UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Nursing (BSN)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
CH 301Principles of Chemistry I (Core) 0303
SDS 302FFoundations of Data Analysis (Core) 0203
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
2nd Semester
BIO 311CIntroductory Biology I3
NTR 306Fundamentals of Nutrition (General Education)3
PSY 301Introduction to Psychology (Core) 0803
N 309Global Health (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
3rd Semester
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
U.S. History (Core) 0603
4th Semester
MBS 326MIntroductory Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Core) 0933
INB 446LHuman Microscopic and Gross Anatomy (General Education)4
PSY 304Introduction to Child Psychology (General Education)3
or HDF 313
HDF 113L
Child Development
and Child Development Laboratory
U.S. History (Core)3
N 310Communication in Health Care Settings (Major)3
5th Semester
N 320Introduction into Patient-Centered Nursing Care (Major)3
N 224Health Assessment Skills (Major)2
N 127PClinical Nursing Skills I (Practicum) (Major)1
N 321Ethics of Health Care (Major)3
INB 365S
INB 165U
Human Systems Physiology
and Human Systems Physiology Laboratory (General Education)
4
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
or GOV 312P Constitutional Principles: Core Texts
6th Semester
N 356Mental Health Nursing across the Life Span (Major)3
N 256PProblems in Mental Health Nursing (Practicum) (Major)2
N 325Adult Health Nursing I (Major)3
N 325PAdult Health Nursing I (Practicum) (Major)3
N 264Nursing Research (Major)2
7th Semester
N 244Perinatal Nursing Care (Major)2
N 344PPerinatal Nursing Care Practicum (Major)3
N 255CAdult Health Nursing IIA (Major)2
N 157PClinical Nursing Skills II Practicum (Major)1
N 223Genetics in Health Care (Major)2
N 250Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (Major)2
PHM 338Introduction to Pharmacology (Major)3
8th Semester
N 266Nursing Care of Children and Their Families (Major)2
N 366PNursing Care of Children and Their Families Practicum (Major)3
N 255DAdult Health Nursing IIB (Major)2
N 355PAdult Health Nursing II (Practicum) (m)3
N 354Spanish for Health Care Professionals (Major)3
N 273Quality and Safety for Nursing Practice (Major)2
9th Semester
N 275Public Health Nursing2
N 375PPublic Health Nursing Practicum (Major)3
N 274Complex Nursing Care (Major)2
N 377Leadership and Management of Nursing Care (m)3
N 277PClinical Care Management Practicum (Major)2
N 279PCapstone Preceptorship (Major)2
Total Hours125

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 Areas010 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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