Courses

Practical Nursing Courses

Year 1, Term 1

Course CodeCourse NameCredits
BIO-156 Wellness and Health Issues 3
BIO-160 Anatomy and Physiology I 4
ENG-150 Composition (DL) or ENG-190 3
ENG-190 Introduction to Language and Literature or ENG-150 3
COM-162 Interpersonal Relationships & Communications (DL) 3
NSG-145 Health and the Practical Nurse 3
NSG-146 Basic Nursing Skills (PN Practice I) 3
NSG-147 Practical Nursing Clinical I 1

Year 1, Term 2

Course CodeCourse NameCredits
BIO-161 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
NSG-148 Health and Individuals (PN Theory II) 3
NSG-149 Intermediate Nursing Skills 3
NSG-154 Practical Nursing Clinical II 4
NSG-159 Pharmacology 3
NSG-167 Health Assessment 4

Year 2, Term 1

Course CodeCourse NameCredits
NSG-251 Health and Illness (PN Theory III) 3
NSG-252 Senior Nursing Skills (PN Practice III) 3
NSG-253 Practical Nursing Clinical III 4
NSG-256 Pathophysiology 3
PSY-170 Human Development Across the Lifespan (DL) 3
PSY-251 Mental Health Nursing 3

Year 2, Term 2

Course CodeCourse NameCredits
HTH-255 Professional Growth 3
NSG-257 Health and Families (PN Theory IV) 4
NSG-258 Full Scope of Practice Nursing Skills 2
NSG-259 Practical Nursing Clinical IV 5
NSG-267 Community Nursing 3
SOC-167 Sociology of Aging (DL) 3

Year 2, Term 3

Course CodeCourse NameCredits
NSG-276 Focused Practicum 2
NSG-277 Comprehensive Practicum 4

General Requirements

All specialized courses in one term must be successfully completed to advance to the next term’s specialty courses. To remain in good standing, students must attain a minimum term grade point average (GPA) of 1.7 in all Arts and Science courses and a minimum term GPA of 2.3 in all nursing related courses (NSG, HTH and PSY251). (DL) indicates courses available through Distributed/Online Learning.

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