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Baccalureate Program in Nursing

Curriculum

August 2006 (subject to change)

Fall Term

 

Spring Term

 
Freshman Year      
Chemistry for the Health Professions
(CHEM 910)
4 cr. Microbiology I (ORBIOL 0031) 4 cr.
Human Anatomy & Physiology I (NUR 0012) 3 cr. Microbiology I Lab (ORBIOL 0032) 0 cr.
Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab
(NUR 0002)
1 cr. Anatomy & Physiology II (NUR 0013) 3 cr.
English Composition 3 cr. Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (NUR 0003) 1 cr.
+Psychology 3 cr. Life Span Development (PSYED 0005) 3 cr.
Art, Music, Creative Expression or Literature 3 cr. Intro to Professional Nursing (NUR 0051) 3 cr.
Nursing Freshman Seminar (NUR 0001) 0 cr. Nursing Informatics (NUR 1056) 2 cr.
  17 cr.   16 cr.
       
Sophomore Year      
Pathophysiologic Foundations of Nursing Care (NUR 0020) 4 cr. Foundations of Nursing Practice II (NUR 0081) 2 cr.
Foundations of Nursing Practice I (NUR 0080) 5 cr. Nursing Mgmt of the Adult with Acute/Chronic Health Problems (NUR 0082) 7 cr.
Pharmacology and Therapeutics (NUR 1110) 3 cr. Nursing Research: Intro to Critcal Appraisal & EBP (NUR 0067) + 3 cr
Statistics 3 cr. Sociology 3 cr.
  15 cr. Nutrition for Clinical Practice (NUR 0066) 3 cr.
      18 cr.
       
Junior Year      
Nursing Care of Mothers, Newborns, and Families (NUR 1050)* 5 cr. Nursing Care of Clients with Psychiatric Mental Health Problems (NUR 1060)* 5 cr.
Nursing Care of Children & Families (NUR 1052)* 5 cr Advanced Nursing Mgmt of the Adult with Acute/Complex Health Problems (NUR 1120) .5 cr.
Anthropology/Culture: American or Foreign 3 cr. Ethics in Nursing and Health Care (NUR 1085) 3 cr.
Health Care for Older Adults (NUR 1054)* 3 cr. Speech 3 cr.
  16 cr.   16 cr.
       
Senior Year      
Community Health/Health Promotion
(NUR 1128)**
5 cr. Introduction to Genetics & Molecular Therapeutics (NUR 1680) 3 cr.
Advanced Clinical Problem Solving
(NUR 1121)**
5 cr. ****Transition into Professional Nursing Practice (NUR 1133)** 8 cr.
Senior Special Topics Elective ** 2 or 3 cr. Elective 3 cr.
  12 or 13 cr. Baccalaureate Comprehensive Exam 0 cr.
      14 cr.
       

+Must be taken prior to NUR 1060
*Placement varies in the junior year
**Placement varies in the senior year

Successful completion of the Baccalaureate Comprehensive Exam is required during senior year
  TOTAL CREDITS: 124