Curriculum in Nursing
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101H1,G
Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors
3
MATH 1611,G College Algebra 3
GBIO 1511,G General Biology I 3
BIOL 1521 General Biology Laboratory I 1
SOC 1011,G Introductory Sociology 3
LS 1021 Introduction to Information Research 1
SE 1011 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ENGL 102
ENGL 102H1,G
Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors
3
PSYC 1011 General Psychology I 3
CHEM 1071,G Survey of Chemistry 4
ZOO 2501,G Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I 3
ZOOL 2521 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I 1
MATH 2411,G Elementary Statistics 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 17

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
FCS 2511 Nutrition and Diet Therapy 3
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 2321,G
World Literature
English Literature
American Literature
3
MIC 2231 Medical Microbiology 3
MICL 2241 Medical Microbiology Laboratory 1
ZOO 2511 Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture II 3
ZOOL 2531 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II 1
PSYC 2041,G  Developmental Psychology 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 17

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
COMM 2111,G Introduction to Public Speaking 3
††NURS 339 Medication Math for Nursing 2
††NURS 3142 Health Assessment of the Individual 2
NLAB 3152 Health Assessment of the Individual Lab 1
††NURS 3193 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I 3
††NLAB 305 Clinical Practice Competency I 1
††NURS 3334 Orientation to the Roles of the Professional Nurse 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††NURS 3313 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II 3
††NURS 332 Health Assessment of Families/Groups/Communities 1
††NLAB 334 Health Assessment of Families/Groups/Communities Lab 1
††NURS 3712 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2
NLAB 3732 Foundations of Nursing Practice Lab 3
††NURS 3784 Research in Nursing 2
History1,G   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††NURS 372 Adult Health Nursing 2
††NURS 375 Gerontological Nursing 2
††NLAB 382 Adult and Gerontological Nursing Lab              6
††NURS 383 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 2
††NLAB 335 Clinical Practice Competency Lab II 1
††Art
Elective
  3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††NURS 471 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family 2
††NLAB 473 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Lab 3
††NURS 475 Nursing Care of Infants, Children, and Adolescents 2
††NLAB 477 Nursing Care of Infants, Children, and Adolescents Lab 3
††NLAB 403 Clinical Competency Lab III 1
††NURS 485 Professional Nursing: Transition and Trends 1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 12

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††NURS 4794 Professional Nurse Role: Manager 2
††NURS 4873 Advanced Concepts in Nursing Practice 3
††NLAB 4894 Advanced Concepts in Nursing Practice Lab                  5
††NURS 482 Promoting a Healthy Community 1
††NLAB 488 Promoting a Health Community Lab 1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 12

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.
GGeneral Education Courses
††Major course; grade of C or higher is required.
1Grade of "C" or better required.
2LPN's, see department for advising.
3Required to fulfill in part 22 hours of nursing credits required by the Registered Nurse to meet degree requirements. Additionally, nine hours of approved nursing electives must also be used to meet degree requirements.
4Courses required for Honors degree in nursing. Contact the Honors Program for other requirements.
 
Honors Diploma in the Discipline
For information on earning Sophomore Honors Distinction, Upper Division Honors Distinction, or the Honors Diploma, please consult The University Honors Program section of this catalog, the Director of the Honors Program, and/or your Department Head.