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Build Upon Your Passion for the Care of Others

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Traditional program is for high school graduates or transfer students looking for an exceptional education that gives you the skills to help and heal, with a focus on values and social justice.
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Traditional B.S. in Nursing

Degree Overview

Program Overview

A nursing degree from Regis University requires 128 semester hours of credit spanning a wide range of courses, which encompass liberal arts and science, humanities, philosophy, religious studies, and the upper-division nursing curriculum.

During the junior and senior years, students gain specialized knowledge and training through a variety of clinical experiences. These include both inpatient and outpatient settings, located throughout the Denver metro area. Each clinical experience provides unique exposure to real-life health situations and elements of research and leadership are integrated throughout the program.

In addition, Service Learning, a vital part of the curriculum, allows students an opportunity to develop a sense of commitment to the community and a spirit of volunteerism. The nursing faculty and Service Learning Coordinator help you establish appropriate service-learning projects locally, nationally and globally.

Degree: Four year degree including 2 years of prerequisite and core studies requirements, and 2 years of major coursework specific to professional nursing. Graduates are awarded the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree with eligibility to take the national licensing examination (NCLEX-RN).

Format: Full-time study on our campus in Denver, Colorado with classes and clinical Monday-Friday.

Clinical Experience:  Complete 772 hours of clinical education to learn hands on skills in real health care settings. The final 180 hours will be spent one-on-one with a clinical preceptor at a selected site.

Selection: The Traditional BSN program has a competitive admissions process where students are selected based on academic performance, recommendations, writing skills demonstrated in the personal statement and any healthcare and/or volunteer experience. Academic performance is weighted more heavily than the other criteria. We accept 66-72 students each fall to the Traditional BSN program.

Priority admission to the Traditional BSN program is given to Regis College students that meet the requirements of our seamless progression policy. We accept transfer students on a space available basis.

Seamless Progression Policy

Regis College Pre-Nursing students are eligible for seamless progression into the Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions if they meet the following requirements:

  • You are a newly matriculated freshman at Regis University (specifically Regis College)
  • You earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or above (includes coursework completed at Regis College and any other regionally accredited institutions at which student has completed coursework)
  • You earn a cumulative science grade point average of 3.0 or above calculated from the following courses: CH206A/207A Chemistry lab/lecture, BL 274/275 Anatomy lab/lecture, BL 276/277 Physiology lab/lecture, BL 254/255 Microbiology lab/lecture
  • You receive a grade of C or better in all Regis University course work
  • You complete two years of full-time study (four semesters) through Regis College
  • You complete all four science requirements through Regis College (Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Chemistry, and Microbiology)
  • You successfully complete NR 410, Introduction to the Profession of Nursing, with a grade of C or better
  • You receive a recommendation from your pre-professional academic advisor
  • You have no more than 9 semester hours of coursework outstanding after completion of summer semester prior to progression into Junior year. Outstanding courses can only include Religious Studies, Health Care Ethics, and/or electives. All departmental requirements must be completed.

No additional application is required if you meet the criteria of the seamless progression policy. You will automatically progress into the nursing program, after completing the prerequisites and maintaining the necessary conditions of eligibility through Regis College.

Consider the features of the unique seamless progression policy, in addition to the outstanding reputation of the Regis nursing program when choosing which college to attend this Fall. For more information on requirements for admission into the Pre Nursing program as a freshman click here.

Honors Information

The Loretto Heights School of Nursing Honors Program at Regis University provides learning opportunities for students in the Traditional Nursing Program students who demonstrate exceptional academic and leadership ability to enhance their undergraduate educational experience. The purpose of the Nursing Honors Program is to provide additional opportunities to develop leadership and scholarship in collaboration with future colleagues in the nursing profession and other health related disciplines.

The Nursing Honors Program centers on a series of seminars and projects in tandem with all other requirements in the BSN program. To be eligible to apply for the Nursing Honors Program, students must be matriculated with Junior year standing in the Traditional Nursing Program, be enrolled full time, and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students who successfully complete all BSN Nursing Honors Program courses and maintain the specified grades in Traditional Nursing Program courses graduate with the designation of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Honors on their diploma.

L.E.A.P. Information

The Loretto Heights School of Nursing offers a Learning Enhancement and Advancement Program (LEAP) to assist Traditional and CHOICE students in successful completion the pre-nursing and nursing curriculum and the NCLEX examination for Registered Nurse Licensure. LEAP promotes success through academic and social support including tutoring, mentoring and specialized advising and academic counseling. Eligibility is assessed based on grade point average (GPA), having a documented learning disability and/or other criteria established by the Department.

Program Requirements

Listed below are the required courses for completion of this degree at Regis University. Please note that recent course requirement updates may not be reflected in the list below and you should contact the Office of Enrollment Services at 303.458.4126 for recent changes and updates.

This degree program requires 128.00 credit hours for completion. Please contact your advisor or the Office of Enrollment Services at 303.458.4126.

Traditional BSN Core Requirement

English Composition

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Take 3 semester hours of English Composition

Health Care Ethics

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Take 3 semester hours of Health Care Ethics

Lit/Humanities

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Take 6 semester hours from Literature, Humanities, or
Oral and Written Communication

Philosophy

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Take 3 semester hours of Philosophy (PL)

Religious Studies

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Take 6 semester hours of Religious Studies (RS, RC, RT, CAS)

Soc Sci/Econ/Bus

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Take 3 semester hours from
Social Science, Economics, or Business

Traditional BSN Departmental Requirements

BL 254 - Intro to Medical Microbiology

Surveys major groups of medically important pathogenic microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoans. Emphasizes microbiological principles, and introduces immunologic and epidemiologic concepts.

BL 255 - Intro to Med Microbiology Lab

Involves laboratory experiments accompanying and reinforcing lecture topics.

BL 274 - Introduction to Human Anatomy

Provides a comprehensive introduction to human anatomy including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, sensory, nervous, endocrine, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary, and reproductive organ systems.

BL 275 - Human Anatomy Laboratory

Involves laboratory exercises accompanying and reinforcing lecture topics. Requires contact with human cadavers and skeletal materials.

BL 276 - Introduction to Human Physiology

Provides a comprehensive introduction to human physiology, including neurophysiology, endocrinology, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and gastrointestinal physiology.

BL 277 - Human Physiology Laboratory

Involves laboratory exercises accompanying and reinforcing lecture topics. Requires work with human and non-human vertebrate tissues and fluids. NOTE: One three-hour laboratory per week.

CH 206A - Chem for Hlth Related Sci I

A descriptive introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry with emphasis on atomic structure, chemical bonding and reactions and the properties of various states of matter. This is followed by a brief treatment of the chemistry of selected elements and compounds, especially those pertaining to biological systems. Note: Designed for health care programs. ACT math score of 20 or greater, or SAT Math score of 480 or greater required.

CH 207A - Chem Hlth Related Sci Lab I

Involves laboratory experiments accompanying CH 206A.

NR 350 - Normal & Therapeutic Nutrition

Studies the science of nutrition. Presents the nutritional requirements of humans as the basis for planning an adequate diet with consideration giving to variation in food choices due to a variety of social, economic, cultural and psychological factors. Emphasizes the integration of nutritional needs in the care of self and others throughout the life cycle in health and disease.

PY 250 - General Psychology

Introduces the science of behavior and mental processes through a systematic study of representative areas of psychology.

Cross listing(s): PY 250C.

PY 459 - Developmental Psychology: Child

Studies biological, psychological and social factors in human development from conception to puberty.

Pre-requisite: PY*250

Sociology

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(3SH)
Take 3 credits from Sociology (SO).
SO 200 - Introduction to Sociology is preferred.

Statistics

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(3SH)
Take MT 270 or MT 274

Traditional BSN Major Requirements

NR 408

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Nursing Role Introduction

NR 409

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Nursing Role Development

NR 415

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Health Assessment

NR 436

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Foundations of Nursing

NR 438 - Nursing Care of Adult & Older Adult I

Focuses on the various roles of the nurse in relation to the leading causes of morbidity. Explores components of the nursing process in relation to human responses to alterations in health. Explains pathophysiology, appropriate medical management, and the application of the nursing process in the provision of care for adult and older adult clients within the context of their families and environments. Examines functional health patterns and evidence-based practice models. Additional Prerequisite(s): Majors only. Junior standing.

Pre-requisite: NR*415 NR*436

NR 439A

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Introduction to Pharmacology

NR 439B

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Pharmacology and Nursing Practice

NR 441 - Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

Focuses on roles of the nurse as they apply to the childbearing family. Explores human responses to the childbearing experience. Applies biological, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual principles and concepts that have an impact on the childbearing family. Addresses family theories and dynamics. Emphasizes family-centered approaches during antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal clinical experiences. Nursing majors only.

Pre-requisite: NR*415 AND NR*436

NR 442 - Nursing Care of Chldrn & Their Families

Focuses on the art and science of providing effective, appropriate nursing care to children and their families. Examines health promotion, illness and injuring prevention, health teaching and anticipatory guidance strategies. Applies the nursing process to the appropriate medical management and pathophysiology of altered health patterns affecting children. Explores functional health patterns and evidence-based practice models. Nursing majors only.

Pre-requisite: NR*438

NR 460 - Research and Evidence-Based Nr Practice

Focuses on the role of the professional nurse as an informed consumer of research and other evidence for best practices in nursing. Explores philosophical underpinnings of knowledge and the relationship of theory to research and practice. Quantitative and qualitative approaches to study health and illness are presented and compared, and stresses the importance of research rigor. Explores concepts of ethics for research with human subjects. Develops skills for evidence-based practice in nursing by forming journal clubs to understand aspects of nursing research, to critique published nursing studies, and to develop best-practice presentations. Prerequisite(s): Nursing Majors only. Junior standing. NOTE: Recommended prerequisite: MT 274 or equivalent.

NR 466 - Community Health Nursing

Examines contemporary health and nursing issues in society, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention, cultural diversity, public health, families, and "community-as-client". Analyzes actual and potential roles of nurses in community-based practice and the impact of a range of health issues on identified populations. Emphasizes the use of the nursing process and epidemiological and ethical principles to promote healthy communities through clinical experience in community settings. Involves community assessments, program planning/management, health teaching, and the utilization of current research findings to address health needs with identified populations of children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and vulnerable populations with special needs. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of NR 438.

NR 469 - Leadership in Quality Health Care

Explores systems for leadership at the point of care delivery for the generalist nurse in professional nursing practice. Course content explores the concept of building trust in relation to collaboration, delegation, negotiation, communication, team building and conflict resolution, as part of the professional nursing leadership role within the changing healthcare system. Topics include promoting quality and safety, balancing efficiency and reliability, creating and sustaining trust in a culturally diverse workplace, managing change and information technology, making collaborative decisions in evolving health care organizations, and promoting a learning organization. Emphasizes leadership role development in the context of professional nursing values and the Jesuit mission and philosophy of leadership in service to others. Nursing majors only.

NR 471 - Mental Health Nursing

Focuses on the various roles of the nurse as care provider and care manager/coordinator for patients with mental illness. Explores components of the nursing process in relation to human responses to alterations in mental health. Examines the nurse as the therapeutic tool and communication as the basis of nursing care. Examines functional health patterns, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV, and evidence-based practice models. Includes treatment of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults within the context of their families and environment. Nursing majors only.

Pre-requisite: NR*415 AND NR*436 AND NR*439

NR 476 - Nursing Care of Adult/Older Adult II

Presents the roles of the nurse in relation to the assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, intervention, and evaluation of human responses to alteration in health. Focuses on pathophysiology, appropriate medical management, and the application of the nursing process in the provision of care for adult and older adult clients within the context for their families and environments. Organized around functional health patterns and evidence-based practice models. Fee required. Nursing majors only.

Pre-requisite: NR*438

NR 477 - Dynamics in Contemporary Nursing Pract

This course synthesizes the art and science of professional nursing to educate and prepare the student to transition to responsible membership in the profession of nursing as a lifelong learner in stewardship of the nursing societal contract. Emphasizes contemporary nursing issues, responsible involvement in nursing organizations, health policy, social justice, and advocacy for human diversity in a multicultural society. This course assists the student in synthesis of health care policy and finance in relation to regulatory standards and nursing professional life. Dialogue is foundational to the critical examination societal issues in practice of nursing. Included are discussions of selected global and policy issues in nursing practice. A definitive professional portfolio (including career service and transferrable skills, job interviewing and attainment, and ongoing professional uses) is completed. The course also revisits Jesuit mission and values, service learning, selected art of nursing concepts, and professional and personal reflection as they currently relate to the student's professional life and learning at Regis LHSON. The course culminates in a reflective and evaluative capstone project that examines personal change and professional growth. Nursing majors only.

Pre-requisite: TAKE 1 GROUP #TAKE NR*407 #TAKE NR*408 AND NR*409

NR 485 - Senior Nursing Practicum

Utilizes clinical experience to provide senior nursing students with the opportunity to integrate the professional roles of care provider and care manager/coordinator within a variety of health care settings. Provides avenues for discussion and opportunity to synthesize theory, research, and practice. Nursing majors only.

Upper Division Electives

Electives

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(6 SH)
Take six (6) upper division semester hours

Accreditation

Regis University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

Commission URL: http://www.ncahlc.org
Commission Phone: 312-263-0456

The Loretto Heights School of Nursing is accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (AACN-CCNE). The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science (MS) programs are accredited through 2019. Additionally, effective October 2012, the DNP program is now fully accredited by AACN-CCNE.

If you would like more information on AACN-CCNE please go to: www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation.

Fall 2013-Summer 2014

Full-time (12-18 credits) $16,425
Other Fees
Nursing Lab Fee (per year) $200
Student Activity Fee (per semester) $150
Student Support Fee (per semester) $150
Kaplan Fee (one time fee) $450
Health Insurance (waived with proof of other insurance)
Fall & Spring/Summer 2012/2013 (per semester)

$1,255
Summer Nursing Externship (per semester hour) $462
Residence Hall Rates (per semester) $2,600-$3,900
Board Rates (per semester) $315-$2,252

Background Check and Drug Screen (external agency fee) 

$95

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