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Undergraduate Program

Nursing Major Program of Study

Gen Ed (HS)	4 cr
Gen Ed (AL/AT)	4 cr
Gen Ed (BS)	4 cr
Gen Ed (PS)	4 cr
Global and US Diversity (DG/DU)	4 cr	Choose courses with HS or AL/AT
Statistics (R1/R2)	3 cr	Stats 111, Stats 240, ResEcon 211 or 212 fulfill R1 and R2. Statistics is a Nursing prerequisite in your first 2 years.

All of the following courses and at least 63 credits must be completed by the end of the sophomore year:

Prerequisite to KIN 270 (PS or BS)	4 cr	KIN 100 or 110, BIOL 151, CHEM 110 or 111
Psych 100 (SB)	4 cr	Introductory Psychology
Nurse 150 (RAP/non-RAP)	1 cr	Faculty Seminar for First-year Nursing Students
Engl/WP 112 or EnglWP 112H (CW)	3 cr	College Writing (Writing Program)
Gen Ed or Stats	3-4 cr

Semester 2 (Freshman Spring)

KIN 270	4 cr	Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab
Nurse 212 (DU)	4 cr	Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
Nutrition 130 (4 cr)	4 cr	Human Nutrition
Nurse 210	3 cr	Human Development Throughout the Life Cycle
Gen Ed or Stats	3-4 cr

Semester 3 (Sophomore Fall)

KIN 272	4 cr	Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab
Nurse 100	3 cr	Perspectives in Nursing
Nurse 202	4 cr	Issues of Aging in a Global Society
2 - Gen Ed, Elective or Stats	6-8 cr

Semester 4 (Sophomore Spring)

Nurse 333	3 cr	Pathophysiology/Pharmacology I
Nurse 315	3 cr	Health and Physical Assessment
Nurse 216	3 cr	Principles of Nursing Care I
Nurse 298C	2 cr	Principles of Nursing Care I: Practicum
Gen Ed, Elective, or Stats	6-8 cr

Program of Study for last two years in Major (complete at least 57 cr in junior and senior year)

Semester 5 (Junior Fall)

Nurse 316	2 cr	Principles of Nursing Care
Nurse 334	3 cr	Pathophysiology/Pharmacology II
Nurse 317	3 cr	Writing in Nursing Ethics (2nd College Writing req)
Nurse 398E	2 cr	Principles of Nursing Care: Practicum
Nurse 420	3 cr	Introduction to Nursing Research
Nurse 321	2 cr	Preventive Care and Integrative Therapies

Semester 6 or 7 (Junior Spring or Senior Fall)

Nurse 325	2 cr	Maternal-Newborn Nursing
Nurse 398I	2 cr	Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Practicum
Nurse 326	2 cr	Nursing Care of Children
Nurse 398F	2 cr	Nursing Care of Children: Practicum
Nurse 327	2 cr	Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Nurse N398G	2 cr	Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Practicum

Nurse 432	3 cr	Nursing Care of Adults: Acute
Nurse 433	3 cr	Nursing Care of Adults: Chronic
Nurse 498C	3 cr	Nursing Care of Adults: Practicum
Nursing Selective or Gen Ed	2-4
Nursing Selective or Gen Ed	2-4

Nurse 438	3 cr	Professional Role in Nursing (Integrative Experience - IE)
Nurse 439	3 cr	Community Health Nursing
Nurse 498T	3 cr	Community Health Nursing: Practicum
Nurse 498	4 cr	Clinical Internship
Nurse 441	1 cr	Decision Making Strategies for Professional Nursing Practice

TOTAL CREDITS: 120

University General Education requirements:

12 credits is considered full-time; only University (not Nursing) electives and N441 may be taken pass/fail
College Writing (CW): 3 credits first 2 yrs (Eng 112); 3 credits junior year (N317)
Analytical Reasoning: Basic (R1) (Math); Analytical Reasoning (R2): 3 credits. Statistics is required for Nursing students.
Biological and Physical World: Biological Science (BS) – 4 cr; Physical Science (PS) – 4 cr
Social World: Literature or Art (AL/AT) – 4 cr; Historical Studies (HS) – 4 cr; Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) – 4 cr; Social World (AL, AT, SB, I, or SI) – 4 cr
Two Diversity courses: One must be in freshman year (N212): one DU (United States) course, one DG (Global) course
Integrative Experience, upper level/last 2 years (Nurse 438) – 3 cr

All prerequisite and Nursing courses require a grade of “C” or higher.