Upper Division
This Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is designed for students who have completed their first two years of education at an accredited institution.
Fall Application Deadline: August 4, 2025
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Overview
Our rigorous curriculum provides a foundation of nursing courses focused on adult care, childbearing, pediatrics, mental health, and community health. You can expect an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, advanced technology, and access to a variety of clinical settings.
Program Length 20 months (5 terms, full-time) | Start Spring, Summer, or Fall Term | Time Commitment 30–40 hours per week |
Tuition and Fees
The tuition and fees at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing may be adjusted at any time. For more information, please contact our Business Office.
Undergraduate Tuition | Per credit hour |
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing | $789 |
Fees | 1 time assessment | Per term |
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Upper Division | $1,250 | $680 |
Admission Requirements
Applicants with a prior bachelor’s degree are only required to complete core prerequisites. Applicants without a prior bachelor’s degree must complete all listed courses.
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on core prerequisites
- Minimum of 54 credit hours in the following prerequisites (Note: Anatomy and Physiology I & II and Microbiology must have been taken within the last five years. Core prerequisites may not have been taken more than twice within the last five years.)
- Anatomy and Physiology I with lab*
- Anatomy and Physiology II with lab*
- Microbiology with lab*
- Nutrition*
- General Psychology*
- Human Growth and Development*
- Statistics*
- English Composition I*
- English Composition II
- Speech or Oral Communications
- One social science elective of three credit hours
- Three humanities electives of nine credit hours
- Three electives of any three credit-hour college level course
* Denotes core prerequisites
Curriculum
Course | Credit Hours |
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Foundations of Professional Practice | 3 |
Pathophysiology | 4 |
Evidence-based Practice and Research | 3 |
Health Assessment for the Professional Nurse | 3 |
Course | Credit Hours |
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Introduction to Adult Health | 6 |
Gerontological Nursing | 3 |
Nursing Pharmacology | 4 |
Course | Credit Hours |
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Nursing Management of Adult Health Nursing I | 6 |
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
Nursing of Women and the Childbearing Family | 4 |
Course | Credit Hours |
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Adult Health Nursing II | 6 |
Nursing of Children and Families | 4 |
Leadership Role Development | 3 |
Course | Credit Hours |
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Nursing Synthesis | 5 |
Population Health Nursing | 5 |
Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 66 |
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