Nursing B.S.N.

Total Semester Credit Hours =120

Suggested Lower-Division Curriculum Flow

Core Curriculum Requirements and Nursing Prerequisites:

Freshman Year

First semester

ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]

CHEM 1305Introductory Chemistry I [TCCN: CHEM 1305]

CHEM 1105Introductory Chemistry I Laboratory [TCCN: CHEM 1105]

HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]

POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]

Total Credit Hours:13

CHEM 1305 and CHEM 1105: Required science courses must be taken in the sequence outlined above in order to fulfill the requirements.

Second semester

ENGL 1302College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]

BIOL 2320Introduction to Microbiology [TCCN: BIOL 2320]

BIOL 2120Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 2120]

HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]

POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]

Total Credit Hours:16

BIOL 2320 and BIOL 2120: Required science courses must be taken in the sequence outlined above in order to fulfill the requirements.

Sophomore Year

First semester

BIOL 2301Anatomy and Physiology I [TCCN: BIOL 2301]

BIOL 2101Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 2101]

MATH 1314College Algebra [TCCN: MATH 1314]

ENGL 2322English Literature to the 1780's [TCCN: ENGL 2322]

PSYC 1301Introduction to Psychology

Humanities

3

Total Credit Hours:16

BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2101: Required science courses must be taken in the sequence outlined above in order to fulfill the requirements.

Second semester

BIOL 2302Anatomy and Physiology II [TCCN: BIOL 2302]

BIOL 2102Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory [TCCN: BIOL 2102]

ALHS 3315Nutrition in Health and Performance

PSYC 2320Lifespan Developmental Psychology

MATH 1342Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342]

Fine Arts

3

Total Credit Hours:16

At this point, the student may apply for admission to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Applicants accepted to the nursing program must follow the course sequence outlined below plus fulfill general baccalaureate degree requirements of UT Tyler. A minimum grade of "C" must be obtained in each required course.

BSN Degree Requirements

Junior Year

The following courses must be completed prior to admission to the nursing program:

NURS 3303Pathophysiology of Acute Care

NURS 3205Nursing Concepts and Theories

Total Credit Hours:5

Semester I

NURS 3307Pharmacological Basis for Nursing

NURS 3310Health Assessment

NURS 3603Nursing Competencies

Total Credit Hours:12

Semester II

NURS 3333Nursing Research

NURS 3611Medical/Surgical Nursing I

NURS 3513Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Total Credit Hours:14

Senior Year

Semester III:

NURS 4212Gerontological Nursing

NURS 4632Medical/Surgical Nursing II

NURS 4723Family Health

Total Credit Hours:15

Semester IV

NURS 4234Issues in Professional Nursing

NURS 4501Community Nursing

NURS 4631Nursing Leadership and Management

Total Credit Hours:13