Associate of Science in Nursing Program (ASN) Required Curriculum

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Required Curriculum for Associate of Science in Nursing . . .

The supporting courses listed in each semester must be taken prior to or concurrent with the Nursing courses listed in the same semester. Students MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE all courses listed in each semester before enrolling in the next nursing course.

First Semester

NUR 104 - Calculations for Nursing - 1 hour

NUR 105 - Fundamentals of Nursing - 6.5 hours

NUR 106*** - Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical - 1.5 hours

PSYC 199 - Developmental Psychology - 3 hours

BIO 131** - Anatomy & Physiology - 4 hours

TOTAL 16 hours

Second Semester

NUR 155- Medical-Surgical Nursing I - 5.5 hours

NUR 156*** - Medical-Surgical Nursing I Clinical - 3.5 hours

NUR 165 - Mental Health Nursing - 2.5 hours

NUR 166*** - Mental Health Nursing Clinical - 1.5 hours

CHM 109** - Chemistry for Health Science - 4 hours

TOTAL 17 hours

Third Semester

NUR 208 - Medical-Surgical Nursing II - 5 hours

NUR 209*** - Medical-Surgical Nursing II Clinical - 3 hours

NUR 215 - Maternal-Newborn Nursing - 2.5 hours

NUR 216*** - Maternal-Newborn Nursing Clinical - 1.5 hours

ENGL 100 - Intro to College Writing - 3 hours

BIO 207** - Microbiology - 3 hours

TOTAL 18 hours

Fourth Semester

NUR 254 - Pediatric Nursing - 2 hours

NUR 255 - Medical-Surgical Nursing II - 3 hours

NUR 256 - Nursing Seminar - 1 hour

NUR 257*** - Nursing Practicum - 3 hours

SOC 100* - Sociology - 3 hours

Category B* Humanities Elective - 3 hours

Math 109 or Math 116* - General Mathematics or College Algebra* - 3 hours

TOTAL 18 hours

Total Program Hours 69 hours

 

*Math 109 or Math 116, SOC 100 and the Category B Elective may be taken at any time during the four semester curriculum.

**Students must achieve a minimum grade of "C" in all science courses in order to progress to the next nursing course.

***Clinical courses require students to complete 3-clock hours each week for each clinical credit hour.