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
FYW 102 | Writing & Research | 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
SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 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 218 | Health Assessment and 218L | 4 |
NUR 210 | Intro to Pathophysiology | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester
NUR 345 | Pharmacology | 3 |
NUR 347 | Clinical Human Nutrition | 2 |
NUR 312 | Nursing Care of Adults | 2 |
NUR 312L | Nursing Care of Adults Laboratory | 1 |
NUR 313 | Nursing Care of Older Adults | 2 |
NUR 313L | Nursing Care of Older Adults Laboratory | 1 |
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 |
MAT 201 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
* or other approved statistics course
Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester
NUR 410 | Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan | 2 |
NUR 410L | Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Laboratory | 1 |
NUR 412 | Nursing Care of Clients in the Acute Care Setting | 4 |
NUR 412L | Nursing Care of Clients in the Acute Care Setting Laboratory | 3 |
NUR 415 | Leadership and Management | 3 |
NUR 432 | Introduction to Nursing Research | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester
NUR 422 | Principles of Community Health Nursing | 3 |
NUR 422L | Community Health Laboratory | 2 |
NUR 452 | Clinical Preceptorship | 5 |
NUR 454 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
NUR
| Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 123