Prerequisite and General Education Requirements
Virginia Wesleyan University Prerequisite Courses at VWU |
Sentara College of Health Sciences Equivalent Prerequisite Courses at SCOHS |
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BIO 221 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
Anatomy & Physiology I with lab |
4 |
BIO 222 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
Anatomy & Physiology II with lab |
4 |
CHEM 120 OR |
Introductory Chemistry OR |
4 |
College Chemistry with lab |
4 |
ENG 105 |
The Art of Writing |
4* |
English Composition I |
3 |
WES 200 |
Wesleyan Seminar II |
4* |
English Composition II |
3 |
PSY 205 OR |
Lifespan Development OR |
4* |
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
BIO 201 |
Microbiology for Health Sciences |
4 |
Microbiology with lab |
4 |
MATH 210 |
Introductory Statistics |
4* |
Statistics |
3 |
WES 300 |
Wesleyan Seminar III |
4* |
Oral Communication |
3 |
PHIL 321 |
Ethics and Health Care |
4* |
Ethics |
3 |
PSYC 101 |
Introduction to Psychology I |
4* |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
SOC 351 |
Medical Sociology |
4* |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
BIO 202 |
Human Nutrition |
4* |
Nutrition |
3 |
WES 100 |
Wesleyan Seminar I |
4* |
Humanities Elective |
3 |
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Lower Level Arts |
4* |
Fine Arts Elective |
3 |
* Transfer credit for these non-lab courses may be completed using 3 credit courses instead of VWU 4 credit courses. |
Major Requirements: Nursing
Course Number And Title |
Sem. Hrs. |
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NUR 221: Foundations of Nursing |
5 |
NUR 222: Application of Foundational Skills |
3 |
NUR 214: Health Assessment |
4 |
NUR 215: Pathophysiology |
3 |
NUR 311: Pharmacology |
3 |
NUR 351: Nursing Care of Acute Illness Throughout the Lifespan |
6 |
NUR 352: Clinical Management of Acute Illness Throughout the Lifespan |
3 |
NUR 353: Nursing Care of the Maternal/Newborn Patient |
3 |
NUR 354: Clinical Management of the Maternal/Newborn Patient |
1 |
NUR 355: Professional Nursing |
3 |
NUR 361: Nursing Care of Chronic Illness Through the Lifespan |
6 |
NUR 362 Clinical Management of Chronic Illness Through the Lifespan |
3 |
NUR 409: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice |
3 |
NUR 415: Nursing Leadership and Management |
3 |
NUR 416: Preceptorship |
5 |
NUR 431: Issues and Trends in Nursing |
4 |
Nursing Elective |
3 |
Total Hours Required at Sentara: |
71 |
Total Hours Required for the BSN |
131 |
Additional Information on VWU courses can be found at https://www.vwu.edu/academics/catalog.php.
Additional Information on the Sentara BSN program and courses can be found at the following links from Sentara:
- Sentara Catalog and Student Handbook
- Nursing Program Overview
- Nursing General Admission Requirements
- Traditional BSN Credit Analysis and Curriculum Plan