Nursing Degree Requirements

2009-2010 Catalog
Nursing A.D.N.

General Education(18 credits)
Prerequisites to Program: the following five courses must be taken prior to Nursing Program application submittal. They must be completed with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 with no grade less than a “C”
BIO 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
BIO 204 Microbiology (with lab) 4 credits
ENG 121 English Composition I 3 credits
PSY 235 Human Growth and Development 3 credits
Nursing Program Sequence of Courses
First Semester(14 credits)
MAT 103 Pharmacology Calculations 3 credits
NUR 109 Fundamentals 8 credits
NUR 112 Basic Concepts of Pharmacology 2 credits
HPR 108 Nutrition 1 credit
Second Semester(20 credits)
NUR 106 Medical and Surgical Nursing Concepts 9 credits
NUR 150 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family 7 credits
BIO 216 Pathophysiology 4 credits
Third Semester(14 credits)
NUR 206 Advanced Concepts of Medical/Surgical Nursing I 8 credits
NUR 211 Nursing Care of Psychiatric Clients 4 credits
NUR 212 Advanced Pharmacology 2 credits
Fourth Semester(14 credits)
NUR 216 Advanced Concepts of Medical/Surgical Nursing II 6 credits
NUR 230 Leadership for Professional Nursing Practice 5 credits
Elective GT Humanities or Social Behavioral Science Course3 credits
Total80 Credit Hours
 
ADN Nursing Pathway Option
NUR 189 Transition from LPN to ADN 4 credits
  • for PN to ADN Program candidates only
  • separate application process applies