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Nursing (BSN)
Year 1   Fall           Spring  
  ENGL 1221 Writing Seminar 3     NURS 1101 Professional Concepts (1T,1Con) 1
  CHEM 1211 Chemistry for Health Sciences 4     BIOL 2361 Anatomy & Physiology 1 Lecture 3
  CHEM 1251 Chemistry for Health Sciences Lab 1     BIOL 2461 Anatomy & Physiology 1 Lab 1
  TREX 1001 Transistions Experience 3     CAMS 1301, 2321, 2331 3
  BIOL 1131 Principles of Human Biology 4     PSYC 1001 Psychology 3
  BIOL 1151 Medical Terminology 1         Fine Arts elective 3
                  Humanities elective 3
        16           17
Year 2                  
  NURS 2101 Physical Assessment (2T,3L,5Con) 3     NURS 2201 Pathophysiology (3T,3Con) 3
  BIOL 2151 Microbiology for Nurses 3     NURS 2301 Fundamentals of Nursing 5
  BIOL 2371 Anatomy & Physiology 2 Lecture 3         (2.5T,3L,6C,11.5Con)  
  BIOL 2471 Anatomy & Physiology 2 Lab 1     NURS 2501 Pharmacology (3T,3Con) 3
  STAT 1561 Statistics for Professionals 1 3         Diverse Cultures Seminar 3
  PSYC 2151 Development Across the Lifespan 3            
        16           14
Year 3                  
  NURS 3101 Medical Surgical Nursing 5     NURS 3351 Nursing Research 1 & Informatics 3
      (2.5T,3L,6C,11.5Con)           (3T,3Con)  
  NURS 3231 Older Adult Nursing (2T,2Con) 2     NURS 3501 Nursing Care of Child & Develop. 5
  NURS 3301 Transcultural Health (2T,2Con) 2         Family (3.5T,6C,9.5Con)  
  EXPH 2031 Nutrition for Health Sciences 3     NURS 3441 Mental Health Nursing(2T,4C,6Con) 3
      Humanities elective 3         Humanities elective 3
        15           14
Year 4                  
  NURS 4101 Community Health Nurs.(2T,4C,6Con) 3     NURS 4351 Nursing Research 2 (3T,3Con) 3
  NURS 4201 Leadership & Management (2T,2Con) 2     NURS 4981 Transistion to Professional Practice: 6
  NURS 4401 Medical Surgical Nursing 2 5         Nursing Capstone(2.5T,14C,16.5Con)
      (2.5T,3L,6C,11.5Con)           Elective 3
      Elective 3            
      Elective 3            
        16           12
Updated 3/25                
This plan should be used as a guide only. Course offerings are subject to change.                                                                                 
Minimum required hours = 120 (54 in Nursing + 66 outside the major)
T = Theory hours; L = Lab course hours; C = Clinical hours; Conn = Contact hours      
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