Advising Course Plan - Health Sciences Major - Nursing Interest
Those interested in pursuing a career in Nursing should plan on completing a common core of prerequisite coursework (*), as well as taking the TEAS standardized exam. Some requirements may differ from the ones below, depending on the Nursing program in which you may be interested, so please make sure to look at various graduate program requirements for different universities. Therefore, you will want to begin looking at universities’ requirements during your 1st year as an undergraduate to better prepare you for graduate programs. Of course, make sure you satisfy all the Health Sciences (HLSC) major requirements listed in the course catalog (the plan below should allow you to do this).
Most students who have been interested in Nursing have gone on to complete an accelerated (usually 1-2 years) second bachelor’s degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Most nursing programs require at least a 2.8 GPA.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| BIOL 141P1,* | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| HLSC 119V | Health and Wellness | 1 |
| FSEM 1001 | First Year Seminar (unless transfer student) | 1 |
| General Education requirement1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 142P1,* | Introductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| PSYC 101S1,* | Introduction to Psychology | 1 |
| SOCI 101S1,* | Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 1 |
| HLSC 200V1,* | Introduction to Nutrition Science | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| SOCI 101S is recommended to be taken at some point during this year if it was not taken in First Year | ||
| HLSC 2011,* | Anatomy Physiology I | 1 |
| CHEM 141P* | General Chemistry I | 1 |
| BIOL 3011,* | Microbiology | 1 |
| General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course)1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 2021,* | Anatomy and Physiology II | 1 |
| CHEM 142P* | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| PSYC 231 | Developmental Psychology | 1 |
| General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course)1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Junior Seminar must be taken during this year | ||
| HLSC 4111 | Exercise Physiology | 1 |
| General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course)2 | 1 | |
| COMM 108 | Public Speaking | 1 |
| HLSC 3751,* | Community Health Care Seminar (recommended) | 0.5 |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 4981 | Senior Research Proposal | 1 |
| COMM 108 | Public Speaking | 1 |
| PUBH 3761,* | Health Coach Practicum I | 0.5 |
| MATH 125Q | Introduction to Mathematical and Statistical Modeling | 1 |
| Term Units | 3.5 | |
| Summer | ||
| Take the TEAS standardized exam in preparation for Nursing school applications - by the end of summer before Fourth Year | ||
| Term Units | 0 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HLSC 4991 | Senior Research Project | 1 |
| PHIL 316V1 | Bio-Medical Ethics (or equivalent (counts as an HLSC elective), or other Personal & Social Responsibility course (R, E, W, D, J course)) | 1 |
| PUBH 3771,* | Health Coach Practicum II | 0.5 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | .5 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective | 1 | |
| General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective | 1 | |
| General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective | 1 | |
| General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 31 | ||
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Required for HLSC major.
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Common core of prerequisite course work.