College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Prelicensure Nursing Curriculum Plan (for students admitted Fall 2006)

*****Student's Preference: To choose your electives in Arts(AR), Humanities (HU), WorldLanguage (WL), World Culture (WC), go toAdvising Home Page and look in the left hand colum for the link entitled "Distribution Courses.  This will open up a new webpage containing a list of all courses coded as AR, HU, WL and WC. Those approved courses will meet the CNHS elective requirements.  

First Semester Second Semester

Fresh. English I

ENGL 101 (3)_____ Fresh. English II ENGL 102 (3)_____

First Year Seminar1

NU G 107 (4)_____ Physiological Chemistry CHEM 130 (4)_____

Introduction to Nutrition

EHS 150 (3)_____ Intro to Sociology SOCIOL 101 (3)_____

Anatomy & Physiology I²

BIOL 207 (4)_____ Anatomy & Physiology II² BIOL 208 (4)_____

Elective³

  (3)_____ Art/Humanities Elective   (3)_____
   

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17 credits

   

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17 credits

Third Semester
Fourth Semester
Medical Microbiology² BIOL 209 (4)_____ Pathophysiology NU 201 (3)_____
Lifespan G& D NU 230 (3)_____ Health Assessment NU 220 (4)_____
Health Promotion & Teach (Interm. Seminar) NU 212 (3)_____ Intro to Nursing NU 226 (6)_____
World Language/World Culture Elective   (3)_____ World Language/World Culture Elective    
Statistics (choose one of the following) ECON 205, MSIS 111, Math 125, EHS 280, PSYCH 270 or SOCIOL 350  

(3)_____

 

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16 credits

Writing Proficiency Requirement- pre-req. for NU 310  ______  

 

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16 credits

Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
Adult Health I NU 310 (9) _____ Maternity & Women’s Health Nursing NU 335 (6)_____
Pharmacology NU 314 (3)_____ Mental Health Nursing NU 345 (6)_____
Nursing Research NU 320 (3)_____ Legal, Ethical & Health Policy Issues NU 332 (3)_____
   

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15 credits

   

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15 credits

Seventh Semester     Eighth Semester    
Nursing in the Community NU 430 (6)_____ Nursing Synthesis and Capstone NU 455 (9)_____
Nursing Care of Children NU 435 (6)_____ Nursing Leadership & Management NU 440 (2)_____
Arts/Humanities Elective   (3)_____ Prep Professional Licensure Practice NU 450 (1)_____
   

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15 credits

   

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12 credits

           
        Total Credits: 123

 

1. Students are encouraged to take NU 107 G, but may take any other G 100 level course.

2. Please note: BIOL 111 General Biology or the equivalent is a prerequisite for BIOL 207, 208 & 209. (may be a co-requisite for BIOL 207)

3. NU 312 Healthcare Informatics is also encouraged as an elective.

4. Upon entry all students must take the Math & English Placement exams.  CHEM 130 requires strong math skills.  Many statistics courses require Math 114, College Algebra or placement into statistics, check catalog for specific requirements. 

 

 

  

 11/2006