Undergraduate Cognate Courses

Traditional BSN Cognate Courses

The College of Nursing requires students who were accepted into the Traditional BSN track Fall 2025 or later to take a total of three credit hours in a cognate course(s). These three credits must be taken from the approved Cognate course list below.

Students who entered the Traditional BSN track Spring 2025 or earlier must take six credit hours of cognates. For these students, at least three of those six credits must be NUR prefix cognates, or global courses approved as NUR through the CON. The other three credits may non-NUR prefix courses but must be on the list of approved cognates as listed below.

Below is the complete list of the cognate courses. For detailed descriptions of each course, sign into your MyUK account and select the Course Catalog tab. See catalog for offering dates/times before contacting advisors.

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List of Cognate Courses NUR prefix cognate courses

Course Name	Course Length	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
NUR 341: Competencies in Pediatric Nursing	8 weeks	3 credit hours	Primary Degree/Primary major: NURS-BSN or NUGE-BSN. NUR 305 with a C or higher, or a pediatric course in a BSN program outside of UK, or conferred ADN or BSN.
NUR 365: Addiction is a Chronic Disorder	8 weeks	3 credits	Primary Degree/Primary major: NURS-BSN or NUGE-BSN.
NUR 374: Gerontological Nursing	8 weeks	3 credits	Primary Degree/Primary major: NURS-BSN or NUGE-BSN.
NUR 376: Rural and Appalachian Health	8 weeks	3 credits	Primary Degree/Primary major: NURS-BSN or NUGE-BSN.
NUR 391: Nursing Practice Internship	16 weeks	1 credit per semester for 3 semesters	Primary Degree/Primary major: NURS-BSN or NUGE-BSN. 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher, or consent of instructor.
NUR 393: Nursing Research Internship	16 weeks	1 credit per semester for 3 semesters	Primary Degree/Primary major: NURS-BSN or NUGE-BSN. 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher, or consent of instructor.
NUR 382-701: Interprofessional Teamwork in Global Health (Ecuador Shoulder to Shoulder)	16 weeks + In Country Experience	3 credit hours	Application and acceptance + travel fees, Contact Hadley Sensing & Allison Peoples
NUR 387: Leadership Legacy	16 weeks	1 credit hour	Admittance to the College of Nursing.
NUR 390: Deans' Interprofessional Honors Colloquium	16 weeks	1 credit hour	Primary Degree/Primary major: NURS-BSN or NUGE-BSN. 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher. Consent of instructor.
NUR 416: Advocacy and Care of Underserved Populations	16 weeks	3 credit hours	Admission to the College of Nursing BSN program.
NUR 417: Complementary Birthing Methods and Intermediate OB Nursing	16 weeks	3 credit hours	Admittance to the University of Kentucky College of Nursing BSN program and successful completion of NUR 302 OR NUR 230.
NUR 435: The Critical in Critical Care: Complex Pathophysiology and Pharmacology	8 weeks	3 credit hours	Admittance to the University of Kentucky College of Nursing BSN program and successful completion of NUR 302 OR NUR 230.
NUR 518: Love Yourself - Introduction to Mindfulness and Wellness	16 weeks	3 credit hours	Admission to the Nursing program.
AFE 396: International Education Abroad Keys to Well-Being in Costa Rica/Greece: Lessons from the World’s Longest-Lived People*	16 weeks + In Country Experience	3 credit hours	Application and acceptance + travel fees, Contact Hadley Sensing & Allison Peoples
AMS 102: Foundations of Agile and Adaptive Leadership*	16 weeks	2 credit hours	ROTC student
AMS 201: Leadership and Ethics*	16 weeks	2 credits	ROTC student
BIO 355: Factors Affecting the Emergence of Infectious Disease (Netherlands)*	16 weeks + In Country Experience	3 credits	Application and acceptance + travel fees, Contact Hadley Sensing & Allison Peoples
DHN 300-701: Dietetics and Human Nutrition Study Tour: Flavors of Wellbeing: Immersive Insights into Balanced Living in Italy*	Course + in country experience	3 credit hours	Application and acceptance + Travel Fees, Contact Hadley Sensing & Allison Peoples
EXP GLS NUR 210A Provision of Nursing Care III (Cyprus)
EXP GLS NUR 215A Management of Care (Cyprus)

*counts as NUR

Outside of NUR cognates (for students admitted to Traditional BSN Program Spring 2025 or earlier

Course Name	Course Length	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
CED 540: Addiction and Substance Use Counseling	8 weeks	3 credit hours	NUR 340/305
CLM 325: Introduction to Healthcare Management	16 weeks	3 credit hours	CLM 241 or approval of instructor
COM 319: Communication, Health Disparities, and Social Change	16 weeks	3 credit hours	None
CPH 365: Health and Society, A Global Perspective	16 weeks	3 credit hours
DHN 315: Nutrition Issues in Physical Activity	16 weeks	3 credit hours	DHN 212
KHP 240: Nutrition and Physical Fitness	16 weeks	3 credit hours	None
KHP 330: Planning and Implementing Health Education Programs	16 weeks	3 credit hours	KHP 310
KHP 420G: Physiology of Exercise	16 weeks	4 credit hours	ANA 209 and PGY 206, or ANA 109 and ANA 110, or equivalent.
EKU Transfer Credit NSC 300	16 weeks	3 credit hours	Contact Advisor
EdAbroad EKU: Cultural Differences in Nursing and Healthcare: Tanzania and the United States*	Course + in country experience	3 credit hours	Application, Contact Hadley Sensing & Allison Peoples
EdAbroad Notre Dame: Compassionate Care and the Medical Professions (Italy)*	Course + in country experience	3 credit hours	Application, Contact Hadley Sensing & Allison Peoples
HHS 470-710: Health and Healthcare In England (Britain)
SOC 350: Death, Dying, and End of Life Issues	16 weeks (evening)	3 credit hours

Please note, cognates already approved and taken by students in prior terms may no longer be offered based on college and student needs. If the student completed the cognate, it will satisfy the cognate requirement even if it no longer appears on this website.

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List of Cognate Courses NUR prefix cognate courses

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