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Independent Health Professions

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Pre-Nursing Requirements

First Year, First SemesterUnits
COMP 101Introduction to Expository Writing4
CHEM 102xChemistry for the Non-Scientist4
General education elective from American public life list (history or political science)4
SOCI 200Introduction to Sociology4

First Year, Second SemesterUnits
COMP 102Topics in Expository Writing4
BISC 312LHuman Anatomy4
General education elective from western culture list I or II4
PSYC 100Psychology and Human Behavior4

Second Year, First SemesterUnits
BISC 310LxPrinciples of Human Microbiology4
PSYC 336LDevelopmental Psychology4
Non-western cultures (ANTH 201 or 263)4

Second Year, Second SemesterUnits
General education elective in literature or art4
BISC 306LxIntroduction to Physiology4
PSYC 337LAdult Development and Aging, or
GERO 220Psychology of Development and Aging4
PSYC 274Statistics I, or
PPMT 404Statistics in Public Policy and Management4
Total Pre-Nursing Units: 60

Nursing Major Requirements

Third Year, First SemesterUnits
NURS 304Medical-Surgical Nursing I4
NURS 309Health Assessment3
NURS 314LMedical-Surgical Nursing Practicum I4
NURS 317LFundamental Clinical Nursing Skills2
NURS 318aPathophysiology2
NURS 319LHealth Assessment Practicum1
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16

Third Year, Second SemesterUnits
NURS 306Health Care of Women and Newborn Infants4
NURS 316LHealth Care of Women and Newborn Infants Practicum4
NURS 318bPathophysiology2
NURS 403Pediatric Nursing2
NURS 413LPediatric Nursing Practicum4
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16

Third Year, Summer SemesterUnits
NURS 305Psychiatric Nursing2
NURS 307Nursing Theory and Historical Perspective2
NURS 315LPsychiatric Nursing Practicum2
NURS 321Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing Practice2
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8

Fourth Year, First SemesterUnits
NURS 402Community and Home Health Nursing3
NURS 406Medical-Surgical Nursing II4
NURS 412LCommunity and Home Health Nursing Practicum4
NURS 416LMedical-Surgical Nursing II Practicum4
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15

Fourth Year, Second SemesterUnits
NURS 404Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing III2
NURS 405Professional Ethics, Nursing Leadership Management3
NURS 414LAdvanced Medical-Surgical Nursing III1
NURS 415LNursing Leadership and Management Practicum3
NURS 461Nursing Research4
Nursing elective2
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15
Total Nursing Units: 70

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