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Curriculum
Curriculum for students admitted Fall 2019 and after
Freshman Year *
General
Education Courses: Pre-Nursing
(37
Total Semester Credits)
|
Course
Number
|
Credits
|
Arts Elective* |
3
|
College Algebra |
3
|
English Composition |
6
|
General Biology and Laboratory (science major) |
4
|
General Chemistry (science major) |
3
|
General Psychology |
3
|
Introductory Sociology |
3
|
Developmental Psychology |
3
|
Microbiology |
3
|
Humanities |
6
|
|
Sophomore Year
1st
Semester - (13 Total
Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
HLSC 2410 |
Human Physiology |
4
|
HLSC 2412 |
Human Anatomy |
4
|
NURS 2371 |
Introduction to Professional
Nursing |
2
|
HLSC 2416 |
Health Assessment Theory |
2
|
HLSC 2417 |
Health Assessment Lab |
1
|
2nd
Semester - (12 Total Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course
Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 2351 |
Foundations of Nursing
Practice Theory |
3
|
NURS 2362 |
Foundations of Nursing
Practice Practicum |
2
|
NURS 2372 |
Foundations of Nursing
Practice
Simulation/Lab |
1
|
HLSC 3409 |
Pharmacology |
3
|
HLSC 3410 |
Pathophysiology |
3
|
|
Junior Year
1st
Semester - (15 Total Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 3351 |
Adult Health Nursing Theory |
4
|
NURS 3362 |
Adult Health Nursing Practicum |
2
|
NURS 3372 |
Adult Health Nursing Simulation/Lab |
1
|
NURS 3356 |
Mental Health Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 3366 |
Mental Health Nursing Practicum |
2
|
BIOS 3115 |
Basic Statistics |
3
|
2nd
Semester - (16 Total Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course
Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 3355 |
Child Health Nursing Theory |
2
|
NURS 3365 |
Child Health Nursing Practicum |
3
|
NURS 3358 |
Women’s Health Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 3368 |
Women’s Health Nursing Practicum |
2
|
NURS 3370 |
Research in Nursing |
3
|
NURS 3451 |
Genetic Health Across the Lifespan |
3
|
|
Senior Year
1st
Semester - (15 Total Semester Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course
Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 4352 |
Critical Care Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 4362 |
Critical Care Nursing
Practicum |
2
|
NURS 4372 |
Critical Care Nursing Simulation/Lab |
1
|
NURS 4357 |
Population Focused Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 4358 |
Population Focused Nursing Practicum |
3
|
Humanities |
Any Level** |
3
|
2nd
Semester - (12 Total Semester Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 4371 |
Perspectives in Professional
Nursing |
2
|
NURS 4359 |
Nursing Management in the Health
Care System Theory
|
3
|
NURS 4369 |
Nursing Management in the Health Care
System Practicum
|
4
|
NURS 4346 |
Gerontology |
3
|
|
120 Total Credits for the BSN Degree
Curriculum for students admitted before Fall 2019
Freshman Year *
General
Education Courses: Pre-Nursing
(34
Total Semester Credits)
|
Course
Number
|
Credits
|
Arts Elective* |
3
|
College Algebra |
3
|
English Composition |
6
|
General Biology and Laboratory (science major) |
4
|
General Chemistry (science major) |
3
|
General Psychology |
3
|
Introductory Sociology |
3
|
Microbiology |
3
|
Humanities |
6
|
|
Sophomore Year
1st
Semester - (13 Total
Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
HLSC 2410 |
Human Physiology |
4
|
HLSC 2412 |
Human Anatomy |
4
|
NURS 2371 |
Introduction to Professional
Nursing |
2
|
PSCH
3044 |
Introduction to Abnormal
Psychology |
3
|
2nd
Semester - (15 Total Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course
Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 2351 |
Foundations of Nursing
Practice Theory |
3
|
NURS 2362 |
Foundations of Nursing
Practice Practicum |
2
|
NURS 2372 |
Foundations of Nursing
Practice
Simulation/Lab |
1
|
HLSC 2416 |
Health Assessment Theory |
2
|
HLSC 2417 |
Health Assessment Lab |
1
|
HLSC 3409 |
Pharmacology |
3
|
HLSC 3410 |
Pathophysiology |
3
|
|
Junior Year
1st
Semester - (15 Total Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 3351 |
Adult Health Nursing Theory |
4
|
NURS 3362 |
Adult Health Nursing Practicum |
2
|
NURS 3372 |
Adult Health Nursing Simulation/Lab |
1
|
NURS 3356 |
Mental Health Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 3366 |
Mental Health Nursing Practicum |
2
|
BIOS 3115 |
Basic Statistics |
3
|
2nd
Semester - (16 Total Semester
Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course
Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 3355 |
Child Health Nursing Theory |
2
|
NURS 3365 |
Child Health Nursing Practicum |
3
|
NURS 3358 |
Women’s Health Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 3368 |
Women’s Health Nursing Practicum |
2
|
NURS 3370 |
Research in Nursing |
3
|
NURS 3451 |
Genetic Health Across the Lifespan |
3
|
|
Senior Year
1st
Semester - (15 Total Semester Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course
Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 4352 |
Critical Care Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 4362 |
Critical Care Nursing
Practicum |
2
|
NURS 4372 |
Critical Care Nursing Simulation/Lab |
1
|
NURS 4357 |
Population Focused Nursing Theory |
3
|
NURS 4358 |
Population Focused Nursing Practicum |
3
|
Humanities |
Any Level** |
3
|
2nd
Semester - (12 Total Semester Credits)
|
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
NURS 4371 |
Perspectives in Professional
Nursing |
2
|
NURS 4359 |
Nursing Management in the Health
Care System Theory
|
3
|
NURS 4369 |
Nursing Management in the Health Care
System Practicum
|
4
|
NURS 4346 |
Gerontology |
3
|
|
120 Total Credits for the BSN Degree
* In preparation for entry
into the School of Nursing, general education
courses may be taken at any accredited college
or university. To ascertain which courses
are accepted for transfer credit, please
contact the Office of Student Services/Affairs, Nursing
School, LSU Health Sciences Center. A student
may select arts elective from Arts/Fine Arts,
Dance, Drama/Theatre, and Music.
** A student may select a humanities
elective from Communication, English,
Foreign Language,
History, Journalism, Philosophy, Religion,
and Speech. The Humanities elective must
be completed by the end of the first senior
semester.
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