2016-2017 Department of Nursing

BSN Pre-licensure Program

See the Department of Nursing page for additional requirements.

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

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 I^1,2	4
Physical Activity	1	PSY 2003 General Psychology^T	3
TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

Fall		Spring
Fine Arts & Humanities¹	6	BIOL /NUR 3803 Applied Pathophysiology	3
BIOL 3054 Microbiology or BIOL 2054 Microbiology for Health Sciences	4	PSY 3813 Lifespan Development	3
BIOL 3074 Human Physiology or BIOL 2414 Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4	NUR 2023 Introduction to Professional Nursing	3
NUR 2303 Nutrition	3	NUR 3103 Nursing Skills I	3
		NUR 3303 Health Assessment	3
Total Hours	17	Total Hours	15

Fall		Spring
NUR 3204 Theories and Concepts in Nursing I	4	NUR 3606 Theories and Concepts in Nursing II	6
NUR 3213 Care of the Older Adult	3	NUR 3802 Pharmacology II	2
NUR 3402 Pharmacology I	2	NUR 3805 Practicum in Nursing II - Nursing the Family³	5
NUR 3404 Practicum in Nursing I - Nursing the Individual Client³	4
NUR 3513 Nursing Skills II	3
Total Hours	16	Total Hours	13

Fall		Spring
NUR 4206 Theories and Concepts in Nursing III	6	NUR 4606 Theories and Concepts in Nursing IV	6
NUR 4303 Nursing Research	3	NUR 4804 Practicum in Nursing IV - Nursing in the Community	4
NUR 4405 Practicum in Nursing III - Nursing Clients in Crisis	5	NUR 4903 Synthesis of Clinical and Theoretical Nursing	3
Elective	1
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	13

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 or BIOL 2404 Human Anatomy and Physiology I.
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.