RN to BS Recommended Academic Plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| Biol 141 (GN) Physiology | 3 |
| Biol 142 Physiology lab | 1 |
| Psych 100 (GS) Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| ENGL 015, 030 (GWS) | 3 |
| Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| Biol 129 (GN) Anatomy | 4 |
| HDFS 129 (GS) Human Dev & Family Studies | 3 |
| NUTR 251 (GHA) Nutrition | 3 |
| Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
| CAS 100 (GWS) | 3 |
| Total credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 3 | Credits |
Chem 101 or Chem 110, 111
(GN for chem 110,111) | 3-4 |
| Micrb 106 (GN) Microbiology | 3 |
| Micrb 107 (GN) Micro lab | 1 |
| Nurs 390 (US)Transition to Professional Nursing | 3 |
| Nurs 457 Introduction to Informatics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13-14 |
|
| Semester 4 | Credits |
Soc 001 (GS) Intro to Sociology or
Soc 005 (GS) Social Problems | 3 |
| Stat 200 (GQ) Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Nurs 351 Health Assessment | 3 |
| Nurs Elective | 3 |
| Total credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| Nurs 465 Medical/Surgical | 3 |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| free elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
|
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| Nurs 200W - Nursing Research | 3 |
| Nursing Elective | 4 |
| ENGL 202 A,B,C or D (GWS) | 3 |
| Total credits | 10 |
|
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| Nurs 417 (US,IL) Family & Community Health | 3 |
| Nurs 418 Application of Family/Comm Health | 4 |
| Total Credits | 7 |
|
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| Portfolio credits - for RN license | 33 |
| Total Credits | 33 |
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Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of "C" or better
Bold Italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, GS, FYS are codes used to identify General Education requirements
US and IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy university United States/International Cultures requirements
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy university Writing Across the Curriculum requirements
Y is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the university W and US/IL requirements
Program Notes:
Typically, students entering NURN have General Education major requirements completed and will receive transfer credits
Please speak to an adviser to have transfer transcripts evaluated
Academic Advising Notes:
Stat 200 is a pre-requisite for Nurs 200W
Nurs 390 should be taken in the first semester
Nurs 418 should be taken in the final semester
