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Sample 4-Year Nursing Curriculum

*Prerequisites for nursing courses
**Prerequisites for nursing courses and meets university core

Freshman Year
First Semester (13-14 hours)		Second Semester (16 hours)
General Biology w/lab General Psychology English Composition I College Algebra First Year Seminar (optional for transfer students)		General Chemistry I w/lab Sociology, Anthropology or Social Problems-Social Change Fundamentals of Communication** Art, Theater, or Music (CORE) World Civilization or American Experience (CORE)

Sophomore Year
First Semester (15 hours)		Second Semester (16 hours)
Nutrition* Ethics** Religious Studies (CORE) Anatomy and Physiology w/lab*		Life Span Development* Quantitative Methods or Social Statistics* Literature (CORE) Pathophysiology* General Microbiology w/lab*

Junior Year
First Semester (16 hours)		Second Semester (18 hours)
Health Assessment Patient Care Skills Development of Professional Nurse I Health and Illness Concepts I Pharmacology Health Informatics		Health and Illness Concepts II Women & Children Health Concepts Psychosocial Nursing Concepts Foundations of Evidence-Based Nursing Practicum I Philosophy or Religious Studies (CORE)

Senior Year
First Semester (18 hours)		Second Semester (16 hours)
Health and Illness Concepts III Development of Professional Nurse II Gerontologic Nursing Practicum II Interdisciplinary Studies/Philosophy/Religious Studies (CORE) Electives		Population Based Health Concepts High Acuity Nursing Concepts Analysis and Evaluation of Healthcare Systems Capstone Practicum Interdisciplinary Studies (CORE)

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