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 201Human Anatomy and Physiology I4 credits
BIO 202Human Anatomy and Physiology II4 credits
BIO 204Microbiology (with lab)4 credits
ENG 121English Composition I3 credits
PSY 235Human Growth and Development3 credits
Nursing Program Sequence of Courses
First Semester (14 credits)
MAT 103Pharmacology Calculations3 credits
NUR 109Fundamentals8 credits
NUR 112Basic Concepts of Pharmacology2 credits
HPR 108Nutrition1 credit
Second Semester (20 credits)
NUR 106Medical and Surgical Nursing Concepts9 credits
NUR 150Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family7 credits
BIO 216Pathophysiology4 credits
Third Semester (14 credits)
NUR 206Advanced Concepts of Medical/Surgical Nursing I8 credits
NUR 211Nursing Care of Psychiatric Clients4 credits
NUR 212Advanced Pharmacology2 credits
Fourth Semester (14 credits)
NUR 216Advanced Concepts of Medical/Surgical Nursing II6 credits
NUR 230Leadership for Professional Nursing Practice5 credits
ElectiveGT Humanities or Social Behavioral Science Course3 credits
Total 80 Credit Hours

 

ADN Nursing Pathway Option

NUR 189Transition from LPN to ADN4 credits
  • for PN to ADN Program candidates only
  • separate application process applies