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Bachelor of Science in Nursing -- Basic Program



Freshmen Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Chem101
or
Chem111

Inorganic Chemistry

4 cr.

 

Chem102
or
Chem112

Organic Chemistry

4 cr.

Biol232

Anatomy & Physiology I

4 cr.

 

Biol233

Anatomy & Physiology II

4 cr.

Soc101

Introduction to Sociology

3 cr.

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Psy201

General Psychology

3 cr.

Phil201

The Classical Mind: The Origin and Growth of Western Philosophy

3 cr.

 

Phil202

The Modern Mind: Philosophy from Descartes to the Present

3 cr.

Nurs150

Introduction to Professional Nursing

1 cr.

 

Eng101

Rhetoric English Composition

3 cr.

15 Credits

 

  17 Credits

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Nurs240 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice 3 cr. <=> Nurs254 Communication for Health Care Professionals 3 cr.
Nurs259 Health Promotion 2 cr. <=> Nurs257 Nutrition and Health 2 cr.
Nurs258 Health Assessment 3 cr.    Nurs275 Nursing Performance I 2 cr.
Anth101 Introduction to Anthropology: Cultures in a Global Society 3 cr.    Nurs272 Nursing Applications 3 cr.
Soc301 Statistics for Social Sciences 3 cr.    Biol223 Microbiology 3 cr.

TRS200 through TRS261

Religion Elective 3 cr. <=>

TRS200 through TRS261

Religion Elective 3 cr.

17 Credits

  

16 Credits

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Nurs370

Community & Environmental Nursing

3 cr.    Nurs373 Nursing w/Mid-Life & Older Adults 3 cr.
Nurs375 Mental Health Nursing 3 cr.       Nurs374 Nursing w/Adolescents & Young Adults 3 cr.
Nurs371 Pathophysiology 4 cr.    Nurs310 Pharmacology 3 cr.
Nurs376 Nursing Performance II 2 cr.   Nurs377 Nursing Performance III 4 cr.
TRS333 BioMed and Health Care Issues 3 cr.   Elective 3 cr.
Elective 3 cr.         

18 Credits

     

16 Credits

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Nurs403  Introduction to Nursing Research 3 cr.    Nurs424 Management of Health Care Delivery 3 cr.
Nurs420 Nursing with Infants & Children 3 cr.    Nurs425 Care of Patients w/Complex Needs 3 cr.
Nurs423

Nursing w/ Women During Childbearing Years

3 cr.    Nurs426  Nursing Seminar & Practicum 4 cr.
Nurs478 Nursing Performance IV 4 cr.    Nurs427 Seminar in Nursing Issues & Trends 1 cr.
Elective 3 cr.    Nurs479 Nursing Performance V 3 cr.

16 Credits

  

14 Credits

Total credits required for graduation = 129

Note: <=> implies that the courses may be "exchanged" with one another and taken either semester.

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