Nursing Curriculum

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PRE-CLINICAL NURSING REQUIREMENTS

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
BIOL 2010	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIOL 2011	Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab	1
BIOL 2020	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
BIOL 2021	Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab	1
	Students are required to meet computer competency during first 30 hrs of coursework and before applying to Nursing.

GENERAL EDUCATION / CORE REQUIREMENTS

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
BIOL 2510	Microbiology w/Lab	4
PSYC 1310	Introduction to Psychology	3
ENGL 1010	Composition I	3
SPCH 2010	Introduction to Speech Communication	3
MATH 1530	Probability and Statistics	3
ELECTIVE	Humanities/Fine Arts (must be chosen from approved list) View List in College Catalog	3

NURSING COURSES

*Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
NURS 1100	Nursing Concepts and Processes	1
NURS 1150	Nursing Skills	1
NURS 1160/1161	Introduction to Nursing Process	4
NURS 1130	Pharmacology	3
NURS 2600/2601	Nursing Process I	10
NURS 2610/2611	Nursing Process II	10
NURS 2620/2621	Nursing Process III	5
NURS 2630/2631	Nursing Process IV	4
	TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	65

Programs with limited enrollment give priority to permanent Tennessee residents eligible for admission, then eligible U.S. citizens who are out-of-state residents, and then to eligible international students.