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Special announcement for transfer students:
The Department of Nursing does NOT accept transfer students into the pre-licensure nursing program.
Plan of Study:Â 4-Year
First Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| INST 150Â Intro to Faith, Reason, Justice | 3 | CHEM 118Â Â Chem for the Health Sciences | 4 |
| ENG 102Â Â College Writing | 3 | INST 160/161Â Heritage of Western Thought | 3 |
| MATH 140Â Â College Algebra | 3 | PSY 100Â General Psychology | 3 |
| BKIN 100  Fit for Life | 3 | Lit/Arts Aesthetically Literate | 3 |
| BIB 101Â Â Old Testament | 3 | BIB 102Â Â New Testament | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 16 |
Sophomore Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| BIO 233Â Â Human A&P I | 4 | BIO 234Â Â Human A&P II | 4 |
| EXSC 220Â Â Basic Nutrition Sci | 3 | BIO 216Â Â Intro to Microbiology | 4 |
| MATH 220  Statistics | 3 | THEO 200 Level Formed in Christ Thought | 3 |
| Beyond the West  Globally Literate | 3 | NURS 320  Introduction to Professional Holistic Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 301Â Â Nursing Informatics | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 15 |
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| NURS 310  Pathophysiology/Pharmacology | 4 | NURS 360 Nursing Care of Adults I | 4 |
| NURS 340Â Â Fundamentals of Nursing Practice | 5 | NURS 380Â Â Nursing Care in Mental Health & Illness | 4 |
| NURS 350Â Â Health Promotion, Health Education & Physical Assessment | 5 | NURS 390Â Â Maternal-Child Nursing Care | 4 |
| Justice Knowledge in Doing Justice | 3 | NURS 404  Nursing Research | 3 |
| Total Credits | 17 | Total Credits | 15 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| NURS 370Â Â Nursing Care of Adults II | 4 | NURS 440Â Â Nursing Care of Adults III | 4 |
| NURS 450Â Â Pediatric Nursing Care | 4 | NURS 460Â Â Nursing Care and Chronic Illness | 4 |
| NURS 403  Holistic Family/Community Nursing Practice | 4 | NURS 480 Capstone Peace, Power and Leadership for Personal and Global Healing | 3 |
| NURS 402Â Â Leadership in Nursing Practice | 3 | NURS 485Â Synthesis of Nursing Knowledge | 4 |
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 |
| Total Credits | 124 |
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