Nursing Program of Study
 
General Education Credit Hours
BIOL 1611 & 1611L  Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BIOL 1612 & 1612L  Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
BIOL 1913 & 1913L  Microbiology 4
COMM 1201  Public Speaking * 3
ENGL 1101  English Compostition I * 3
HIST 2111 or 2112  U.S. History * 3
Humanities * (Choose one from area C in college catalog) 3
MATH 1001 Quantitative Skills and Reasoning 3
PHED 1101 Choices for Life 1
POLS 1101  American Government * 3
PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology * 3
RSCH 1203  Research Strategies & Technology 1
Total Credit Hours 35

* or honors version

 

Professional Curriculum for Generic Track
You must be admitted to the Nursing Program to start the Professional Curriculum.
Students may enroll in a course in the Summer Semester if courses are offered with permission from the Department Chair.

First Semester Credit Hours
NURS 1921  Fundamental Concepts of Nursing 8
Second Semester  
NURS 1930 Intermediate Concepts of Nursing 9
Third Semester  
NURS 2922  Obstetrics Nursing Concepts 3
NURS 2924  Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Concepts 3
NURS 2927  Pediatric Nursing Concepts 4
Fourth Semester  
NURS 2928  Advances Concepts of Nursing 9
Total Credit Hours 36
  • Any college level math course at the 1001 level or above will meet requirements.
  • The passing of standardized nursing exams is required for successful progression from course to course and from First Year to Second Year.
  • Each biology course and lab must have a minimum grade of "C." (Admissions requirement is a cumulative GPA of 2.7 in the biology courses required for nursing.) All biology courses, listed under Nursing General Education, older than six years must be repeated. 
  • Chemistry is required as a prerequisite for BIOL 1611 and 1611L.  (Please contact the Science Department regarding these Chemistry requirements)
  • Foreign Language courses cannot be used for the Humanities requirement.

Students must earn an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better on courses presented for graduation.