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BSN Pre-Nursing Curriculum


Recommended Sequence of Courses for BSN Pre-Nursing Students

 

1st Semester   Prerequisites

Hours

2nd Semester   Prerequisites

Hours

ENG 100 (Intro to College Writing)

CHEM 109 (Chemistry for Health Sciences)

MATH 115 or 116 (College Algebra)

PSY/PSYS 220 (Developmental Psych)

General Elective* (AH/HIM 290 highly recommended)

3

4

3

3

2

ENG 200 (Intro to Literature)

BIO 131 (Anatomy & Physiology I)

NURS 102 (Intro to Professional Nursing)

COMM 145 (Fund. of Speaking/Com)

HIST 101 or 102 (World History I or II)

 

3

4

3

3

3

Total Hours

15

Total Hours

16

 

3rd Semester   Prerequisites

Hours

4th Semester   Prerequisites

Hours

ENG 300 (Writing in the Disciplines)

BIO 231 (Anatomy & Physiology II)

HMD 211 (Human Nutrition)

Statistics (MATH 183 or ECON 206 or SWRK 344 or SOCL 300 or PH 383 or PSY 313)

Elective* OR **World Language (if needed)

3

4

3

3
   
3

NURS 324 (Pathophysiology)

Social & Cultural Connection (NURS 415 suggested)

Local to Global Connection Course

BIOL 207/208 (Microbiology/Lab)

Arts and Humanities (E-AH)

3

3

3

3/1

3

Total Hours

16

Total Hours

16

  Pre-Nursing Curriculum total credit hours = 63**

*Note: Courses listed in BOLD are required by the School of Nursing and Allied Health.  The other courses are a part of the Colonnade Program requirements.  Students may need an elective course to meet the 120 hours university graduation requirement.

 **World Language Requirement:  Language Proficiency of novice-high before completing 60 credit hours is required (or completion of 2nd level of a language). Two credits ( or equivalent) of a single world language in High School satisfies this WKU requirement.

 Revised September 2019 dh


 

 

 


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