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3-YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
SAMPLE 3-YEAR, 122 CREDIT CURRICULUM PLAN
EFFECTIVE MAY 2016
YEAR 1 S E ME S T E R 1 SEMESTER 2 SEM ESTER 3
Credits Credits Credits
BIOS-251*: Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab 2 BIOS-255*: Anatomy & Physiology III with Lab 2 NR-222**: Health & Wellness (T=3) 3
Session I
MATH-114*: Algebra for College Students 4 ENG-147*: Advanced English Composition 3 CHEM-120*: Intro to General, Organic &
NR-103: Transition to the Nursing Profession 2 PSYC-110*: Psychology 3 Biological Chemistry with Lab 4
BIOS-252*: Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab 2 BIOS-256*: Anatomy & Physiology IV with Lab 2 BIOS-242*: Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab 4
SOCS-185*: Culture & Society OR PSYC-290*: Lifespan Development 3 PHIL-347*: Critical Reasoning
3 3
Session II SOCS-195††: Hispanic American Culture and Society
ENG-117*: English Composition 3
Semester Hours: 16 Credits (LAS=14, NR=2) Semester Hours: 13 Credits (LAS=13, NR=0) Semester Hours: 14 Credits (LAS=11, NR=3)
Total Credit Hours: 43
YEAR 2 S E ME S T E R 1 SEMESTER 2 SEM ESTER 3
Credits Credits Credits
SPCH-275*: Public Speaking OR 3 NR-226** : Fundamentals – Patient Care (T=2, C=1) 3 NR-325**: Adult Health II (T=3, C=2) 5
Session I SPCH-277*: Interpersonal Communication OR NR-293: Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (T=3) 3
COMM-285*††: Cross-Cultural Communication
NR-302: Health Assessment I (T=1.5, L=0.5) 2
NR-283: Pathophysiology (T=3) 3
NR-304: Health Assessment II (T=1.5, L=0.5) 2 NR-324**: Adult Health I (T=3, C=2) 5 NR-326**: Mental Health Nursing (T=3, C=1) 4
NR-224 : Fundamentals – Skills (T=2, L=1) 3 NR-228**: Nutrition, Health & Wellness (T=2) 2 NR-360: Information Systems in Healthcare (T=3) 3
Session II
Semester Hours: 13 Credits (LAS=3, NR=10) Semester Hours: 13 Credits (LAS=0, NR=13) Semester Hours: 12 Credits (LAS=0, NR=12)
Total Credit Hours: 38
YEAR 3 S E ME S T E R 1 SEMESTER 2 SEM ESTER 3
Credits Credits Credits
NR-328**: Pediatric Nursing (T=3, C=1) 4 NR-341**: Complex Adult Health (T=3, C=1) 4 NR-446**: Collaborative Healthcare (T=2,C=2) 4
Session I MATH-399*: Applied Managerial Statistics 3 NR-449: Evidence-Based Practice (T=3) 3 Humanities Elective* OR
HUMN-307*††: Latin American Humanities 3
NR-327**: Maternal-Child Nursing (T=3, C=1) 4 NR-442**: Community Health Nursing (T=2, C=2) 4 NR-452**: Capstone Course (T=2, C=1) 3
POLI-330* or POLI-332*†: Political Science 3 ETHC-445*: Principles of Ethics 3 History Elective* OR 3
Session II HIST-420*††: Contemporary Hispanic American History
Semester Hours: 14 Credits (LAS=6, NR= 8) Semester Hours: 14 Credits (LAS=3, NR=11) Semester Hours: 13 Credits (LAS=6, NR=7)
Total Credit Hours: 41
Total Program credit hours: 122 (LAS = 56, NR = 66)
* When registering in courses taught by DeVry University, Chamberlain students will need to select the course with an N suffix designator (i.e. ENGL-117N).
** Students pursuing the Concentration in Serving Hispanic Communities when registering in nursing courses will need to select those courses with a CH suffix designator (i.e., NR-222CH). Students will be assigned to the care of Hispanic community members for course assignments
or 25% of their total experiential learning activities in the program of study. For non-clinical courses, course assignments will target Hispanic cultural needs.
† Students enrolled at a campus in the state of Nevada must take POLI-332 to fulfill this requirement. Students enrolled in any other state must take a POLI-330 to fulfill this requirement.
†† Indicates course options that must be selected by students pursuing the Concentration in Serving Hispanic Communities.
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