Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Nursing (BSN)
Requirements | Hours | |
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1st Semester | ||
RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 010 | 3 |
CH 301 | Principles of Chemistry I (Core) 030 | 3 |
SDS 302F | Foundations of Data Analysis (Core) 020 | 3 |
UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course (Core) 090 | 3 |
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 050 | 3 | |
2nd Semester | ||
BIO 311C | Introductory Biology I | 3 |
NTR 306 | Fundamentals of Nutrition (General Education) | 3 |
PSY 301 | Introduction to Psychology (Core) 080 | 3 |
N 309 | Global Health (Major) | 3 |
E 316L | British Literature (Core) 040 | 3 |
or E 316M | American Literature | |
or E 316N | World Literature | |
or E 316P | Masterworks of Literature | |
3rd Semester | ||
GOV 310L | American and Texas Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
4th Semester | ||
MBS 326M | Introductory Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Core) 093 | 3 |
INB 446L | Human Microscopic and Gross Anatomy (General Education) | 4 |
PSY 304 | Introduction to Child Psychology (General Education) | 3 |
or HDF 313 & HDF 113L | Child Development and Child Development Laboratory | |
U.S. History (Core) | 3 | |
N 310 | Communication in Health Care Settings (Major) | 3 |
5th Semester | ||
N 320 | Introduction into Patient-Centered Nursing Care (Major) | 3 |
N 224 | Health Assessment Skills (Major) | 2 |
N 127P | Clinical Nursing Skills I (Practicum) (Major) | 1 |
N 321 | Ethics of Health Care (Major) | 3 |
INB 365S & INB 165U | Human Systems Physiology and Human Systems Physiology Laboratory (General Education) | 4 |
GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
or GOV 312P | Constitutional Principles: Core Texts | |
6th Semester | ||
N 356 | Mental Health Nursing across the Life Span (Major) | 3 |
N 256P | Problems in Mental Health Nursing (Practicum) (Major) | 2 |
N 325 | Adult Health Nursing I (Major) | 3 |
N 325P | Adult Health Nursing I (Practicum) (Major) | 3 |
N 264 | Nursing Research (Major) | 2 |
7th Semester | ||
N 244 | Perinatal Nursing Care (Major) | 2 |
N 344P | Perinatal Nursing Care Practicum (Major) | 3 |
N 255C | Adult Health Nursing IIA (Major) | 2 |
N 157P | Clinical Nursing Skills II Practicum (Major) | 1 |
N 223 | Genetics in Health Care (Major) | 2 |
N 250 | Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (Major) | 2 |
PHM 338 | Introduction to Pharmacology (Major) | 3 |
8th Semester | ||
N 266 | Nursing Care of Children and Their Families (Major) | 2 |
N 366P | Nursing Care of Children and Their Families Practicum (Major) | 3 |
N 255D | Adult Health Nursing IIB (Major) | 2 |
N 355P | Adult Health Nursing II (Practicum) (m) | 3 |
N 354 | Spanish for Health Care Professionals (Major) | 3 |
N 273 | Quality and Safety for Nursing Practice (Major) | 2 |
9th Semester | ||
N 275 | Public Health Nursing | 2 |
N 375P | Public Health Nursing Practicum (Major) | 3 |
N 274 | Complex Nursing Care (Major) | 2 |
N 377 | Leadership and Management of Nursing Care (m) | 3 |
N 277P | Clinical Care Management Practicum (Major) | 2 |
N 279P | Capstone Preceptorship (Major) | 2 |
Total Hours | 125 |
Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only).
Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.
Course categories: Core, General Education†, Major, Elective, Opportunity
Core Component Areas: 010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
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