General Education Course Requirements

(To include GE courses that are required B.S.N. Common Prerequisites)

NWFSC General Education Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of general education coursework, the student will:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing and speaking;
2. Apply reflection, analysis, synthesis, logical reasoning and evaluation to formulate judgments, reach decisions and solve problems.
3. Understand and apply mathematical and scientific principles and methods;
4. Find, evaluate, organize and use information accurately and effectively;
5. Participate actively as informed and responsible citizens in social, cultural, global and environmental matters.

• ENC 1101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours ♦ ▲ ¶
• ENC 1102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours ¶
• ____ ____ - General Education Math 3 Credit Hours
• STA 2023 - Statistics 3 Credit Hours ♦
• ____ ____ - General Education Humanities (SATC) 6 Credit Hours
• BSC 1085C - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hours ♦
• BSC 1086C - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hours
• ____ ____ - General Education Physical Science 3-4 Credit Hours

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• PSY 2012 - Psychology 3 Credit Hours ♦ or
• SYG 2000 - Sociology 3 Credit Hours ❖ ♦

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• ____ ____ - GE Social Science/History/Government 3 Credit Hours

B.S.N. Common Prerequisite Courses

(Additional Common Prerequisites to those listed above under GE)

• DEP 2004 - Human Growth and Development 3 Credit Hours
• HUN 2201 - Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
• MCB 2010C - Microbiology, Allied Health 4 Credit Hours
• ____ ____ CHM, BSC, BCH, PCB, PHY Course (CHM, PHY may be used for GE) 3 Credit Hours

Foreign Language

Credits must be earned in the same foreign language; the requirement may also be satisfied with two years of the same high school foreign language or appropriate score on an approved CLEP examination.

Lower Division Nursing and Other Courses

Generally, these are the NUR courses required in the associate degree nursing program; credits may vary depending on how many additional non-NUR credits are needed to meet associate degree requirements.

Total Lower Division Credits: 76

Lower division credits may differ from this number depending on whether or not the student must complete additional prerequisites or foreign language credits.

Core Courses

• NUR 3080 - Dimensions of Baccalaureate Nursing Practice 3 Credit Hours
• NUR 3955 - Portfolio I 1 Credit Hour
• NUR 3067C - Health Assessment 3 Credit Hours
• NUR 3071 - Writing for Success in Nursing 1 Credit Hour
• NUR 4165 - Evidence-Based Practice: Incorporating Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
• NUR 4615C - Family and Community Health Nursing 5 Credit Hours
• NUR 4827C - Nursing Leadership and Management 5 Credit Hours
• NUR 4956 - Portfolio II 1 Credit Hour
• NUR ____ - Upper Division Nursing Elective (See Below) 3 Credit Hours 
• NUR 3837 - Health Care Issues 2 Credit Hours
• NUR 4125 - Clinical Pathophysiology 3 Credit Hours

Articulation Credits

Credits are awarded during the final semester of the program.

Total Upper Division Credits: 44