program plan - bsn
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Degree Plan for NursingTRANSCRIPT
College of Health Professions: BSN in Nursing 5
Updated by JMP January 28, 2013
Recommendations for first year of coursework including summer for all majors:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Major in Nursing
Minimum required: 130 semester hours 1ST YEAR-1st Semester (14) 1st YEAR-2nd Semester (14) ENG 1310 (3) ENG 1320 (3) BIO 1330 (3) ART, DAN, MU, or TH 2313 (3) BIO 1130 (1) PSY 1300 (3) MATH 1315 (3) CHEM 1341 (3) POSI 2310 (3) CHEM 1141 (1) US 1100 (1) PFW (1) Summer (9) HIST 1310 (3) HIST 1320 (3) COMM 1310 (3) 2nd YEAR-1st Semester (14) 2nd YEAR-2nd Semester (14) BIO 2451 (4) BIO 2452 (4) BIO 2440 (4) FCD 1351 or PSY 3300 (3) ENG LIT (3) NUTR 2360 (3) PHIL 1305 or 1320 (3) POSI 2320 (3) PFW (1) NOTES:
• Junior and Senior Nursing courses are located in Round Rock. • Beginning in 2013, BIO 1330 and 1130 will be prerequisites for BIO 2440 (Principles of
Microbiology). • Applicant may have one repeat of two of the following courses:
o BIO 2451 (Anatomy and Physiology I), BIO 2452 (Anatomy and Physiology II), BIO 2440 (Microbiology) and NUTR 2360 (Nutrition Science).
• Maximum of 18 remaining prerequisites credit hours. o No more than nine (9) of these credit hours may be prerequisites science credits. o Coursework may be taken in the 2013 spring and/ or summer semesters.
• Students must take the TEAS V (Test of Essential Academic Sills V). Taken sophomore year, consists of Reading, Math, English, Science ßMay only be taken twice.
• For admission to the fall semester, the application period begins the previous October 1 and runs through the second Friday in January – 100 accepted each fall.
• Must have a minimum 2.9 GPA in the listed prerequisites. • Required GPA for science courses is a 3.0 with a minimum grade of “C” grade
assigned. All (NURS) courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or higher. • NUTR 2360 requires a grade of “C” or higher.
Updated by JMP January 28, 2013
• The number of withdrawals, course repeats, and number of semesters a student is not enrolled full-time may impact the admission decision ßExplain in essay.
• Must provide 2 references from instructors or former employers/supervisors. • Students will submit a personal essay. • Currently not set up for ADN to BSN track. • www.nursing.txstate.edu ß Prerequisites and Admissions
Major Code: HPUPRE-NURS **MATH 1311 needs to be taken immediately b/c CHEM needs MATH 1315** **BIO 2451 only offered in Fall/BIO 2452 only offered in Spring** **BIO 2451, 2452, and 2440 expire after 5 years ß won’t apply to many freshmen in PACE ***Background check is administered multiple times – Admissions, Clinical, License*** ***Nursing comes to campus at least twice a semester to give students info***