Curriculum Plan
General education, mathematics and science courses
The general education, mathematics and science courses may be taken as evening classes, day classes, and/or online classes (if available).
| Science | |||
| BIOL 110 | Principles of Biology I |  |
3 hrs |
| BIOL 110L | Principles of Biology I Laboratory | |
2 hrs |
| BIOL 221 | Clinical Microbiology or BIOL 312 Microbiology | |
3 hrs |
| BIOL 221L | Clinical Microbiology Lab or BIOL 312L Microbiology Lab | |
2 hrs |
| BIOL 223 | Anatomy | |
3 hrs |
| BIOL 223L | Anatomy Laboratory | |
2 hrs |
| BIOL 326 | Physiology | |
3 hrs |
| BIOL 326L | Physiology Laboratory | |
2 hrs |
| CHEM 110 | Chemistry I | |
3 hrs |
General Education |
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| ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
3 hrs |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | |
3 hrs |
| MATH 106 | Intermediate Algebra or higher level math | |
3 hrs |
| NURS 209 | Introduction to Nursing (waiver is required and is subject to faculty approval) | |
6 hrs |
Total general education and science credit hours = 32-38 hrs |
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- If you have no prior experience in basic nursing care (nursing assistant or technician), you will be required to pass NURS 209 before entering the nursing course sequence.
- If you have at least 1 (one) year of basic nursing care experience, you may be able to test out of NURS 209. Please make an appointment to see a nursing advisor immediately to document your experience and schedule your test.
- If you are an LPN, NURS 209 will be waived; however, you will be required to take a Fundamentals test and pass with a 750 (national norm) to waive NURS 210 (formerly NURS 200) Fundamentals.
Nursing sequence courses
All nursing sequence courses must be taken in the order listed below (except for NURS 211 Mental Health Nursing and NURS 212 Pharmacology, which are taken concurrently.) Each nursing course is offered twice a year. Nursing course sequence details.
| NURS 210 | Fundamentals of Nursing (LPNs may test out) | |
6 hrs* |
| NURS 211 | Mental Health Nursing | |
3 hrs |
| NURS 212 | Pharmacology | |
3 hrs |
| NURS 213 | Foundations of Nursing | |
6 hrs |
| NURS 214 | Medical/Surgical Nursing I | |
6 hrs |
| NURS 215 | Medical/Surgical Nursing II | |
6 hrs |
| NURS 216 | Women's and Infant's Health | |
6 hrs |
Total nursing course credit hours = 36 hrs |
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