Nursing Major - Baccalaureate Track for Students Entering with L.P.N./L.V.N. Licensure

Required Prerequisite Support Courses (22-26 credits):

Required prerequisite courses at a community college, university setting, or obtained through credit by examination and may be brought in as transfer courses.

• BIO 274 - Introductory Microbiology 2 Credits
• BIO 274L - Introductory Microbiology Laboratory 1 Credits
• PSY 101 - General Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior 3 Credits
• CHEM 100 - Chemistry and Society 3 Credits
• CHEM 100L - Chemistry and Society Laboratory 1 Credits

• (or any college level Chemistry course)

• COMM 101 - Introduction to Public Communication 3 Credits

• (or any college level communication course)

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• ENG 101 - Freshman Writing I 3 Credits

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• ENG 105 - Freshman Writing II 3 Credits

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• ENG 107 - Rhetoric and Writing 3 Credits

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  Notes:

  A C grade or better required in any of the following courses: COMM 101, ENG 101, ENG 105, ENG 107, or any other English composition course.

   

  Successful completion of ENG 105 should waive the ENG 101 course requirement within the major.

   

  Successful completion of approved associate degree should waive writing requirement within the major.

Required Nursing Courses for the Major (40 credits):

• NURC 208 - Transition from L.P.N. to B.S.N. 3 Credits
• NURC 304 - Comprehensive Health Assessment for Nursing Practice 4 Credits
• NURC 322 - Research/Theoretical Basis for Nursing Practice 3 Credits
• NURC 324 - Nursing Care of Adults II 5 Credits
• NURC 338 - Mental Health Nursing 4 Credits
• NURC 424 - Nursing Care of Adults III 5 Credits
• NURC 444 - Community Health Nursing 4 Credits
• NURC 470 - Nursing Leadership 3 Credits
• NURC 484 - Reflective Nursing Practice 3 Credits
• NURC 486 - Professional Nursing Synthesis 3 Credits
• NURC 490 - Licensure Preparatory Course 3 Credits

Note:

Progression in the nursing program is dependent upon meeting the nursing course prerequisites identified in the course descriptions. Consultation with the academic advisor regarding the individual student’s program of study is strongly recommended.

Required Support Courses for the Major (9 credits):

These courses may be taken at a community college or university or obtained through credit by exam. C grade or better is required in all support courses.

• BIO 412 - Pathophysiology 2-3 Credits

• Required 3 credits of BIO 412

Degree Map

This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.25 overall GPA.