Course Requirements
| Requirements for the Nursing Major | 68 units | |
|---|---|---|
| UNRS 105 | Foundations of Professional Nursing | 6 |
| (or UNRS 270 for LVNs and students with nursing transfer credits) | ||
| UNRS 113 | Pharmacology | 2 |
| UNRS 210 | Nursing Care in Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health | 6 |
| UNRS 212 | Nursing Care of Adults and Elderly | 6 |
| UNRS 220 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| UNRS 260 | Nutrition | 2 |
| UNRS 270 | Theories and Concepts in Professional Nursing | 2 |
| (or UNRS 105) | ||
| UNRS 306 | Theoretical Frameworks for Nursing*** | 3 |
| UNRS 310 | Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| UNRS 313 | Restorative Nursing | 3 |
| UNRS 314 | Nursing Care of Children and Young Adults | 6 |
| UNRS 367 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| UNRS 403 | Leadership and Management in Professional Practice | 3 |
| UNRS 410 | Community Health Nursing | 6 |
| UNRS 411 | Advanced Nursing Care of Adults and Aging | 7 |
| UNRS 425 | Nursing Research | 3 |
| UNRS 496 | Ethics and Issues in Professional Nursing* | 4 |
*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement.
***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement.
| Nursing Courses Elected/Recommended for the Nursing Major | ||
|---|---|---|
| UNRS 300 | Complementary and Alternative Therapies: Herbs, Supplements, and Nutrition | 3 |
| UNRS 380 | Transcultural Health Care Outreach | 2 |
| UNRS 381 | Transcultural Health Care Outreach – Practicum | 1 |
| UNRS 400 | Advanced Practice: Professional Studies and Communication Skills | 3 |
| (limited to senior nursing students interested in pursuing graduate studies; requires cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better) | ||
| UNRS 436 | Fundamentals of Case Management | 3 |
Selected graduate nursing courses require a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
| Support Courses and General Studies Requirements for the Nursing Major | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course cannot be found.(BIOL 220) | ||
| BIOL 250 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 251 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | Organic Chemistry for the Health Sciences*/^ | 2 |
| CHEM 112 | Biochemistry for the Health Sciences*/^ | 1 |
| CHEM 114 | Laboratory for the Health Sciences*/^ | 1 |
| COMM 111 | Public Communication+ | 3 |
| CSA 101 | Beginnings: Personal Development and the College Experience+ | 1 |
| (for students with fewer than 28 transfer units) | ||
| ENGL 110 | Freshman Writing Seminar+ | 3 |
| ENGL XXX | Literature core requirement* | 3 |
| MATH 110 | College Algebra+ | 3 |
| PE XXX | Fitness for Life+ | 1 |
| PHIL XXX | Core requirement* | 3 |
| PSYC 110 | General Psychology* | 3 |
| PSYC 290 | Human Growth and Development* | 3 |
| PSYC 299 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| Heritage and Institutions (Core requirement)* | 3 | |
| Aesthetics and the Creative Arts (Core requirement)* | 3 | |
| God’s Word and the Christian Response (core requirements) (includes core units of ethics in UNRS 496)* |
18 | |
| University Skills Foreign Language requirement (unless waived by proficiency testing)+ |
8 | |
| Elective (If MATH 110 is successfully waived) Choose one of the following: |
3 | |
| SOC 358 | Human Diversity** | 3 |
| GLBL 301 | Anthropology and Everyday Living*/*** | 3 |
| GLBL/COMM 310 | Intercultural Communication** | 3 |
*Meets a General Studies Core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets a General Studies Elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement.
+Meets a University Skills requirement.
^CHEM 111, 112, and 114 all must be taken to fulfill the General Studies requirement.
Note: Upper-division writing intensive and senior seminar requirements are met in nursing courses.
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. To view 2009-10 program information, please refer to the Academic Catalogs page. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
