Our traditional, 4-year BS in Nursing program is for students who want to begin a nursing education right after high school.
This full-time program starts in the fall, and can be taken in Newark or New Brunswick, NJ. Newark and New Brunswick students enter as freshmen or transfers into the nursing program in the summer before their sophomore year.
We also have a 2 + 2 program situated on the Camden County College Campus in Blackwood, NJ. Students complete their first two years of prerequisite courses at a prior institution (preferably Camden County College), at which point they may apply to the BS in Nursing program. Blackwood students enter as incoming transfer students with junior-level status through a unique and premier partnership with Camden County College.
To receive your bachelor’s degree, you must complete a total of 126 credits, including all of the liberal arts and nursing requirements in the traditional (or 2+2) curriculum. When you finish this program, you’ll be prepared to take your RN licensure exam (NCLEX) and begin your nursing career. School of Nursing students at the Newark and New Brunswick campuses who took the NCLEX for the first time in 2024 had a 96% pass rate.
We also have an honors program for high-achieving students that begins sophomore year and an Educational Opportunity Fund program.
Sample Curriculum
Fall 2026 to present – New Brunswick Curriculum
Traditional Baccalaureate Program – New Brunswick – Plan of Study *
Curriculum effective Fall Term 2026
Revised: 06/10/2026
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
- 705:101 Academic & Professional Development [for direct entry students first semester] (2 cr.)
- Anthropology/Cultural Studies (3 cr.)
- Humanities (3 cr.)
- Literature (3 cr.)
- History/Political Science/Economics (3 cr.)
- General Electives (9 cr.)
NON-NURSING PRE-REQUISITES
[C or higher grade requirement]
- 119:127 or IDST 3201 Anatomy & Physiology I [non-SON students require special permission from the Biol. Sci. Dept. or Department of Health Professions] (4 cr.)
- 119:128 or IDST3202 Anatomy & Physiology II [non-SON students require special permission from the Biol. Sci. Dept. or Department of Health Professions] (4 cr.)
- 119:131 Microbiology for Health Sciences (3 cr.)
- 119:132 Microbiology for Health Sciences Lab (1 cr.)
- 160:128 Chemistry of Life (3 cr.)
- 960:211 or 705:xxx Statistics or equivalent descriptive and inferential statistics course [The prerequisite for Statistics is pre-calculus. SON students (only) are eligible to have the prerequisite waived] (3 cr.)
- 830:101 General Psychology (3 cr.)
- 355:101/104 College Writing or College Writing Extended (3 cr.)
- 355:201 Research in the Disciplines (additional course options available – 9 total) (3 cr.)
NURSING PRE-REQUISITES
[C+ or higher-grade requirement]
- 705:255 Nutrition (3 cr.)
- 705:229 Life Span: A Holistic Approach (Dev Psych) (3 cr.)
- 705:306 Health Assessment Across the Life Span [second year spring only] (3 cr.)
THIRD YEAR
Fall (15 credits)
- 705:XXX Dosage Calculation (1 cr.)
- 705:205 Sociocultural Dimensions of Health (3 cr.)
- 705:325 Professional Nursing I (2 cr.)
- 705:335 Nursing Care of Healthy Populations (6 cr.)
- 705:350 Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapeutics: An Integrated Approach I (3 cr.)
Spring (17 credits)
- 705:326 Professional Nursing II (2 cr.)
- 705:336 Nursing Care of Adults & Older Adults with Common Health Conditions (6 cr.)
- 705:340 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (6 cr.)
- 705:351 Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapeutics: An Integrated Approach II (3 cr.)
FOURTH YEAR
Fall (15 credits)
- 705:412 Nursing Care of Infants, Children & Adolescents (6 cr.)
- 705:427 Professional Nursing III (2 cr.)
- 705:428 Nursing of Adults & Older Adults with Complex Health Conditions (6 cr.)
Spring (16 credits)
- 705:414 Nursing Care of Individuals/ Populations with Acute & Chronic Mental Health Conditions (6 cr.)
- 705:418 Population Health (3 cr.)
- 705:455 Transition to Professional Practice (5 cr.)
- xxx:xxx Nursing Elective (3 cr.)
TOTAL CREDITS = 122
Credits may be granted for equivalent general education and science requirements taken at an accredited institution of higher learning, provided grades of “C” or better are earned.
*The Curriculum for the nursing program on each of the Newark and New Brunswick campuses is identical; however, course names and numbers may differ slightly.
Fall 2027 – Newark Curriculum
Traditional Baccalaureate Program – Newark – Plan of Study 1
Curriculum effective Fall Term 2027
Revised: 04/22/2026
YEAR 1
Fall (15 Credits)
705:101 Academic and Professional Development* (2 cr.)
355:101 English Composition I (3 cr.)
120:141 Anatomy & Physiology I (4 cr.)
xxx:xxx Anthropology/Cultural Studies (3 cr.)
xxx:xxx General Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (16 Credits)
355:102 English Composition II (3 cr.)
830:102 Principles of Psychology II (3 cr.)
120:142 Anatomy & Physiology II (4 cr.)
xxx:xxx General Elective (3 cr.)
xxx:xxx Humanities (3 cr.)
YEAR 2
Fall (15 Credits)
705:229 Life Span: A Holistic Approach (Dev Psych) (3 cr.)
705:255 Nutrition (3 cr.)
640:211 Statistics**2 (3 cr.)
160:108 Organic BioChemistry (3 cr.)
xxx:xxx Literature (3 cr.)
Spring (13 Credits)
120:235 Microbiology (4 cr.)
705:306 Health Assessment Across the Life Span (3 cr.)
xxx:xxx History/Political Science/Economics (3 cr.)
xxx:xxx General Elective (3 cr.)
YEAR 3
Fall (14 Credits)
705:205 Sociocultural Dimensions of Health (3 cr.)
705:325 Professional Nursing I (2 cr.)
705:335 Nursing Care of Healthy Populations (6 cr.)
705:350 Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapeutics: An Integrated Approach I (3 cr.)
Spring (17 Credits)
705:326 Professional Nursing II (2 cr.)
705:336 Nursing Care of Adults & Older Adults with Common Health Conditions (6 cr.)
705:340 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (6 cr.)
705:351 Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapeutics: An Integrated Approach II (3 cr.)
YEAR 4
Fall (15 credits)
705:412 Nursing Care of Infants, Children & Adolescents (6 cr.)
705:427 Professional Nursing III (3 cr.)
705:428 Nursing of Adults & Older Adults with Complex Health Conditions (6 cr.)
Spring (17 credits)
705:414 Nursing Care of Individuals/ Populations with Acute & Chronic Mental Health Conditions (6 cr.)
705:418 Population Health (3 cr.)
705:455 Transition to Professional Practice (5 cr.)
xxx:xxx Nursing Elective (3 cr.)
TOTAL CREDITS = 122
Credits may be granted for equivalent general education and science requirements taken at an accredited institution of higher learning, provided grades of “C” or better are earned.
* Required of all first year students. School to School Transfers do not take this course.
** Or equivalent descriptive and inferential statistics course
1 The Curriculum for the nursing program on each of the Newark and New Brunswick campus is identical, however course names and numbers may differ slightly.
2 The prerequisite for Statistics is pre-calculus. School of Nursing students (only) are eligible to have the prerequisite waived.
Summer 2024 to present – Blackwood Curriculum
Archived Curriculum
- Spring 2022 to Fall 2026 – Newark Curriculum
- Fall 2024 (Class of 2026 Only) – Blackwood Curriculum
- Spring 2022 (Class of 2024) to Spring 2026 – New Brunswick Curriculum
- Spring 2022 to Spring 2024 – Blackwood Curriculum
- Fall 2020 – Fall 2021 (Classes of 2022 & 2023) – New Brunswick Campus
- Fall 2020 – Fall 2021 (Classes of 2022 & 2023) – Newark Campus
- Fall 2016 – Summer 2020 – Newark Campus (class of 2023 and prior)
- Fall 2016 – Summer 2020 – New Brunswick Campus (class of 2023 and prior)
- Fall 2016 – Fall 2021 – Blackwood Campus
The nursing curriculum is the same at our Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood campuses, although course names and numbers may differ.