Associate Degree Nursing Program Curriculum

PREREQUISITE COURSES (Summer/Fall)

**CHEM 1406  Introductory Chemistry
**PSYC 2301  General Psychology                 
**BIOL 2401  Anatomy & Physiology I
**ENGL 1301  College Composition I             
                                                                       
 
FRESHMAN YEAR-First Semester (Fall/Spring)
                              
RNSG 1513  Fundamentals for Nursing Practice                                        
RNSG 1105  Nursing Skills I                              
RNSG 1144  Nursing Skills II                             
RNSG 1160  Clinical-Nursing (RN Training) Foundations                                 
RNSG 1115  Health Assessment                         
**BIOL 2402  Anatomy & Physiology II                                                             
MATH 0311  Fundamentals of Arithmetic For Nurses (if testing indicates)   
 
SECOND SEMESTER
                                                            
RNSG 1441  Common Concepts of Adult Health                                 
RNSG 2460  Clinical-Nursing (RN Training) Common Concepts                       
RNSG 2313  Mental Health Nursing                      
**PSYC 2314 Human Growth & Development    
                                                                         
 
SUMMER SESSION

**BIOL 2420 Microbiology                              
                                                                          
 
SOPHMORE YEAR-First Semester (Fall/Spring)
                                                         
RNSG 1412  Nursing Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family                    
RNSG 2462  Clinical Nursing (RN Training) Maternal/Child                              
RNSG 2261  Clinical-Nursing (RN Training) Mental Health                                
**ELECTIVE                                                       
                                                                          
SECOND SEMESTER
                                                             
RNSG 1443  Complex Concepts of Adult Health                               
RNSG 2461  Clinical Nursing (RN Training) Complex Concepts                         
RNSG 2121  Management of Client Care              
RNSG 1146  Legal & Ethical Issues for Nurses     
*HUMANITIES                                                                                
 
 
**The program and general education courses within the program are subject to approval and changes mandated by the Texas Board of Nursing.
 
Applicants should consult the nursing school director to identify specific course equivalencies for transfer.  Non-nursing courses may be taken before enrollment in nursing courses, but not later than sequentially required.
 
*Select one of the following courses:  ENGL 2322, ENGL 2326, ENGL 2333, ENGL 2334, FREN, HUMA, PHIL, Span 1501 or higher, HIST 1302 or 2301.
 
Science Courses (CHEM, MICRO, and A&P) must be completed within the last ten (10) years or they must be re-taken.
 
It is strongly recommended that ALL SCIENCES COURSES be completed prior to entering the program.  
 
Non-nursing courses may be taken before enrollment in nursing courses, but no later than sequentially required.
 
If courses are not completed as required, the student must complete them before
progressing in the program.
 
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A COMPUTER WITH A DVD PLAYER AND INTERNET ACCESS WHILE ENROLLED IN THE ADN PROGRAM.