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College Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Nursing, AAS (full-time)

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

You are strongly encouraged to work with a counselor, advisor, or faculty/department coordinator

See Program Notes

Suggested full-time sequence:

Credit Hours Required: 67

Preliminary Courses

HHSC 1040 - Introduction to the Profession of Nursing Credit Hours: 1.50 (Exploratory Course )(Critical Course )⁺
GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable (Critical Course )⁺
BIOL 2710 - Human Physiological Anatomy Credit Hours: 6.00 (Critical Course )⁺
BIOL 1000 - General Biology 1 Credit Hours: 4.00 (BIOL 1000 is required only if you are selecting BIOL 2400)
BIOL 2400 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 4.00
OR BIOL 2730 - Pathogenic Microbiology Credit Hours: 4.00 (Critical Course )⁺
BIOL 1400 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Credit Hours: 3.00 (Required Course GEN ED Group II)
PSYC 1010 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 4.00 (Required Course GEN ED Group III)

Semester 1

NURS 1145 - Health Assessment in Nursing Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 1155 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 1 Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 1165 - Introduction to Clinical Nursing Skills Credit Hours: 1.00
NURS 1175 - Health Assessment Skills in Nursing Credit Hours: 0.50
NURS 1245 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 2A Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 1255 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 2B Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 1265 - Introduction to Clinical Nursing Practice Credit Hours: 1.50

Semester 2

NURS 1345 - Introduction to Adult Medical‑Surgical Nursing A Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 1355 - Introduction to Adult Medical‑Surgical Nursing B Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 1365 - Introduction to Adult Medical‑Surgical Nursing Clinical Credit Hours: 2.50
NURS 1446 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing A Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 1456 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing B Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 1475 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical Credit Hours: 1.50

Semester 3

NURS 2146 - Childbearing Family Nursing Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 2156 - Complications of Childbearing Nursing Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 2175 - Childbearing Family Nursing Clinical Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 2245 - Intermediate Adult Medical‑Surgical Nursing A Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 2255 - Intermediate Adult Medical‑Surgical Nursing B Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 2265 - Intermediate Adult Medical‑Surgical Nursing Clinical Credit Hours: 2.50
HUMN 1700 - Comparative Religions Credit Hours: 3.00
OR PHIL 2100 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00 (Required Course GEN ED Group IV)¹

Semester 4

NURS 2346 - Childhood Nursing A Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 2356 - Childhood Nursing B Credit Hours: 2.00
NURS 2375 - Childhood & Family Nursing Clinical Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 2445 - Transition to Professional Nursing Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 2455 - Advanced Adult Medical‑Surgical Nursing Credit Hours: 1.50
NURS 2465 - Integration of Nursing Practice Clinical Credit Hours: 3.00

Program Notes:

Students must apply through the selective admission process and be accepted into the nursing program before taking any NURS course.

⁺Prerequisites needed to apply to the program.
¹ Course may be taken any time prior to or during the program, including the summer semester(s); it must be completed before taking NURS 2445 , NURS 2455 and NURS 2465 .

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