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Pre-Requisite Courses
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology & Lab 4
BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology & Lab 4
ENGL 1301 English Composition I 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 11

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

First Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth & Development 3
HIST 1301 US History I 3
RNSG 1205 Nursing Skills I 2
RNSG 1201 Pharmacology 2
RNSG 1160 Clinical Nursing (RN Training) 1
RNSG 1413 Foundations for Nursing Practice 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Second Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 English Composition II 3
HIST 1302 United States History II 3
RNSG 1441 Common Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 2460 Clinical Nursing II (RN Training) Common Concepts 4
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing 2
RNSG 2121 Professional Nurse Leadership and Management 1
RNSG 1144 Nursing Skills II 1
Total Semester Credit Hours 18

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Third Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Select a Language, Philosophy and Culture Course from the following: COMM1307, *must complete ENGL1302 before taking the following English courses: ENGL2321, 2326, 2332, 2333, 2341, 2342, 2343, HIST2311 or 2312, HUMA1301, 1305, 1315, 2319, 2323 or PHIL1301, 1304, 2306. See an advisor for proper placement. (SPC Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree requirement, SPC Language, Philosophy, & Culture Core – 040, TTU Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement and Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ School of Nursing Prerequisite)   3
GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
RNSG 1443 Complex Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Family 2
RNSG 2461 Clinical Nursing III (RN Training) 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 16

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Forth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
GOVT 2306* Texas Government 3
RNSG 1251 Care of the Childbearing Family 2
RNSG 2462 Clinical Nursing IV (RN Training) 4
RNSG 1146 Legal and Ethical Issues for Nurses 1
RNSG 2130 Professional Nursing Review and Licensure Preparation 1
RNSG 2432 Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Fifth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2420 Microbiology 4
MATH 1342 Statistical Methods 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
XXXX Choose any three-hour course see an advisor for proper placement 3
XXXX Creative Arts select one course form the Creative Arts Core(SPC Creative Arts Core – 050 and Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ School of Nursing Prerequisite). 3
XXXX HECO1322 Personal Nutrition or HECO1410 Science of Nutrition (Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ School of Nursing Prerequisite). See an advisor for proper placement. 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

  • Associate Degree of Nursing at South Plains College Completed
  • Required Core Curriculum and Prerequisites for Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ Completed

Transition to Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ (Full Matriculation pending NCLEX results)

Transitional Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4342 Incorporation of Evidence into Practice 3
NURS 4233 Art of the Human Experience 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 5

Full Admission to Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ post NCLEX completion

First Semester at Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4343 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge 3
NURS 4344 Management & Leadership: Bedside to Boardroom 3
NURS 4345 Healthcare Information Technology 3
IPNR 000-730 Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 0
Total Semester Credit Hours 9
Second Semester at Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4346 Concepts of Community and Population Health Nursing 3
NURS 4347 Evaluating Risk in Healthcare 3
NURS 4348 Health Intervention Design 3
NURS 4349 Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics 3
NURS 4234 Integrating BSN Concepts 2
NURS XXXX Nursing Elective 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
Totals
Total Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ RN BVSN Credit Hours 30
Transfer Credit from SPC 90
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ 120