There are several levels of nursing in the US: the lowest level “Licenced Practical or Vocational Nurse”(LPN or LVN) takes 1 year, then the Associate degree (AD) takes 2 years, the bachelor of sciences in Nursing takes 4 years.

The required courses for all nursing programs are:

- Human Anatomy

- Human Physiology

- Intro to General, Organic & Biochemistry

- Elementary Chemistry

- Intro Microbiology

- Foundations in Nutrition

- Intro to Psychology

- Health Sciences

- Health Sciences Lab

  Suggested undergraduate courses for Nursing

- Foundations of Nursing Practice

- Foundations of Nursing Practice Clinical

- Treatment Modalities

- Women's Health & the Childbearing Family

- Women's Health & the Childbearing Family Clinical

- Nursing Care of Adults & Children I

- Nursing Care of Adults & Children I Clinical

- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan

- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Clinical

- Patient Care Management

- Patient Care Management Clinical

  Required courses for Registered Nursing BS degree

- Nursing History & Theory

- Nursing Research

- Nursing Assessment Across the Lifespan

- Nursing Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory

- Gerontological Nursing

- Nursing Concepts in Acute Illness

- Decision Making in Nursing Practice

- Nursing: Community Health

- Nursing: Community Health Laboratory

- Power, Policy, & Politics in Nursing

- Nursing: Leadership & Management

- Nursing: Leadership & Management Laboratory

- Senior Seminar: Integration of Professional Concepts

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