ObjectivesStart your bachelor’s degree in nursing at CNC! The Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), awarded by UNBC (2 years at each institution).
Academic titleBachelor of Science in Nursing
Course descriptionYear One -- at CNC
ANTH 101 Cultural Anthropology
BIO 105 Basic Microbiology
BIO 111 Anatomy and Physiology l
BIO 112 Anatomy and Physiology ll
NURS 101 The Art and Science of Nursing
NURS 102 Communication Theory and Practice
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
Year Two -- at CNC
MATH 104 Statistics. MATH 157 or PSYC 201 also meet statistics requirements.
NURS 415 Introduction to Health and Community Nursing
NURS 416 Clinical Practicum: Community Nursing
POLS 403 Social & Health Policy & Administration
Focus area theory course: 3 credits
Focus area practicum: 5 credits.
*Focus areas — at least one of the following areas of clinical focus:
* Acute Care Nursing (NURS 426 and NURS 443);
* Rural Nursing (NURS 424 and NURS 442);
* First Nations Health & Nursing (NURS 422 and NURS 441);
* Community Health Nursing (NURS 420 and NURS 440);
* Mental Health Nursing (NURS 432 and NURS 444)
Electives
To graduate, you need 18 credits of electives, as follows:
• Three credit hours in First Nations studies
• Three credit hours in humanities
• At least three credit hours at the 200 level or above
• At least three credit hours at the 300 level or above
• Three credit hours at the 200 level or above related to nursing focus