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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE IN THE SCHOOL OF
NURSING EDUCATION

The School of Nursing Education offers only one degree, the Bachelor of
Science in Nursing Education. The specific degree requirements, together
with a suggested curriculum, are herewith presented:

I. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education.

• A. Required Subjects—21 session-hours distributed as follows:

  • 1. Natural Science—6 session-hours in one science.

  • 2. Social Science:

    • (a) History—3 session hours.

    • (b) Sociology—3 session-hours.

  • 3. English:

    • (a) English A1—3 session-hours.

    • (b) English B1, or English B2—3 session-hours.

  • 4. General Psychology B1—3 session-hours.

• B. Education.

  • 6 session-hours which must be Education B1 and Education B2.

• C. Nursing Education.

  • 12 session-hours, which must include N. Ed. B1 and N. Ed. B2.

• D. Elective-at-Large.

  • 9-15 session-hours, which may include additional courses in Natural
    Science, Social Science, English and Education or courses
    in Foreign Language, Economics, Ethics, Psychology and
    Hygiene.

The Session-Hour.—All courses are measured in terms of the session-hour
as a unit. A session-hour is one hour a week throughout the session of
lecture or recitation, or two hours a week throughout the session of laboratory
work.