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Pre-Licensure Curriculum

Pre-licensure BSN Curriculum 4-Year Plan starting Fall 2023

Pre-Nursing Track

Freshman Year Fall Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

@BIOL 115 Intro to Biology

B2

3

*CHEM 105 Elem of General, Organic & Biochemistry

B1+B3 lab

5

*GE, A2 Written Communication (Stretch option = 2 semester)

A2

3

*MATH 165 Statistics (Stretch option = 2 semester)

B4

4

Total Units: 15

Freshman Year Spring Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

*BIOL 220 Human Anatomy

 

4

*GE, A3 Critical Thinking

A3

3

*GE, A1 Oral Communication

A1

3

GE, C1 or C2 Arts or Humanities

C1 or C2

3

GE, LD D Social Sciences, AI Overlay

LD D/AI

3

Total Units: 16

Sophomore Year Fall Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

*BIO 224 Human Physiology

 

4

250 Intro to Psych

LD D

3

GE, C1 or C2 Arts or Humanities

C1 or C2

3

GE, C1 or C2 Arts or Humanities

C1 or C2

3

NURS 290 Intro to Nutrition 

E

3

Total Units: 16

Sophomore Year Spring Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

*BIO 240 General Microbiology

 

4

GE, Area F

F

3

GE, LD D Social Sciences, AI Overlay

LD D/AI

3

Elective - EDEC 250 (Recommended)

 

3

Total Units: 13

Pre-Licensure Program

Junior Year Fall Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

NURS 301 Nursing Care of Adult I [Theory (5)/Clinical (4)]

 

9

NURS 304 Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing [Theory (4)/Clinical (2)]

 

6

Total Units: 15

Junior Year Spring Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

NURS 302 Nursing Care of Adult II [Theory (4)/Clinical (2)]

 

6

NURS 305 Maternity & Women’s Health Care [Theory (4)/Clinical (2)]

 

6

NURS 310 Nursing Research & Evidence-­‐Based Practice [Theory (3)]

UD B (MIM)

3

Total Units: 15

Senior Year Fall Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

NURS 407 Nursing Care of Adult III [Theory (3)/Clinical (3)]

 

6

NURS 409 Nursing Care of Child in Family [Theory (4)/Clinical (2)]

 

6

GE, UD C  NURS 370 or NURS 490 (Recommended)

UD C

3

Total Units: 15

Senior Year Spring Semester

Course

GE Area

Units

NURS 410 Nursing Power, Policy & Politics [Theory (5)]

 

5

NURS 412 Community/Public Health Nursing [Theory (3)/Clinical (2)]

UD D (MIM)

5

NURS 414 Clinical Nursing Preceptorship [Theory (1)/Clinical (4)] 

 

5

BSN Total: 120

@prerequisite for nursing prerequisite

*prerequisites courses for application to Pre-Licensure Program