The BSN prepares young men and women to become effective professional nurses capable of providing scientific, efficient and appropriate quality nursing care to clients in various settings within the health care system.
The program offers nursing students comprehensive knowledge and clinical experience that enable them to assess, plan, implement and evaluate an adequate treatment plan for clients in different settings throughout the life cycle.
Nursing students will be prepared to become leading practitioners in their profession and agents of change in the health care system.
The BSN aims at establishing a professional leading program in Lebanon by offering a well developed curriculum with biological, social, behavioral, and professional components, fostering a life-long learning process and developing leaders in the health care system.
Nursing is a unique profession involving competence as well as caring and compassion. It is increasingly emerging as a result of research and evidence-based practice.
Professional nurses are prepared to function independently, interdependently, and collaboratively in a variety of settings.
Admission Requirements
For admission requirements to the degree of BS in Nursing refer to the section entitled “Undergraduate Admission” of this catalog.
Graduation Requirements
To receive the degree of BS in Nursing, a student must fulfill all requirements of his/her degree program, complete all required courses, accumulate a total of 105 credits with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0/4.0, and a minimum GPA of 2.3/4.0 in core and major courses.
General Education Requirements (27 cr.)
a) Communications Skills in English and Arabic (9 cr.):
ENL 213, ENL 230
ARB 211 or ARB 231
b) Philosophy & Religion (6 cr.):
REG 212 or REG 213 or REG 313 and NUR 203
c) Cultural Studies(6 cr.):
EDU 213, PSL 201
d) Citizenship(3 cr.):
POS 240 or POS 319
e) Science & Technology (3 cr.):
NTR 210 or NTR 215
Major Requirements (72 cr.)
BIO 207, BIO 214, BIO 215, BIO 216, BIO 219, NUR 202, NUR 204, NUR 205, NUR 301, NUR 302, NUR 303, NUR 304, NUR 305, NUR 306, NUR 307, NUR 308, NUR 309M, NUR 310, NUR 402, NUR 403, NUR 404, NUR 405, NUR 406, NUR 407, NUR 408, NUR 409, NUR 410
Free Electives (6 cr.)
Suggested Program
| Fall Semester I (18 Credits) |
| PSL |
201 |
Introduction to Psychology (GER) |
3 cr. |
| ENL |
213 |
Sophomore English Rhetoric (GER) |
3 cr. |
| NTR |
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GER |
3 cr. |
| BIO |
207 |
Biochemistry for Nursing |
3 cr. |
| REG |
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GER |
3 cr. |
| ARB |
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GER |
3 cr. |
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| Spring Semester I (16 Credits) |
| ENL |
230 |
English in the Workplace (GER) |
3 cr. |
| EDU |
213 |
Human Growth and Development (GER) |
3 cr. |
| BIO |
214 |
Human Anatomy |
3 cr. |
| BIO |
215 |
Human Physiology |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
202 |
Nursing Concepts: Theory and Practice |
1 cr. |
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Free Elective |
3 cr. |
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| Summer Session I (6 Credits) |
| BIO |
216 |
Microbiology and Immunology for Nursing |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
203 |
Introduction to Bioethics (GER) |
3 cr. |
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| Fall Semester II ( 15 Credits) |
| BIO |
219 |
Pathophysiology |
2 cr. |
| NUR |
204 |
Health Assessment across the Life Span |
2 cr. |
| NUR |
205 |
Nurse-Patient Relationship |
2 cr. |
| NUR |
301 |
Adult Health Nursing I - Theory |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
302 |
Adult Health Nursing I - Clinical |
3 cr. |
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Free Elective |
3 cr. |
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| Spring Semester II (14 Credits) |
| NUR |
303 |
Adult Health Nursing II - Theory |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
304 |
Adult Health Nursing II - Clinical |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
305 |
Geriatric Nursing - Theory |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
306 |
Geriatric Nursing - Clinical |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
307 |
Pharmacology for Nursing |
3 cr. |
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| Summer Session II (6 Credits) |
| NUR |
308 |
Community Health Nursing - Theory |
2 cr. |
| NUR |
309 |
Community Health Nursing - Clinical |
2 cr. |
| NUR |
310 |
Legislation in Nursing |
2 cr. |
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| Fall Semester III (15 Credits) |
| POS |
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GER |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
402 |
Obstetric Nursing - Theory |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
403 |
Obstetric Nursing - Clinical |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
404 |
Pediatric Nursing - Theory |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
405 |
Pediatric Nursing - Clinical |
3 cr. |
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| Spring Semester III (15 Credits) |
| NUR |
406 |
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing - Theory |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
407 |
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing - Clinical |
3 cr.. |
| NUR |
408 |
Leadership and Management in Nursing - Theory |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
409 |
Leadership and Management in Nursing - Clinical |
3 cr. |
| NUR |
410 |
Nursing Research |
3 cr. |
