Acadamic Calender

BSN program is comprised of 134 credit hours spread over a minimum of four years duration. The broader framework of the BSN program is given below:

Credit Hours	134
Program Duration	4-6 years (extendable to another 1 year in special cases)
Semester Duration	16-18 weeks (1-2 weeks for examination)
Course Load	As per HEC Semester Guidelines
Summer Semester Credit Hours	Maximum 8 (for remedial/deficiency/failure/repetition courses)
Summer Semester Duration	8-9 weeks
Attendance	75 %
3 Credit Hours (Theory)	3 classes (1 hour each) OR 2 classes (1.5 hour each) OR 1 class (3 hours)

Four-year standardized scheme of study for BSN is given below:

SEMESTER I
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Microbiology	GE (NS)	1.5	–	0.5	02
2.	Biochemistry	GE	1.5	–	0.5	02
3.	English – Functional English	GE	03	–	–	03
4.	Fundamentals of Nursing – I	Major	02	–	01	03
5.	Anatomy & Physiology – I	Major	2.5	–	0.5	03
6.	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	GE	02	–	–	02
7.	Information and Communication Technology	GE	01	–	01	02
Total Credits = (17)

SEMESTER II
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Fundamentals of Nursing – II	Major	02	01	01	04
2.	Quantitative Reasoning – I	GE	03	–	–	03
3.	Anatomy & Physiology – II	Major	2.5	–	0.5	03
4.	Applied Nutrition	ID	02	–	–	02
5.	Theoretical Basis of Nursing	GE (AH)	02	–	–	02
6.	Islamic Studies / Ethics	GE	02	–	–	02
Total Credits = (16)

SEMESTER III
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Professional Communication Skills	GE	03	–	–	03
2.	Clinical Pharmacology and	Major	02	–	–	02
	Drug Administration – I
3.	Medical Surgical Nursing – I	Major	03	03	01	07
4.	Health Assessment – I	Major	01	–	01	02
5.	Pathophysiology – I	Major	02	–	01	03
Total Credits = (17)

SEMESTER IV
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Applied Psychology	ID	03	–	–	03
2.	Medical Surgical Nursing – II	Major	03	03	01	07
3.	Health Assessment – II	Major	01	–	01	02
4.	Pathophysiology – II	Major	02	–	–	02
5.	Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Administration – II	Major	02	–	–	02
6.	Professional Ethics for Nurses	Major	02	–	–	02
Total Credits = (18)

SEMESTER V
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Civics and Community Engagement	GE	02	–	–	02
2.	Pediatric Health Nursing	Major	03	03	01	07
3.	Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Nursing	Major	02	01	–	03
4.	Epidemiology	ID	02	–	–	02
5.	Infectious Diseases	ID	02	–	–	02
Total Credits = (16)

SEMESTER VI
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Principles of Teaching & Learning	ID	03	–	–	03
2.	Public Health Nursing	Major	02	02	–	04
3.	Mental Health Nursing	Major	03	02	01	06
4.	Introduction to Biostatistics (QR II)	GE	03	–	–	03
5.	Culture, Health & Society	GE	02	–	–	02
Total Credits = (18)

SEMESTER VII
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Leadership & Management	ID	02	01	–	03
2.	Critical Care Nursing	Major	02	04	01	07
3.	Introduction to Nursing Research	Major	03	–	–	03
4.	Entrepreneurship	GE	02	–	–	02
5.	Elective	Major	02	–	–	02
Total Credits = (17)

SEMESTER VIII
S.N.	Course	Category	Theory	Clinical	Skills/Lab	Credits
1.	Geriatric Nursing	Major	1.5	1.5	–	03
2.	Trends and Issues in Health Care	Major	02	–	–	02
3.	Expository Writing	GE	03	–	–	03
4.	Elective	Major	–	–	–	03
5.	Clinical Practicum	CP	–	04	–	04
Total Credits = (15)