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 Department 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 (18 Credit Hours)
HTHSCI 1110/1111 Biomedical Core with Lab (8)
CHEM 1050 Intro to General, Organic and Biochemistry (5)**
or
CHEM 1110 Elementary Chemistry (5)

Option II (18 Credit Hours)
ZOOL 2100 Human Anatomy (4)
ZOOL 2200 Human Physiology (4)
CHEM 1050 Intro to General, Organic and Biochemistry (5)**
or
CHEM 1110 Elementary Chemistry (5)

** If you plan to advance to higher-level nursing programs, you should complete CHEM 1110.

Support

MICRO 1113 Introductory Microbiology (3)
NUTRI 1020 Foundations in Nutrition (3)
PSYCH 1010 Introductory Psychology (3)
HTHSCI 2230 Introductory Pathophysiology (3)

General Education (Prerequisites)

ENG 1010 Introduction to Writing (3)
Quantitative Literacy (3) 
Humanities (HU) (3)*
American Institutions (3)*

General Education (Not Prerequisites)

ENG 2010 Intermediate Writing (3)
Humanities or Creative Arts (3)
Computer Information Literacy (3)*
Creative Arts (CA) (3)*
Social Science (SS) (3)*
 
* Not required for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. 

Some prerequisite 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 has established guidelines if you are planning to take Independent Study or Distance Learning course. Failure to comply with the following guidelines will disqualify you from starting or progressing in the program:

• Prerequisite courses must be completed with grades posted one week prior to starting the nursing program. 
• Nursing deadlines override all Continuing Education and Distance Learning guidelines.

Suggested Second Year Course Outline

All nursing courses must be passed with a B- grade (80 percent) or better to proceed in the program.

Summer Semester (Second Year)

HTHSCI 2230 Pathophysiology (3)
Quantitative Literacy (3)
American Institutions (3)*
Humanities (HU) (3)*
 
Fall Semester (Second Year)

NRSG 2060 Psych/Mental Health Nursing (2)+
NRSG 2061 Psych/Mental Health Nurs. Clinical (1)+
NRSG 2070 Care of Adults/Children II (3)
NRSG 2071 Care of Adults/Children Clinical II (4)
NRSG 2050 Treatment Modalities II (2)
ENG 2010 Intermediate Writing (3)
NRSG 1124 Transitions (2)

+ Some students may take these courses during the spring semester.

Spring Semester (Second Year)

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

* Not required for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.

See the WSU Course Catalog for individual course descriptions.