BSN Nursing Program
BSN Nursing Program
Start your journey to a successful career, earn your BSN degree at University of Bridgeport!
Make a real difference in the lives around you with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Join an in-demand and growing field, caring for your community. Earning your BSN opens the door to career opportunities for high-quality patient care, positions with higher responsibility and competitive pay. Become a trusted, respected, and valued asset to your community and explore a career with vast and flexible employment options.
Become a Registered Nurse and make a difference.
University of Bridgeport’s BSN program prepares you for employment at any professional practice, providing optimal care to all patients in any health or emergency situation. UB’s BSN program is comprised of 120 credits. The 8-semester curriculum provides 55 credits in general education and 65 credits in the nursing major.
You will begin your clinical experiences in the second semester of your sophomore year. Clinical sites vary depending on course objectives and content. Sites include local hospitals — such as Bridgeport Hospital — schools, medical offices, and more. Clinical hours include laboratory and simulation experiences in all nursing clinical courses.
Upon completion of the BSN program, you will be eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) to become a certified Registered Nurse.
Prepare for a rewarding career.
Get the most out of your educational experience at UB. Our Health Sciences Center is home to a state-of-the-art nursing skills and simulation center. Here, you will learn how to appropriately react and care for your future patients. Our center consists of 10 beds and the ability for you to video record your practice sessions to be played back for self-correction prior to testing.
The nursing skills center includes a debriefing room, a simulation center with a computer control room and two-way mirrors. Our simulation rooms provide you with the Laerdal Sim View System and patient simulators of Sim Man 3G and Sim Mom. Also, the floor is equipped with a community health room that simulates a patient bedroom and bathroom at home for transition of skills to the home environment. The nursing skills center provides you with a theater-style lecture hall for a comfortable classroom experience. Additionally, the center is equipped with three manikins — Nursing Anne, Nursing Kelly, Nursing Kid with Sim Pad system, Pyxis machine and Console, and Welsh Allen Diagnostic wall units. All medical and surgical equipment and supplies are available for clinical skills practice labs.
BSN Nursing Program Admission Requirements
- Completed University of Bridgeport application
- University of Bridgeport School of Nursing supplemental application
- Cumulative G.P.A of 3.0 or higher
- Successful completion of required pre-requisites within 7 years with a C+ or better: English Composition, Introduction to College Algebra and Statistics, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2, Sociology, Psychology, Lifespan Development, Elective, First Year Seminar or related Liberal Arts elective
- Transcripts from any colleges/universities attended
- Proof of high school completion or its equivalent
- Personal Statement
- TEAS test
- 2 Recommender Forms
International Applicants
Please consult the International Admissions page for additional requirements. For specific queries, contact your admissions officer.
Bachelor’s in Nursing Classes
The UBSN overall BSN curriculum plan illustrates the required sequencing of classes for an academic year. Each course is a prerequisite to the next course in a sequence. Nursing courses run concurrently within a semester. Students must achieve a “C+” (77) or better in all nursing courses to progress in the BSN nursing program and to graduate.
Total Credits: 120
Nursing Credits: 65
College General Education Credits: 55
Pre-Nursing Classes (Non-Degree)
Fall Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| BIOL 113 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| PSYC 103 | General Psychology | 3 |
| FYS 101 | Freshman Seminar / Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| MATH 103 | Introduction to College Algebra and Statistics | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Spring Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 114 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| SOCI 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| CHEM 113 | Introductory to Chemistry | 4 |
| PSY 205 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
Year 2
Fall Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 106 | Microbiology | 4 |
| NURS 201 | Intro to Professional Nursing | 2 |
| NURS 202 | Fundamentals of Professional Nursing (lecture plus lab) | 4 |
| NURS 204 | Health Promotion I: Health Assessment (lecture plus lab) | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Total | 16 |
Spring Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 206 | Health Maintenance & Restoration I (lecture plus clinical) | 6 |
| NURS 208 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| MATH 203 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
Year 3
Fall Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 314 | The Research Process in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 316 | Health Maintenance & Restoration II (lecture plus clinical) | 6 |
| NURS 318 | Essentials of Psych/Mental Health Nursing (lecture plus clinical) | 4 |
| HSCI 230 | Nutrition | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Spring Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 324 | Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family | 3 |
| NURS 325 | Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family | 3 |
| NURS 328 | Health Policy & Health Systems | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
Year 4
Fall Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 344 | Health Promotion II: The Community (lecture plus clinical) | 5 |
| NURS 345 | Leadership & Management Roles in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 326 | Health Maintenance & Restoration III (lecture plus clinical) | 6 |
| Total | 14 |
Spring Semester - 15 weeks
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 357 | Current Issues & Trends in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 358 | Transition to Prof. Practice: Sr. Practicum (lecture plus clinical) | 5 |
| NURS 395 | Nursing Capstone II | 3 |
| Total | 11 |
BSN Nursing Career Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Student learning outcomes for the traditional Nursing BSN degree program enable the graduate to:
- Synthesize knowledge from a liberal education in communication, human experience, scientific literacy, analysis, and global society
- Communicate using an ongoing interactive process that builds therapeutic interpersonal and inter-professional relationships for an increasingly interconnected healthcare environment
- Apply the nursing process to provide patient-centered, evidence-based, clinically competent, contemporary professional nursing care.
- Apply critical thinking skills to support excellence in nursing practice and to provide comprehensive, compassionate, evidence-based nursing care across the life span
- Promote healthy lifestyles through health education, health promotion strategies and population-focused interventions
- Comprehend system-based practice and its impact on safe, quality patient care within the scope of professional nursing practice
- Apply leadership and management skills in the provision of safe, quality and cost-effective care in the continuum of healthcare environments
- Exercise innovative inquiry in the use of information and patient care technology with knowledge based on research for the improvement in patient outcomes
- Practice within the values, ethics, and legal standards of professional nursing
BSN Nursing Career Opportunities
- Registered nurse at a hospital
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Nurse manager
- Nursing director
- Nurse educator
- Clinical research nurse
- Public health nurse
- Quality assurance or improvement coordinator
- Case management nurse
Career Services at UB
Career Development connects you with career opportunities. Our knowledgeable and skilled career counselors are available to meet with you on a one-on-one basis to assist with resume writing, internship search, job hunting for post-graduation opportunities, and anything else that will help you to
