Junior/Senior Course Sequence
Once admitted to the nursing major's basic/pre-licensure option, students must complete their nursing courses in the following sequence. Each term is a foundation for the subsequent term.
Nursing Curriculum
The following course sequence represents the nursing major for students entering the major in Fall 2022 or later. For major requirements from prior years, visit the Undergraduate Catalog.
This is a full-time program, and courses typically take place during weekday hours.
Junior Year, First Term (J1)
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| NURS 347 Health Assessment Across the Life Span | 3 |
| NURS 356 Adult Health Nursing I: Foundations | 3 |
| NURS 356C Adult Health Nursing I: Foundations Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 361 Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 365 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
Junior Year, Second Term (J2)
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| NURS 333 Writing for Evidence-Based Practice: Issues in Professional Nursing¹ | 3 |
| NURS 358 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 358C Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 360 Adult Health Nursing II | 3 |
| NURS 360C Adult Health Nursing II Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 435 Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice² | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Senior Year, First Term (S1)
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| NURS 473 Women-Maternal Health and Newborn Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 473C Women-Maternal Health and Newborn Nursing Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 475 Child Health | 3 |
| NURS 475C Child Health Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 480 Adult Health Nursing III | 3 |
| NURS 480C Adult Health Nursing III CLinical | 2 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Senior Year, Second Term (S2)
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| NURS 416 Diversity and Social Justice in Healthcare1 | 3 |
| NURS 476 Public Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 476C Public Health Nursing Clinical | 2 |
| NURS 481 Transition to Practice:Leadership Quality and Safety in Collaborative Healthcare Environments | 3 |
| NURS 483 Senior Practicum Immersion | 3 |
| NURS 488 Preparation for Licensure Exam | 2 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
¹ Certain courses in the nursing major apply to requirements in the university's Core Curriculum. NURS 333 satisfies the Advanced Writing Seminar (Core 9) requirement. NURS 416 satisfies the Diversity & Difference (Core 13) requirement.
² NURS 435 requires a prerequisite of basic statistics or biostatistics. It is strongly recommended that this course be completed prior to entering the program because additional enrollment in the J1 term is not advised.