COLLEGE OF NURSING
Undergraduate
Nursing Curriculum Plan
for pre-nursing students taking courses at BHSU - subject to change
per the requirements for the catalog year admitted to SDSU and
application cycle admitted to the nursing major. Maintain contact
with the pre-nursing advisor to stay informed of any changes.
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Pre-Nursing
Courses including General Education Core
| Freshman Year (Fall Semester) |
Credits |
| Chem 106/106L, Chemistry Survey |
4 |
| Engl 101, Composition I |
3 |
| Math 102, College Algebra |
3 |
| Psyc 101, General Psychology |
3 |
CS 143 or HSC 212 or PHA 201 or WEL 100 &
Lab
NURS 111 (zero-credit, administrative tracking number)
NURS 201 Medical Terminology (online SDSU) |
2
0
1 |
| Total Semester Credits |
16 |
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| Freshman Year (Spring Semester) |
Credits |
| Biol 121/121L, Basic Anatomy |
4 |
| PSYC 221 - Lifespan Development |
3 |
| Chem 107/107L, Organic & Biochemistry |
4 |
Humanities
NURS 11
(zero-credit, administrative tracking number)
SPCM 101, SPCM 215,
or SPCM 222 |
3
0
3 |
| Total Semester Credits |
17 |
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| Sophomore Year (Fall Semester) |
Credits |
Biol 123/123L, Basic Physiology
BIOL 231 & 231Lab, General Microbiology |
4
4 |
| Hlth 422, Nutrition |
3 |
| NURS 111 (zero-credit, administrative tracking number) |
0 |
Humanities
Soc 100*, Introduction to Sociology
or Soc 150*, Social Problems |
3
3 |
| Total Semester Credits |
17 |
Courses
in the Nursing Major
Application for Admission
to the Nursing Major is made in the Fall
(
| Sophomore Year (Spring Semester) |
Credits |
| Engl 201, Composition II |
3 |
| Nurs 215, Professional Perspective I |
2 |
| Nurs 265/265L, Health Assessment Interventions |
4 |
| Nurs 280/280L, Professional Communications |
3 |
| Nurs 323, Pathophysiology |
3 |
| Total Semester Credits |
15 |
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| Junior Year (Fall Semester) |
Credits |
| Nurs 310/310L, Introduction to Public Health &
Population-based Nursing |
4 |
| Nurs 325/325L, Beginning Nursing Care of the Client
with Health Problems |
6 |
| Pha 321, Pharmacology |
3 |
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Land &
Natural Resources requirement (Biol 101 or Biol 311 or Engl 256 |
3 |
| Total Semester Credits |
16 |
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| Junior Year (Spring Semester) |
Credits |
| Nurs 355 Research: Appraisal & Utilization |
2 |
| Nurs 365/365L, Nursing Care of the Client with
Health Problems |
6 |
| Nurs 380/380L, Nursing Care of the Childbearing
Family |
5 |
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Elective |
3 |
| Total Semester Credits |
16 |
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| Senior Year (Fall Semester) |
Credits |
HSc 445, Epidemiology
or Math 281, Introduction to Statistics |
3 |
| Nurs 410/410L, Advanced Nursing Care of the Client
with Medical-Surgical Health Problems |
6 |
| Nurs 420/420L, Nursing Care of the Client with Mental
Health Problems |
4 |
| Electives |
3 |
| Total Semester Credits |
16 |
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| Senior Year (Spring Semester) |
Credits |
| Nurs 460, Preparation for RN Licensure (Elective) |
1 |
| Nurs 425. Nursing Leadership |
3 |
| Nurs 485/485L, Advanced Population-based Nursing
Practice |
4 |
| Nurs 495/495L, Directed Study in Nursing: Practicum |
6 |
| Electives |
3 |
| Total Semester Credits |
17 |
Required
Pre-Nursing & General Education Courses that must be completed prior to admission into
the Nursing Major: Biol 121/121L, Biol 123/123L, Biol 231/231L, Chem 106/106L, Chem 107/107L,
Hlth 422, Psyc 101, Psyc 221 or Soc 380, and Soc 100 or Soc 150, Math
102, Spcm 101 or 215 or 222, Engl 101, Humanities (6-credits), and one
of the following: GS 143 or HSc 212 or Pha 201 or WEL 100 & Lab.
128 credits are
required to
graduate
Six credits of humanities in two different
disciplines or a sequence of foreign language courses.
Click here for examples
of West River courses which satisfy the humanities requirement.
Created: October 2006
Created by Carol Racanelli and Published by Dr. Gloria P. Craig
South Dakota State University
College
of Nursing
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