Four Year PlanGustavus Adolphus Nursing

Options for Program Planning

The schedule below is a recommendation only. Pre-requisite courses may be taken in a variety of ways. Consult Nursing faculty with questions.

Four Year Plan
First Year Student Sophomore Junior Senior
Semester I Semester I Semester I Semester I
FTS 100
BIO 101 Principles of Biology
PSY 100 General Psychology
CHE 107 General Chemistry
HES 234 Anatomy & Physiology
NUR 201 Pre-Health Professions
NUR 310
NUR 311
NUR 383
NUR 385
NUR 387
       
Semester II Semester II Semester II Semester II
BIO218 Fundamentals of Microbiology
PSY 234 or HES 212 (Choose one below)
S/A or GWSS 224 (Choose one below)
NUR 202 Research
HES 235 Anatomy & Physiology
NUR 335
NUR 337
NUR 393
NUR 395
NUR 398 (WRITD)

Prerequisite Courses for Major (8) Required Courses for Major (10) Supporting Courses (2)
BIO 101 Principles of Biology (1)
BIO 218 Fundamentals of Microbiology (1)
CHE 107 General Chemistry (1)
HES 234 & 235 Anatomy & Physiology (2)
NUR 201 Pre-health Professions (1) (may be taken in first semester of Nursing with permission.)
PSY 100 General Psychology (1)

*One of the following:

PSY 234 Developmental Psychology (1)
HES 212 Lifespan Development (1)

*One of the following:

S/A 111 Sociology/Anthropology (1)
S/A 113 Social Problems
S/A 231 Kinship, Marriage and Human Sexuality
S/A 242 Drugs and Society
S/A 262 Sociology of Medicine
GWSS 224 Staying Alive
It is preferred that students take the general education language and MATHL in the first two years.

Students must obtain CNA certification before enrolling in nursing courses. Training sites: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/directory/natrainingsites.cfm

NUR 310 Medical-Surgical Nursing I (1)
NUR 311 Clinical Pharmacology & Health Assessment I (1)
NUR 335 Medical-Surgical Nursing II (1)
NUR 337 Clinical Pharmacology & Health Assessment II (1)
NUR 383 Public Health (1)
NUR 385 Pediatric Nursing (1)
NUR 387 Reproductive and Perinatal Health (1)
NUR 393 Psychiatric Mental Health (1)
NUR 395 Advanced Medical Surgical (1)
NUR 398 Transitions to Professional Practice (1 - WRITD)

Optional:
.5 Summer Internship course (optional) between the junior and senior year.

Research
NUR 202 Research in the Health Sciences (1 – WRITI)
*Recommendation: Complete prior to senior year.

Ethics (1 course required)
Recommended Options:

Religion:
Christian Social Ethics (233)
Ethics and Medicine (243)

Philosophy:
Ethics of Intern. Dev. (243)
Ethical Theory (246)
Applied Ethics (247)