Pre-Nursing Courses
Recommended course sequence for nursing prerequisite courses and general education requirements:
| Freshman Year 1st Semester | Credits | Pre/Co-Requisites |
| CRS 101 Critical Reading/Writing Seminar I
MATH 108 Finite Mathematics BIOL 121 Human Anatomy & Physiology I HPNU 120 Medical Terminology PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology |
4
4 4 1 3 |
BIOL 101 or Acuplacer
|
| Freshman Year 2nd Semester | Credits | Pre/Co-Requisites |
| CRS 102 Critical Reading/Writing Seminar II
ENGL 107 College Composition BIOL 122 Human Anatomy & Physiology II CHEM 113 Chemistry for Health Sciences SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology |
3
3 4 4 3 |
CRS 101
CRS 101 BIOL 121 MATH 108
|
| Sophomore Year 1st Semester | Credits | Pre/Co-Requisites |
| BIOL 130 Microbiology for Health Professions
MATH 110 Introduction to Statistics HPNU 200 Nutrition, Diet Therapy, Health Promotion Foreign Language¹ – Intro I (or other Gen Ed²) Other General Education Requirement² |
4
3 3 3 3 |
MATH 108 CHEM 113 recommended
|
| Sophomore Year 2nd Semester | Credits | Pre/Co-Requisites |
| HPNU 210 Pathophysiology
PHIL 251 Bioethics Foreign Language¹ – Intro II (or other Gen Ed²) Other General Education Requirement² Other General Education Requirement² Other General Education Requirement² |
3
3 3 3 3 3 |
BIOL 121, BIOL 122, BIOL 130, CHEM 113
|
¹Foreign Language: Please see academic advisor for language waiver options.
²Other General Education Requirements include:
Fine Arts (3 cr.)
Religious Studies (3 cr.)
History (3 cr.)
Literature (3 cr.)
-It is recommended that students complete all general education requirements before starting the Nursing Program; however, CAS students may complete up to 9 credits of the following courses while in the Nursing Program: Literature, Fine Arts, Religious Studies, History, or Foreign Language. All other general education and nursing prerequisite course requirements listed above MUST be successfully completed before starting the Nursing Program.
Admission to the Nursing Program
Early in the final semester of general education and nursing prerequisite courses, students submit a formal application to the Nursing Program.
Nursing Courses
Course sequence for pre-licensure BSN program:
| Junior Year 1st Semester | Credits |
| NURS 117 Foundations for Professional Nursing Practice
NURS 218 Pharmacology I SNHP 220 Health Promotion, Policy, and Politics NURS 222 Health Assessment |
6
2 3 2 |
| Junior Year 2nd Semester | Credits |
| NURS 350 Medical-Surgical Nursing I
NURS 460 Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing NURS 219 Pharmacology II NURS 330 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice |
6
5 3 3 |
| Senior Year 1st Semester | Credits |
| NURS 361 Medical-Surgical Nursing II
NURS 461 Pediatric Nursing NURS 410 Leadership and Management of Healthcare SNHP 405 Informatics and Data Management |
6
5 3 3 |
| Senior Year 2nd Semester | Credits |
| NURS 360 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
NURS 420 Community and Public Health Nursing NURS 491 Capstone: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
|
5
5 4
|
** Plus 20 hours of integrated simulation