Baccalureate Program in Nursing
Curriculum Plans
Traditional Baccalaureate Program Curriculum
Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior
April 2008 - subject to change
FRESHMAN
Fall Term
- CHEM 0910 Chemistry for the Health Professions 4 cr.
- NUR 0012 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 3 cr.
- NUR 0002 Nursing Anatomy & Physiology 1 Lab 1 cr.
- English Composition 3 cr.
- Psychology+ 3 cr.
- Art, Music, Creative Expression or Literature 3 cr.
- NUR 0001 Freshman Seminar - Nursing Students 0 cr.
- TOTAL 17 cr.
Spring Term
- ORBIOL 0031 Microbiology 1 4 cr.
- ORBIOL 0032 Microbiology 1 Lab 0 cr.
- NUR 0013 Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 3 cr.
- NUR 0003 Nursing Anatomy & Physiology 2 Lab 1 cr.
- PSYED 0005 Life Span Development 3 cr.
- NUR 0051 Introduction to Professional Nursing 3 cr.
- NUR 1056 Nursing Informatics 2 cr.
- TOTAL 16 cr.
SOPHOMORE
Fall Term
- NUR 0020 Pathophysiologic Foundations of Nursing Care 4 cr.
- NUR 0080 Foundations of Nursing Practice I 5 cr.
- NUR 1110 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 3 cr.
- NUR 1080 Statistics for Evidenced-Based Practice 3 cr.
- TOTAL 15 cr.
Spring Term
- NUR 0081 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2 2 cr.
- NUR 0082 Nursing Management of the Adult with Acute/Chronic Illness 7 cr.
- NUR 0067 Nursing Research: Introduction to Critical Appraisal & Evidence Based Practice 3 cr.
- Sociology 3 cr.
- NUR 0066 Nutrition for Clinical Practice++ 3 cr.
- TOTAL 18 cr.
JUNIOR
Fall Term
- NUR 1050 Nursing Care of Mothers, Newborns, and Families* 5 cr.
- NUR 1052 Nursing Care of Children & Families* 5 cr.
- Anthropology/Culture: American or Foreign 3 cr.
- NUR 1054 Nursing Care of Older Adults* 3 cr.
- TOTAL 16 cr.
Spring Term
- NUR 1060 Nursing Care of Clients with Psychiatric Mental Health Problems* 5 cr.
- NUR 1120 Advanced Nursing Mgmt of the Adult with Acute/Complex Health
Problems* 5 cr. - NUR 1085 Ethics in Nursing and Health 3 cr.
- Speech 3 cr.
- TOTAL 16 cr.
SENIOR
Fall Term
- NUR 1128 Community Health Nursing Theory and Practicum** 5 cr.
- NUR 1121 Advanced Clinical Problem Solving** 5 cr.
- Senior Special Topics Elective** 2-3 cr.
- TOTAL 12 or 13 cr.
Spring Term
- NUR 1134 Transition into Professional Nursing Practice** 8 cr.
- NUR 1680 Introduction to Genetics & Molecular Therapeutics 3 cr.
- Elective 3 cr.
- Baccalaureate Comprehensive Exam §
- TOTAL 14 cr.
TOTAL CREDITS: 124
- +Must be taken prior to NUR 1060
- ++Must be taken prior to NUR 1054
- *Placement varies in the junior year
- **Placement varies in the senior year
- § Successful completion of the Baccalaureate Comprehensive Exam is required during senior year