Recommended Academic Plan
| Fall | Credits |
| ENGL 015 (GWS) Composition/Honors Composition | 3 |
| HD FS 129 (GS) or PSYCH 212 (GS) Human Development & Family Studies/Intro Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| BIOL 129 (GN) or BIOL 141 (GN) & 142 Mammalian Anatomy/Intro Physiology/Physiology Lab | 4 |
| NURS 111 Nursing Roles | 4 |
| NURS 112 Health Patterns/Nursing Interventions | 4 |
| Total Credits: | 18 |
|
| Spring | Credits |
| PSYCH 100 (GS) General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 001 or SOC 005 (GS) Intro to Sociology/Social Problems | 3 |
| BIOL 129 (GN) or BIOL 141 (GN) & 142 Mammalian Anatomy/Intro Physiology/Physiology Lab | 4 |
| NURS 113 Childbearing Family | 4 |
| NURS 114 Childrearing Family | 4 |
| Total Credits: | 18 |
|
| Fall | Credits |
| Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
| MICRB 106 & 107 (GN) Elementary Microbiology/Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| NURS 211 Pathophysiology/Nursing Interventions I | 5 |
| NURS 212 Pathophysiology/Nursing Interventions II | 4 |
| Total Credits: | 16 |
|
| Spring | Credits |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| NURS 213 Pathophysiology/Nursing Interventions III | 5 |
| NURS 214W Psychiatric Nursing/Leadership Concepts | 5 |
| Total Credits: | 16 |
| Overall Total Credits: | 68 |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
A total of 68 credits is required to complete the degree
All students are required to complete a US or IL course for graduation.
Academic Advising Notes:
All nursing courses require a quality grade of C or better according to School of Nursing Grading Scale. See
School of Nursing Grading Scale in the
Associate Degree Nursing Handbook (http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/nurs/handbooks/docs/AD_SP07.pdf).
Academic Progression Policy:
States that all prerequisite courses may be repeated only 1 time, and
failure of 2 nursing courses results in dismissal from the nursing major. See
Associate
Degree Nursing Handbook (http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/nurs/handbooks/docs/AD_SP07.pdf).
