The nursing program at any level is a learning-intensive, time-consuming enterprise. You will be required to complete course work, clinical work, skills testing, theory testing, nursing care plans and more.

The School of Nursing strongly recommends that you work no more than 24 hours a week during the course of the program. If your family and home commitments are high, we recommend you curtail outside employment even further.

Following are the required courses for the nursing program. Non-nursing courses are available to all WSU students. In order to enroll in the nursing courses, you must have applied and been accepted to a specific nursing program.

All non-nursing courses must be completed at a C level or higher. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted toward graduation completion.

Prerequisite Courses

Prerequisite courses must be passed with a C grade or higher. All accepted students (including high school graduates) must complete the science option I or II by the end of summer semester prior to starting the nursing program.

Science

Option I 
HTHS 1110/1111 Biomedical Core with Lab (8 credits)
CHEM 1050 Intro to General, Organic and Biochemistry (5 credits)**
MATH Quantitative Literacy Requirement (3/4 credits), see Advisor

Option II
ZOOL 2100 Human Anatomy (4 credits)
ZOOL 2200 Human Physiology (4 credits)
CHEM 1050 Intro to General, Organic and Biochemistry (5 credits)**
MATH Quantitative Literacy Requirement (3/4 credits), see Advisor

**CHEMISTRY NOTE: For applicants attending a college or university where Chemistry 1050 is not available, take CHEM 1110 Elementary Chemistry (5 cr.) In addition, some graduate nursing programs require two sections of Chemistry; therefore, Chemistry 1110 and Chemistry 1120 would be a best choice. Talk with an academic advisor.

Support Courses

MICR 1113 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
NUTR 1020 Foundations in Nutrition (3 credits)
PSY 1010 Introductory Psychology (3 credits)
HTHS 2230 Introductory Pathophysiology (3 credits)
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing (3 credits)
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing (3 credits)
Humanities (HU) or Creative Arts (CA) (3 credits)

General Education

We recommend you have some general education courses completed prior to beginning the program. This will lighten the course load during the program.

Humanities (HU) (3 credits)
Creative Arts (CA) (3 credits)
Humanities or Creative Arts (3 credits)
Social Science (SS) (3 credits)
American Institutions (3 credits)
Computer Information Literacy (3 credits)
Diversity (3 credits)+
 
+ Refer to general education requirements in the university catalog for diversity courses: humanities/diversity (HV), creative arts/diversity (CV), or social science/diversity (SV).

Some prerequisite courses, support courses, and General Education courses are offered through WSU Independent Study (paper/pencil based via US Mail) and WSU Online (computer-based via the Internet) (801-626-6600). The nursing program dates and deadlines override Continuing Education, Online and Distance Learning guidelines. Support courses must be completed and grades posted two weeks prior to nursing orientation.

WSU Continuing Education: Certified Nursing Assistant Course

Suggested Course Outline

You must be accepted into the WSU nursing program to register for nursing courses. All nursing courses must be passed with a B- grade (80 percent) or higher to proceed in the program.

Fall Semester (First Year)

NRSG 1030 Foundations of Nursing (3 credits)
NRSG 1031 Foundations of Nursing Clinical (3 credits)
NRSG 1050 Treatment Modalities I (3 credits)
MICR 1113 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
NUTR 1020 Foundations in Nutrition (3 credits 

Spring Semester (First Year)

NRSG 1040 Maternal/Newborn (2 credits)
NRSG 1041 Maternal/Newborn Clinical (1 credits)
NRSG 1045 Care of Adults/Children (3 credits)
NRSG 1046 Care of Adults/Children Clinical (2 credits)
PSY 1010 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing (3 credits)

Summer Semester (Second Year)

HTHS 2230 Pathophysiology (3 credits)
American Institutions (3 credits)
Humanities (HU) (3 credits)

Fall Semester (Second Year)

NRSG 2060 Psych/Mental Health Nursing (2 credits)
NRSG 2061 Psych/Mental Health Nurs. Clinical (1 credits)
NRSG 2070 Care of Adults/Children II (3 credits)
NRSG 2071 Care of Adults/Children Clinical II (4 credits)
NRSG 2050 Treatment Modalities II (2 credits)
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing (3 credits)

Spring Semester (Second Year)

NRSG 2080 Patient Care Management (2 credits)
NRSG 2081 Patient Care Management Clinical (3 credits)
Humanities (HU) or Creative Arts (CA)  (3 credits)
Computer Information Literacy (4 credits)
Creative Arts (CA) (3 credits)

See the WSU Course Catalog for individual course descriptions.