Sample Schedule: Nursing, BS (127 Semester Hours)

Below is a typical schedule for eight semesters. This should be considered only a general guide, not a rigid schedule. Students should consult with their advisers to plot out the best path given their interests and academic strengths. This sample course sequence is intended to help you plan, but you must check your degree audit every semester to track your progress toward satisfying all of your degree requirements. The semester hours (S.H.) are noted for each term.

FIRST-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
NUR 011 - Professional Nursing Seminar I	1	NUR 012 - Professional Nursing Seminar II	1
PSY 001 - Introduction to Psychology	4	BIOL 113 - (NS) General Biology II	4
BIOL 112 - (NS) General Biology I	4	CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I	3	CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II	1
CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I	1	HPR 050 - The Science of Human Nutrition	3
WSC 001 - Composition	3	WSC 002 - Composition	3
Total Semester Hours	15	Total Semester Hours	15

SECOND-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
HSCI 103 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4	HSCI 105 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4
NUR 108A - Integrated Pathophysiology with Pharmacologic Principles I	3	NUR 108B - Integrated Pathophysiology with Pharmacologic Principles II	3
MATH 008 - Elementary Mathematical Statistics	3	NUR 109 - Basic Health Assessment and Practicum	3
WSC 133 - Examining Scientific Writing or WSC 110 - The Art of the Essay: Advanced Composition	3	NUR 125 - Medical Microbiology	3
Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) Distribution Courses	3	NUR 126 - Mentorship in Science Technology & Mathematics (STEM)	1
		Literature (LT) or Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Courses	3
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	17

THIRD-YEAR

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Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
NUR 130 - Fundamental Nursing Care of the Adult	4	NUR 133 - Family & Patient Centered Care of Women	4
HPR 074 - Health Care Information Systems or CSC Course	3	NUR 134 - Care of Individuals and Communities with Behavioral Health Disorders	4
NUR 131 - Adult Gerontological Nursing and Care of Elder Patients with Chronic Disease	4	NUR 135 - Care of the Surgical Populations Across Transitions	2
NUR 132 - Human Genetics and Precision Medicine	2	History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Courses	3
NUR 105 - Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice	3	Cross-Cultural (CC) Distribution Courses	3
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	16

FOURTH-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
NUR 140 - Fundamental Nursing Care of Populations & Communities	6	NUR 145 - Capstone Integration of Evidence Based Nursing in Health Systems	6
NUR 141 - Family and Patient Centered Care of Children and Adolescents	6	NUR 146 - Health Policy and Advocacy	2
NUR 118 - Ethical Integration of Patient Safety and Improvement Sciences in High Reliability Systems	3	NUR 119 - Transition to Professional Leadership	3
NUR 112 - Seminars in Nursing II	1	Elective Course (Taken under advisement)	2
		Elective Course (Taken under advisement)	2
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	15
Program Total		127

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