Nursing Major- Required Courses and Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester

NSG 171 Health Care Terminology

1

BIO 115 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

ENG 101 Composition* or

4

Distribution Requirement

3

PSY 101 General Psychology* or

3

SOC 101 Intro. to Sociology* or

 

ANT 101 Intro. to Anthropology*

 

FYF 101 First-Year Foundations

3

Total Credits

14-15

Second Semester

BIO 113 Microbiology

4

BIO 116 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

ENG 101 Composition* or

4

Distribution Requirement

3

PSY 101 General Psychology* or

3

SOC 101 Intro. to Sociology* or

 

ANT 101 Intro. to Anthropology*

 

ANT102, 212, SOC 251 or 263 or Distribution Requirement

3

Total Credits

17-18

Third Semester

NSG 200 Principles of Normal Nutrition

3

NSG 210 Principles of Nursing

6

NSG 211 Physical Assessment

3

PHY 170 Concepts in Physics and Chemistry

4

Total Credits

16

Fourth Semester

NSG 212 Nursing Care of the Adult Client I

4

NSG 213 Nursing Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client

4

NSG 214 Pathophysiology for the Professional Nurse

3

EES 242 Environmental Health

4

ANT 102, 212, SOC 251 or 263 or Distribution Requirement

3

Total Credits

18

Fifth Semester

NSG 220 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

4

NSG 221 Nursing Care of the Adult Client II

4

PSY Elective

3

MTH 150 Elementary Statistics**

3

Distribution Requirement

3

Total Credits

17

Sixth Semester

NSG 222 Nursing Care of the Childrearing Family

4

NSG 223 Nursing Care of the Older Adulth Client

4

NSG 224 Pharmacotherapeutics and Decision-Making in Nursing

3

Distribution Requirements

6

Total Credits

17

Seventh Semester

NSG 340 Advanced Care Concepts

8

NSG 342 Introduction to Nursing Research

3

Electives

5

Total Credits

16

Eighth Semester

NSG 345 Senior Practicum

8

NSG 346 Contemporary Issues and Trends in Nursing

3

Electives

3

 

14

* Please note: Students must take ENG 101 and both PSY101 and SOC101 or ANT 101 during their freshman year.

**Please note: MTH 150 is required and prerequisite to NSG 342.