DEGREE SHEET / 2016-2017 CATALOG Student name: Eagle ID: Eagle Email: Phone: RN to BSN BACCALAUREATE NURSING PROGRAM The RN to BSN Nursing Program is designed for and limited to individuals who are licensed as registered nurses (RN) in the United States. This Program is designed to articulate with many twoyear Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs. The RN to BSN Program prepares registered nurses to assume leadership roles as an integral nurse at the bedside, within an organization, in the community, and in the profession. The Program provides a unique and innovative nursing curriculum that is based upon the Theory of Integral Nursing. Through its integrative care focus, this Program prepares nurses to provide holistic, intentional, relationship-centered care that addresses individual and collective health. The Program requires 120-122 credit hours for graduation. Thirty-four credits of lower-division courses, to include nursing courses from an Associate Degree in Nursing program, may be applied toward the BSN degree. Students must then complete a total of forty credits of upper-division courses: 32 nursing credits and 8 elective credits with a Nursing (NURS) prefix, Integrative Health Studies (IHS) prefix, or other approved upper division course(s). GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (39 Credits) AREA I: COMMUNICATIONS (9 Credits) ENG 111 English Composition I (3) SPCH 130 Public Speaking (3) Choose one of the following two courses: ENG 112 English Composition II (3) ENG 116 Technical Writing (3) AREA II: MATHEMATICS (3 Credits) MATH 145 Introduction to Probability & Statistics (3) Pre-requisite: MATH 130 or adequate score on the Course Placement Evaluation AREA III: LABORATORY SCIENCES (12 Credits) BIOL 210 Microbiology with Lab (3) Pre-requisite: CHEM 110/L SEMESTER GRADE
BIOL 210L Microbiology with Lab (3) Pre-requisite: CHEM 110/L BIOL 237 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3) Pre-requisite: BIOL 237L BIOL 237L Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab (1) Pre-requisite: BIOL 237 BIOL 238 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (3) Pre-requisite: BIOL 238L BIOL 238L Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (1) Pre-requisite: BIOL 238 AREA IV: SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (6-9 Credits) Required: PSY 105 General Psychology (3) PSY 290 Development Psychology (3) If you choose to take a third course in this discipline, it must be from a discipline other than PSY. If you choose a third course from this area you need only complete two (6 credits) of the Humanities and Fine Arts course. ANTH 101/L Physical Anthropology with Lab (4) Pre-requisite: ANTH 101 ANTH 102 Introduction to Social/ Cultural Anthropology (3) ANTH 110 Indian Cultures of the Southwest (3) ANTH 207 Cultures of New Mexico (3) ECON 200 Macroeconomics (3) ECON 201 Microeconomics (3) GEOG 111 World Geography (3) HSS 311 Reading in the Social Sciences (4) HSS 414 Humanity and Creativity* (4) HSS 421 History, Literature, Art, and Philosophy (4) PSCI 110 The Political World (3) or adequate score on the Course Placement Evaluation PSCI 120 Contemporary Political Issues (3) or adequate score on the Course Placement Evaluation PSCI 200 American Politics (3) or adequate score on the Course Placement Evaluation PSCI 210 State and Local Government (3) or adequate score on the Course Placement Evaluation PSCI 212 The American Presidency (3) or adequate score on the Course Placement Evaluation PSY 105 General Psychology (3) PSY 210 Theories of Personality (3) PSY 229 Adolescent Psychology (3) PSY 230 Psychology of Adjustment (3) PSY 232 Abnormal Behavior (3)
PSY 270 Social Psychology (3) PSY 290 Development Psychology (3) SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3) SOC 213 Deviant Behavior (3) SOC 216 Ethnic and Intercultural Relations (3) SOC 220 Social Problems (3) SOC 225 Marriage and the Family (3) Plus, topic courses with student advisor s approval AREA V: HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS (6-9 Credits) Required: Second Language (3 credits) Elective (3) You must select courses from at least two different discipline areas from the following: ART 105 Introduction to Art (3) ART 107 History to Art I (3) ART 208 History of NM Art & Architecture. I (3) ART 211 History to Art II (3) DANC 240 Dance Appreciation (3) ENG 270 Children s Literature (3) ENG 262 Literature of the Southwest (3) ENG 265 Native American Literature I (3) ENG 266 Native American Literature II (3) ENG 280 Reading in Literature (3) ENG 290 Study of Literature (3) ENG 294 Mythology (3) FDMA 280 History of Cinema HIST 101 Western Civilization I (3) HIST 102 Western Civilization II (3) HIST 161 History of U.S. to 1887 (3) HIST 162 History of U.S. from 1887 (3) HIST 200 History of World Religions(3) HIST 220 Southwestern Women s History (3) HIST 230 Chicano Experience in the US (3)
HIST 250 American Indian History (3) HIST 260 History of New Mexico (3) HUM 100 History and Culture of Northern New Mexico Pre-requisite: ENG 108N HUM 101 Humanities I (3) HUM 102 Humanities I (3) HUM 103 The Search for Meaning Pre-requisite: ENG 109 HUM 105 Humanities and the Southwest (3) Pre-requisite: ENG 109 HUM 311 Readings in the Social Sciences (4) HUM 414 Humanity and Creativity (4) HUM 421 History, Literature, art, and Philosophy (4) HUM 200 Comparative Religion MUS 103 Music History & Literature I(3) MUS 105 Music Appreciation (3) MUS 218 Music History & Literature II (3) Pre-requisite: MUS 109 PHIL 110 Introduction to Philosophical Problems (3) PHIL 111 History of Philosophy (3) PHIL 220 Ethics (3) PHIL 250 Critical Thinking (3) PIS 200 Introduction to Pueblo Indian Studies (3) THE 120 Introduction to Theatre I (3) THE 130 History of Theatre (3) Plus, topic courses with student advisor s approval REQUIRED LOWER-DIVISION COURSEWORK Thirty-four credits of lower-division courses, to include nursing courses from ADN program, will be applied toward the BSN degree. SUPPORT COURSES (7-9 Credits) HSCI 204 Nutrition (3) Pre-requisite: BIOL 110/L or CHEM 110/L Pathophysiology (4-6) Four-six (4-6) credits of Pathophysiology (can be lower-or upper division courses). RN to BSN PROGRAM CURRICULUM (40 Credits) A minimum of 40 credits of upper-division course must be completed, to 32 credits of required upper-division nursing courses and 8 credits of upper division electives. Nursing 400 Nursing Transition and NURS 401 Integral Nursing Theory must be the first two courses taken in the curriculum. They may be taken concurrently with the following course: NURS 410 An Integral Approach to Evidence-Based Practice: NURS 420 Integral Health Assessment; NURS 430 Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing; NURS 440 Health Issues,
Policy and Politics in Health Care; NURS 450 Community and Global Health I. NURS 480 Integral Nursing Capstone Course is the last course taken in the program. NURS 400 Nursing in Transition (2) Pre-requisite: Admission to the Program NURS 401 Integral Nursing Theory (3) Pre-requisite or CO-Requisite: NURS 400 NURS 410 An Integral Approach to Evidence-Based Practice (3) Pre-requisite: MATH 145 Co-requisite: NURS 400 and NURS 401 NURS 420 Integral Health Assessment (3) Pre-requisite: NURS 400 and NURS 401 NURS 430 Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing (3) Pre-requisite: NURS 400 and NURS 401 NURS 440 Health Issues, Policy and Politics in Health Care (3 Pre-requisite: NURS 400 and NURS 401 NURS 450 Community and Global Health I (3) Pre-requisite: NURS 400 and NURS 401, and strongly suggest NURS 410 NURS 451 Community and Global Health II (4) Pre-requisite: NURS 450 NURS 460 Integral Communication and Teaching (2) Pre-requisite: NURS 401 NURS 470 Transformation Leadership in Nursing (4) Pre-requisite: NURS 401 NURS 480 Integral Nursing Capstone Course (2) Pre-requisite: All Nursing Courses Electives 8 credits of upper-division electives with a NURS or IHS prefix, or other approved upper division course(s) TOTAL CREDITS : 120-122 (INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 135 CLINICAL HOURS) ADVISOR APPROVAL DATE
SUGGESTED COURSES SEQUENCING FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS: Year One FALL SEMESTER (10 CREDITS) SPRING SEMESTER (11 CREDITS) NURS 400 (2) NURS 440 (3) NURS 401 (3) NURS 460 (3) NURS 420 (3) NURS 430 (3) Elective (2) Elective (3) Year Two FALL SEMESTER (9 CREDITS) SPRING SEMESTER (13 CREDITS) NURS 410 (3) NURS 451 (4) NURS 450 (3) NURS 470 (4) Elective (3) NURS 480 (2) SUGGESTED COURSES SEQUENCING FOR PART-TIME STUDENTS: FALL SEMESTER (5 CREDITS) SPRING SEMESTER (5 CREDITS) NURS 400 (2) NURS 460 (2) NURS 401 (3) NURS 430 (3) FALL SEMESTER (6 CREDITS) SPRING SEMESTER (7 CREDITS) NURS 420 (3) NURS 440 (3) Elective (3) NURS 470 (4) FALL SEMESTER (8 CREDITS) SPRING SEMESTER (9 CREDITS) NURS 410 (3) NURS 480 (3) NURS 450 (3) NURS 451 (4) Elective (2) Elective (3) **Additional general education and support courses may need to be completed if the student has not yet completed them.
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