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Prerequisites and Sample Plan of Study
for Full-Time B.S.N. Four-Year Student

Note: Part-time students must plan courses of study with the appropriate College of Nursing personnel or committee, and may not alter the plan without prior approval from the College. 

First year (pre-nursing)
Fall Semester 

Credit
Hours

ANA 109    Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing I  3

CHE 104  

 Introductory General Chemistry (offered fall semester only)  3
ENG 104*  Writing: An Accelerated Foundational Course  4
OR USP 3-6
PSY 100  Introduction to Psychology  4
Subtotal 16-17
Spring Semester
CHE 108 Introduction to Organic, Inorganic, and Biochemistry (offered spring semester only) 3
ANA 110  Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing II

3

USP (Social Science) 3
ENG 104*  Writing: An Accelerated Foundational Course

4

OR USP

3-6

Subtotal 

16-19

* A second-tier writing course is required for graduation. Many USP courses have been approved for second tier. Refer to the University of Kentucky Bulletin for details.

 

Important:
 Application for admission to the Professional Curriculum must be submitted by March 1 of the calendar year in which all nursing prerequisites will be completed. Students must earn at least a "C" in all prerequisite courses, and have a cumulative 2.50 GPA to be considered for admission into the undergraduate nursing program. A nurse aide training course must be completed before the first semester in which the student takes nursing courses.

All courses below must be taken in the semester listed.  Students remain with the cohort to finish in six semesters.



Second year  (Professional Curriculum)
Fall Semester

Credit
Hours

NFS 212  Introductory Nutrition

 3

BIO 208  Principles of Microbiology

 3

NUR 860  Foundations for Professional Nursing   

 2

NUR 861  Family Health Promotion and Communication Across the Lifespan

 8

Subtotal

16

Spring Semester
NUR 866 Patho/Pharmacology I

 3

NUR 863   Professional Nursing Care Across the Lifespan

 8

STA 200
 

Statistics: A Force in Human Judgment
 

 3

OR    
HSM 241   Health and Medical Care Delivery Systems  3
USP  

 3

Subtotal 17

Third year
Fall Semester

Credit 
Hours

NUR 870   Patho/Pharmacology II

 3

NUR 871  Family-Centered Care of Adults with Common Health Problems  

 7

STA 200  

Statistics: A Force in Human Judgment

 3

OR    
HSM 241  Health and Medical Care Delivery Systems 3
Subtotal

13

Spring Semester
NUR 872   Clinical Reasoning: Quantitative, Qualitative and Epidemiological Approaches

 3

NUR 873   Nursing Care of Childbearing and Childrearing Families

 7

USP  

 6

Subtotal
 

16
 

Fourth year
Fall Semester  

Credit 
Hours

NUR 880       Leadership/Management in Nursing Care Delivery

 3

NUR 881  Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing  

 5

NUR 883   Public Health Nursing  

 5

Elective  

 3

Subtotal

16

Spring Semester
NUR 884  Career Management in Nursing

 2

NUR 885  High Acuity Nursing

 5

NUR 886  Synthesis of Clinical Knowledge for Nursing Practice

 6

Subtotal 13
Total minimum credit hours 120**

** In addition to the courses listed, students must earn 120 credit hours to receive a bachelor's degree. Additional electives may be necessary to reach a minimum total of 120 credit hours.

All courses listed must be taken in the semester listed. Because of course content, students cannot take courses for upcoming semesters in order to finish the program early.

 

Questions? E-mail conss@uky.edu or call (859) 323-5108.

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