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Nursing Major: Sample Plans


The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

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Sample Four Year Plan: Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Semester 1

- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)听(IC)
- NU 100: Intro To Nursing Seminar (1 cr)
- BIOL 100: Biology # (4 cr) (STEM)
- CHEM 100: Chemistry听% (4 cr) (STEM)
- MATH 186: Pre-Calculus* (4 cr), OR Math 156: College Algebra (3 cr)听AND MATH 157: Plane Trigonometry (2 cr) (STEM)

Semester 2

- BIOL 214: Anatomy and Physiology I (4 cr)
- NU 250: Lifespan Development (3 cr) (SP)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr) (CS)
- COMM 170: Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr) OR COMM 252: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr) (CS)
- PHRE 188: Ethics (3 cr) (AH)

Semester 3

- NU 240: Assessment & Fundamentals I (4 cr)
- BIOL 215: Anatomy and Physiology II (4 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr) (SP)
- NU 311: Human Nutrition (2 cr)
- Elementary I: Foreign Language Req* (3 cr) (IC)

Semester 4

- NU 280: Assessment & Fundamentals II (4 cr)
- BIOL 204: Microbiology (4 cr)
- BIOL 353: Pathophysiology (3 cr)
- Elementary II: Foreign Language Requirement* (3 cr) (IC)

Semester 5

- NU 350: Adult Health Nursing I (6 cr)
- NU 375: Maternal/Neonatal (3 cr)
- Arts & Humanities Perspective (3 cr) (AH)
- NU 210: Pharmacotherapeutics I (2 cr)

Semester 6

- NU 351: Adult Health Nursing II (6 cr)
- NU 385: Child/Family Nursing (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)听*听(STAT)
- NU 310: Pharmacotherapeutics II (2 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr) * (IC)

Semester 7

- NU 340: NCLEX-RN Review I ** (1 cr)
- NU 410: WE/Capstone Nursing Research (3 cr) (IC)
- NU 425: Community Mental Health Nursing (3 cr)
- NU 445: Clinical Elective (2 cr)
- NU 320: Healthcare Informatics (3 cr)
- Missouri Statute (3 cr) (SP)

Semester 8

- NU 440: NCLEX-RN Review II (1 cr)
- NU 475: Critical Care Nursing (4 cr)
- NU 480: Professional Nursing Leadership (2 cr)
- NU 485: WE/Rural Public Health Nursing (4 cr) (IC)
- Arts & Humanities Perspective (3 cr) (AH)

 

Total Hours = 122

NOTES:

  • Total Hours = 122
  • Bolded courses are major requirements and required support.
  • Italicized courses are required prior to the start of the junior-level courses.
  • * Pre-requisite for NU 410 Capstone Nursing Research.
  • ** Available to senior nursing majors. Not all students are required to take this course.
  • # = Co-requisite or Prerequisite for Anatomy & Physiology.
  • % = Prerequisite for Anatomy & Physiology.
  • Perspectives: (SP) Social Perspective, (AH) Arts & Humanities Perspective, (STEM) STEM Perspective, (CS) Communication Skills, (STAT) Statistics Perspective, (IC) Interconnecting Perspective.
  • For more information, see and Nursing Student Handbook.
  • WE = Writing Enhanced course
  • If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
  • Truman students are required to complete a to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
  • Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. 蓝莓视频 to graduate through TruView.
  • Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the to plan accordingly.
  • The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.

Department Chair: Please contact the with any updates to the plan above. Revised 2/24/2025

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in .

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