Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in Nursing

Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years as long as prerequisite courses are taken in the proper sequence. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary if they are unable to take specific courses during specific semesters. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.5 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.

Degree Requirements

First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester

GTW 101	Gateways	1
	or
HON 101	Pathways to Honors 1	1
FYW 101	Writing and Inquiry	4
CHE 150	Chemistry for Health Care Professions	4
MAT 160	College Algebra	4
HSC 230	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
HSC 234	Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		17

First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester

SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	4
HSC 231	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
HSC 235	Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory	1
	International - Global Non-Western Course (Bacc. Exp)	3-4
PSY 200	General Psychology	4
GTW 102	Gateways II	1
	or
HON 102	Pathways to Honors 2	1
Total Credit Hours:		16

Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester

AWR 201	Writing and Research	4
BIO 183	Microbiology for the Allied Health Sciences	3
PSY 210	Development I: Child Psychology	4
	Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.)	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester

NUR 201	Foundations of Nursing	3
NUR 213	Professional Skills in Nursing	3
NUR 213L	Professional Skills in Nursing Lab	2
NUR 218	Health Assessment and 218L	4
NUR 210	Intro to Pathophysiology	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester

NUR 317	Nursing Care of Adult and Older Adult	4
NUR 317L	Nursing Care of Adult and Older Adult Laboratory	2
NUR 345	Pharmacology	3
NUR 347	Clinical Human Nutrition	2
PHL 200 level	Philosophy elective	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester

NUR 314	Nursing Care of the Developing Family	2
NUR 314L	Nursing Care of the Developing Family Laboratory	1
NUR 315	Nursing Care of Children	2
NUR 315L	Nursing Care of Children Laboratory	1
NUR 322	Contemporary Issues in Health Care	3
PSY 211	Statistics and Experimental Methods I	4
	Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.)	4
Total Credit Hours:		17

* or other approved statistics course

Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester

NUR 412	Nursing Care of the Medically-Complex Patient	4
NUR 412L	Nursing Care of the Medically-Complex Patient Laboratory	3
NUR 422	Principles of Community Health Nursing	3
NUR 422L	Community Health Laboratory	2
NUR 432	Introduction to Nursing Research	2
Total Credit Hours:		14

Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester

NUR 410	Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan	2
NUR 410L	Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Laboratory	1
NUR 415	Leadership and Management	3
NUR 452	Clinical Preceptorship	5
NUR 454	Senior Seminar	2
NUR	Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Core Nursing Courses Include:

200 level core courses: NUR 201, NUR 210, NUR 213, NUR 213L, NUR 218, NUR 218L
300 level core courses: NUR 314, NUR 314L, NUR 315, NUR 315L, NUR 317, NUR 317L, NUR 322, NUR 345, NUR 347
400 level core courses: NUR 410, NUR 410L, NUR 412, NUR 412L, NUR 415, NUR 422, NUR 422L, NUR 432. NUR 452, NUR 454

Total Credit Hours: 125