Jun 26, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Bachelor of Science in Nursing


Degree Requirements

  1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours;
  2. A total of 30 hours in residence; with at least 15 of the final 30 hours in residence;
  3. A cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation;
  4. No course with a grade lower than “C” will be accepted toward the major. Courses in the major are defined as any course required or accepted to meet a requirement of the major;
  5. Satisfactory achievement in an approved academic major;
  6. Thirty-six semester hours in upper-division courses (3000 and 4000 level courses);
  7. Completion of the general education program;
  8. All requirements for each major and minor including senior comprehensive exams must be met while earning a degree and prior to the conferral date of that degree;
  9. If, after graduation with a given degree and major(s), a student wishes to earn a second baccalaureate degree and/or major from MidAmerica Nazarene University, he/she must satisfactorily complete all requirements for an additional major and complete a minimum of thirty semester hours in residence. Further, to complete any major in a degree program, the student must fulfill all requirements for that major and that degree program.
  10. Transfer students with at least 57 transfer credits (must be accepted by MNU) will mee the requirements of Outcome 1 by taking NURS 3603 - Theological Perspectives for Nursing  

 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree: General Education Requirements
FOUNDATIONAL COURSES (6-7 total hours required)
Freshman Seminar
English Composition Competency
Algebra Competency
  • MATH 1103 - Intermediate Algebra   (3 hours) or competency
    (competency is defined as ACT Math sore of 22, SAT Math score of 540, or higher Algebra/Calculus course)
CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS (30 total hours required)
OUTCOME REQUIREMENTS
Outcome 1: Faith Integration (9 hours)
Outcome 2: Formational Thinking (3 hours)
Outcome 3: Discovering Creation (9 hours)

Choose from the following (6 hours):

Outcome 4: Communication & Self-Expression (6 hours)

Choose one of the following (3 hours):

Outcome 5: Global Citizenship (3 hours) Choose one of the following (3 hours):
36-37 TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR THE BSN