Recommended Four-Year Plan for Nursing
Beginning in the Fall 2023, the credit hours in the Nursing major are expected to change to 60; therefore, students applying to the Nursing program for Fall 2023 will need to have 60 credit hours toward graduation instead of the current 59. A recommended plan for those first two years is:
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (15)
MAT 231: Grade of “C-” or better in MAT 112, a math ACT of 19 or higher, or an equivalent sub score on an appropriate placement test is required prior to taking MAT 231.
Spring Semester (15)
| NUR 200 | Medical Terminology for Health Professions | 1 |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| | Religion/Philosophy Core | 3 |
| BIO 261 | Microbiology for Health Sciences | 4 |
| | History Core | 3 |
| | Elective | 1 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (14)
| PSY 113 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CHE 111 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| | Fine Arts Core | 3 |
Spring Semester (16)
| PSY 211 | Developmental Psychology-Lifespan | 3 |
| BIO 202 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| COMM 221/ENG 221 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| | Humanities Core | 3 |
| | Literature Core | 3 |
Junior Year
(All candidated must be officially admitted to the nursing program before enrolling in any 300-level nursing classes)
Fall Semester (12)
Spring Semester (13)
Summer Semester (10)
Senior Year
Fall Semester (13)
Spring Semester (13)
| NUR 444 | Medical Surgical Nursing III | 7 |
| NUR 447 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| NUR 448 | Nursing Leadership, Issues and Trends | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 120