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FIRST-YEAR PLAN OF STUDY

Semester 1 (14-15 credits)

BIOL 121 Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
USEM 101 University Seminar (1)
ENGL 110 First-Year Composition I (3)
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (3)
Elective (3-4)

Semester 2 (17 credits)

BIOL 122 Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
CHEM 108 Applied Chemistry (3)
ENGL 111 First-Year Composition II (3)
PSYC 155 Lifespan Development (3)
SOCY 101 Introduction to Sociology (4)

SECOND-YEAR PLAN OF STUDY
Clinical Admission Required

Semester 3 (17 credits)

CHEM 110 Applied Organic & Biochem (4)
HLTH 209 Pharmacology (3)
HLTH 232 Pathophysiology (3)
NURS 211 Intro to Professional Nursing (3)
NURS 212 Health Appraisal (4)

Semester 4 (15-16 credits)

BIOL 223 Clinical Microbiology (3)
HLTH 208 Principles of Human Nutrition (3)
NURS 213 Fundamentals of Nursing (6)
General Education – Humanities (3-4)

THIRD-YEAR PLAN OF STUDY
Clinical Admission Required

Semester 5 (16 credits)

MATH 207 Prin. of Statistical Methods (3)
HLTH 235 Healthcare Informatics (2)
NURS 327 Adult Nursing I (8)
COMM 101 Human Communications (3)

Semester 6 (16 credits)

NURS 434 Nursing Research (3)
HLTH/NURS 328 Multicultural Approach to Healthcare (3)
NURS 325 Nursing of Childbearing Families (5)
NURS 326 Parent/Child Nursing (5)

FOURTH-YEAR PLAN OF STUDY
Clinical Admission Required

Semester 7 (15 credits)

NURS 435 Nursing Management (4)
NURS 431 Adult Nursing II (8)
Elective (3)

Semester 8 (15-16 credits)

NURS 433 Mental Health Nursing (5)
NURS 432 Nursing of Populations (5)
NURS 436 Nursing Issues (2)
Humanities General Elective (3-4)

First Year Pre-Clinical or Pre-Requisites (Must earn a ‘C’ or better in all courses except USEM101 and elective)

*Math competency required: MATH 087/088/102 or SAT equivalent*

Courses will follow this progression regardless of fall or spring admission. Those students admitted to the second year for the fall semester will tentatively graduate in May; those admitted in the spring will tentatively graduate in December.

BSN Generic Plan of Study (PDF)