2016-2017 Department of Nursing

LPN to BSN Program

Arkansas Nursing Education Progression Model

• NUR 3103 Nursing Skills I
• NUR 3204 Theories and Concepts in Nursing I
• NUR 3213 Care of the Older Adult
• NUR 3404 Practicum in Nursing I - Nursing the Individual Client
• NUR 3513 Nursing Skills II

See the Department of Nursing page for additional requirements.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  MATH 1113 College Algebra4	3	Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities/Communication1	3
  CHEM 1113 A Survey of Chemistry and CHEM 1111 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory	4	U.S. History/Government1	3
  SOC1003 Introductory Sociology	3	BIOL 2014 Human Anatomy or BIOL 2404 Human Anatomy and Physiology I2	4
  Physical Activity	1	PSY 2003 General Psychology	3
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	6	BIOL/NUR 3803 Applied Pathophysiology	3
  BIOL 3054 Microbiology or BIOL 2054 Microbiology for Health Sciences5	4	PSY 3813 Lifespan Development	3
  BIOL 3074 Human Physiology5 or BIOL 2414 Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4	NUR 2023 Introduction to Professional Nursing	3
  NUR 2303 Nutrition	3	NUR 3303 Health Assessment	3
  		NUR 3402 Pharmacology I	2
  Total Hours	17	Total Hours	14

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  NUR 3606 Theories and Concepts in Nursing II	6	NUR 4206 Theories and Concepts in Nursing III	6
  NUR 3802 Pharmacology II	2	NUR 4303 Nursing Research	3
  NUR 3805 Practicum in Nursing II - Nursing the Family3	5	NUR 4405 Practicum in Nursing III - Nursing Clients in Crisis3	5
  		Elective	1
  Total Hours	13	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  NUR 4606 Theories and Concepts in Nursing IV	6
  NUR 4804 Practicum in Nursing IV - Nursing in the Community	4
  NUR 4903 Synthesis of Clinical and Theoretical Nursing3	3
  Total Hours	13	Total Hours

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Depending on previous preparation, student should recognize that prerequisites may be required before enrolling in BIOL 2014 Human Anatomy.
³One credit hour equals 3 contact hours.
⁴MATH 1113 College Algebra or higher level MATH course (excluding MATH 2033 Mathematical Concepts I, MATH 2043 Mathematical Concepts II, and MATH 2163 Introduction to Statistical Methods.
⁵If course is repeated, grades will be averaged when compiling GPA for upper division application.