS:ES 2,4 | ||
| NUTRITION AND FITNESS 4 | ||
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| NURS 20300 | PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING | 3 |
| NURS 22000 | FUND PROF CLINIC NURS-W/CL&LB 1,5 | 5 |
| BIOL 26600 | HUMAN GENETICS-NO LAB 4 | 4 |
| MATH 11000 | COMPUTATIONS FOR NURSING 4 | 2 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| NUTRITION AND FITNESS 4 | ||
| NARRATIVE BIOETHICS:ES 2,4 | ||
| Hours | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| MATH 10800 | STATISTICS:MM | 4 |
| NURS 34000 | PARENT&NEWBORN NURSING-W/CLIN 5 | 4 |
| NURS 33000 | PEDIATRIC NURSING-W/CLINICAL 5 | 4 |
| NURS 20500 | NURSING INFORMATICS | 2 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| NURS 30100 | THE ART OF NURSING | 2 |
| NURS 30200 | INTRO TO NURSING RESEARCH | 2 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| NURS 31001 | ACUTE&CHRONIC ADLT NUR-W/CL&LB 1,5 | 5 |
| NURS 32000 | GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING-W/CLIN 5 | 4 |
| NURS 30300 | APPLIED/EVIDENCE- PRACTICUM: I | 1 |
| BIMD 20100 | INTRO TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES:IM 6 | 4 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| NURS 30310 | APPLIED RESEARCH PRACT: II | 2 |
| NURS 32200 | ADULT WELLNESS | 2 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| NURS 42000 | PSYC & MENTAL HLTH NURS-W/CLIN 5 | 4 |
| NURS 43000 | CRITICAL CARE NURSING-W/CL&LB 1,5 | 4 |
| BIMD 18100 | GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES 4 | 1 |
| UCS 30301 | URGENT CHALLENGE SEMINAR:TT | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| A course to satisfy EW core: study abroad, domestic experience, or independent study | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| NURS 40100 | PROFESSIONAL NURSING ROLE | 2 |
| NURS 41000 | COMMUNITY HLTH NURS-W/CLIN:UD 5 | 4 |
| NURS 44000 | LEADERSHIP/MGMT NURSING | 2 |
| NURS 44100 | ROLE TRANSITION IN NURSING I 5 | 1 |
| BIMD 35000 | AUTOBIO,ILLNESS,EMBODIMENT:IM 2,6 | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| NURS 44110 | ROLE TRANSITION IN NURS II:ES 5 | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 132-134 | |
Four-Year Total Hours: 132-134
Minimum requirement for the nursing major is 128 credit hours.
- 1
Courses with a lab component
- 2
Courses for the biomedical humanities minor
- 3
Pre-nursing courses. A grade of "C" or higher is required in each of these courses. Two (2) failed attempts in any one pre-nursing support course or an accumulation of two (2) failed attempts of different pre-nursing courses will result in an ineligibility to advance into the nursing program. A withdrawal due to a failing grade will constitute a failed attempt. If the withdrawal ("W") is due to extenuating circumstances, the nursing faculty will review documentation and determine if the "W" will count as a failure. All pre-nursing courses must be completed within two years.
- 4
Nursing support courses. All nursing and nursing support courses must be taken in sequence. A grade of "C" of higher is required in each of these courses.
- 5
Courses with a clinical component
- 6
BIMD course required for BIMD minor