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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Bachelor of Business Admin (B.B.A.) | Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) | Bachelor of Music (B.M.) | Bachelor of Science (B.S.) | Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) | Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) | General Education Courses

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)

General Education Core Requirements for B.S.N. 45-46 Hours
I. Seminar Sequence   6
    GND 1015, First-Year Seminar 3  
    XXX 3015, Junior Cornerstone Seminar
The hours for the Junior Cornerstone Seminar count as a Human Experience course.		 0  
    NUR 4015, Senior Capstone Seminar 3  
II. Computer Proficiency   0
    GND 1050, Computer Proficiency, Level 1 (1) 0  
III. Oral Communication   3
    COM 1100, Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3  
IV. Written Communication   6
    ENG 1010, First-Year Writing 3  
    ENG 3010, Third-Year Writing 3  
V. Fine Arts
Select one of the following courses:		   3
    ART 2000, The Art Experience (3)
    ART 2800, Art History I (3)
    MUH 2000, The Musical Experience (3)
    MUH 2110, Survey of Music I (3)
    TDR 2000, The Theatre and Film Experience (3)
    DAN 2000, The Dance Experience (3)		    
VI. Humanities
Select one courses from the following prefixes: (2,3)
(Students will receive credit for their study at the 1010 level of a foreign language only if they also successfully complete the 1020 level of the same foreign language.) 		  3 to 4
    HUM, PHI, ENL, ENW, CHN, CLA, FRE, GER, GRK, ITL, JPN, LAT, RUS,     and SPA    
VII. Mathematics
Select one of the following courses:
[Transfer students may count any MTH course100/1000-level or above]		   3
    MTH 1020, Basic Concepts (3)
    MTH 1080, Mathematical Inquiry (3)
    CSC 1020, Introduction to Computer Science (3) 		   
VIII. Religion
Six hours must be done in the same path. Choose six hours from path "a" or six hours from path "b":		   6
   a. REL 1110, Old Testament History (3)
       REL 3120, New Testament History (3) 		   
   b. REL 1100, Understanding the Bible (3)
        Plus one of the following courses:
       REL 3140, Jesus in the Gospels and in Film (3)
       REL 3160, Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Issues (3)
       REL 3170, Comparative Spirituality in World Religions(3) 		   
IX. Sciences
   6
    BIO 1010, Biological Sciences 3  
    PSY 1100, General Psychology 3  
X. Social Sciences
   6
   a. SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology 3  
   b. Choose one from the following:
       ECO 1110, Economic Inquiry (3)
       HIS 1010, World History to 1500 (3)
       HIS 1020, World History since 1500 (3)
       HIS 2010, American Experience From Colonial to Civil War (3)
       HIS 2020, American Experience From Reconstruction to Cold War (3)
       HIS 1990, Special Studies (3)
       HIS 2990, Special Studies (3)
       MDS 1500, Mass Media and Society (3)
       PSC 1100, Special Topics in Gen. Ed.: Political Science (3)
       PSC 1210, American Government (3)
       PSC 1300, The United States and World Affairs (3)
       SOC 1100, Special Topics in Gen. Ed.: Sociology (3)		    
XI. Wellness
Choose one path:		   3
   a. PED 1600, Health and Fitness Concepts (2)
       plus:
       PED 2000 - 204_ (1) or
       DAN 1101, or 1201 or 1301 or 1401 (1) (4)
   b. PED 1500, Lifetime Fitness (1)
       plus:
       PED 2000 - 204_ (1) or
       DAN 1101, or 1201 or 1301 or 1401 (1) (4)
       plus one of the following courses:
       NUR 1100, Wellness Nutrition (1)
       NUR 1310, Healthy Beginnings (1)
       NUR 1320, Women's Health (1)
       NUR 1330, Health Promotions of the Family (1) 		   
Core Total   45-46
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1 Note that some colleges, schools, programs, or majors may require accelerated Computer Proficiency certification.

2 Correspondence work in Foreign Language is not accepted as credit for Belmont students. Also, students who have had three years or more of a Foreign Language in high school may be ready to begin language study at Belmont with the 2000-level courses. Incoming students with previous language study are encouraged to consult instructors in each language to determine specific placement.

3 Exceptions: As specified in the individual course descriptions, courses that will not fulfil the Humanities requirements in General Education are ENG 1000, 1010, 1100, 2100, 3010; ENL 1990, 2000, 3440, 4900; ENW 2000, 3050, 3960, 3970; PHI 1990, 2250, 2990, 3150, 3160, 3220, 3330, 3990, 4050, 4100, 4200, 4250, 4400, 4900, 4990.

4 Military Science and/or Marching Band do not substitute.