Recommended Curriculum for First Year students intending to pursue BSN (there is some flexibility in the sequence of courses, especially for students with transfer credits, but some classes are only offered in fall, spring or summer as identified, below).
Year 1 at VWU
Fall Semester |
January Term |
Spring Semester |
Summer Session |
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CHEM 120 or CHEM 130 |
Lower Level Arts |
ENG 105 |
BIO 202 or SW 351 |
PSY 101 |
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SOC 351 |
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BIO 221 |
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BIO 222 |
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WES 100 |
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PHIL 321 |
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| (Cumulative total of 40 credits) | |||
Year 2 Fall at VWU, Spring at Sentara, Summer Term at VWU
Fall Semester |
January Term |
Spring Semester |
Summer Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 205 | NUR 203: Health Assessment | WES 300 | |
| BIO 201 | NUR 204: Applied Health Assessment | ||
| WES 200 | NUR 216: Principles of Pathophysiology | ||
| MATH 210 | NUR 221: Foundations of Nursing | ||
| NUR 222: Application of Foundational Skills | |||
| (Cumulative total of 75credits) | |||
Year 3 at Sentara
Fall Semester |
January Term |
Spring Semester |
Summer Session |
|---|---|---|---|
NUR 311: Pharmacology |
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NUR 353: Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing |
Optional
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NUR 351: Nursing Care of Acute Illness Throughout the Lifespan |
NUR 354: Clinical Management of the Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing |
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| NUR 352: Clinical Management of Acute Illness Throughout the Lifespan | NUR 356: Professional Nursing and Emerging Trends | ||
| NUR 353: Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing OR NUR 395: Special Topics in Nursing - Perioperative Nursing) |
NUR 361: Nursing Care of Chronic Illness Throughout the Lifespan | ||
| NUR 354: Clinical
Management of the
Maternal-Newborn and
Women’s Health Nursing (if taking NUR 353) |
NUR 362: Clinical Management of Chronic Illness Throughout the Lifespan | ||
| (Cumulative total of 106 credits) | |||
Year 4 at Sentara
Fall Semester |
January Term |
Spring Semester |
Summer Session |
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NUR 409: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice |
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NUR 415: Nursing Leadership and Management |
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NUR 421: High Acuity Nursing |
NUR 416: Preceptorship |
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NUR 422: Population Health |
NUR 417: Summit for Nursing Knowledge |
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NUR 423: Clinical Management of Speciality Patients |
NUR 432: Introduction to Global Health |
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| (Cumulative total of 131 credits) | |||
*Required prerequisite course