2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

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)

FYE 101First Year Experience

1

ENG 101Composition I

3

MIS Core

3

HPPE Activity Course

1

BIO 111General Biology I

4

MAT 231Statistics

3

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 200Medical Terminology for Health Professions

1

ENG 102Composition II

3

Religion/Philosophy Core

3

BIO 261Microbiology for Health Sciences

4

History Core

3

Elective

1

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (14)

PSY 113General Psychology

3

CHE 111General Chemistry I

4

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

Fine Arts Core

3

Spring Semester (16)

PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

COMM 221/ENG 221Speech Communication

3

Humanities Core

3

Literature Core

3

Junior Year

(All candidates must be officially admitted to the Nursing Program before enrolling in any 300-level nursing classes)

Fall Semester (12)

NUR 301Pharmacology

3

NUR 303Pathophysiology

3

NUR 321Junior Seminar

3

NUR 346Health Assessment

3

Spring Semester (13)

NUR 343Fundamentals of Nursing

6

NUR 353Community Health Nursing

4

NUR 443Nursing Research

3

Summer Semester (10)

NUR 344Medical Surgical Nursing I

7

NUR 441Mental Health Nursing

3

Senior Year

Fall Semester (13)

NUR 347Medical Surgical Nursing II

7

NUR 400Maternal Child Nursing

6

Spring Semester (13)

NUR 444Medical Surgical Nursing III

7

NUR 447Senior Seminar

3

NUR 448Nursing Leadership, Issues and Trends

3

Total Credit Hours: 120