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 (3/4 credits)
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 (3/4 credits)
** CHEMISTRY NOTE: For applicants attending a college or university where Chemistry 1050 is not available, take Chemistry 1110. If you plan to advance to higher-level nursing programs, you should complete CHEM 1110. In addition, some graduate nursing programs require two sections of Chemistry; therefore, it would be best to take Chemistry 1110 and Chemistry 1120. Consult with an advisor.
Support (prerequisites)
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)
General Education (prerequisites)
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing (3 credits)
Quantitative Literacy (3 credits)
Humanities (HU) (3 credits)*
American Institutions (3 credits)*
General Education (Not Prerequisites)
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing (3 credits)
Humanities or Creative Arts (3 credits)
Computer Information Literacy (3 credits)*
Creative Arts (CA) (3 credits)*
Social Science (SS) (3 credits)*
Diversity (3 credits)*
* 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). Failure to comply with the following guidelines will disqualify you from starting or progressing in the program:
- The Nursing program dates and deadlines override all Continuing Education, Online, and Distance Learning guidelines.
- Prerequisite support courses must be completed with grades posted two weeks prior to the nursing orientation.
Suggested Second Year Course Outline
All nursing courses must be passed with a B- grade (80 percent) or better to proceed in the program.
First Semester
NRSG 2060 Psych/Mental Health Nursing (2 credits)
NRSG 2061 Psych/Mental Health Nurs. Clinical (1 credit)
NRSG 2070 Care of Adults/Children II (3 credits)
NRSG 2071 Care of Adults/Children II Clinical (4 credits)
NRSG 2050 Treatment Modalities II (2 credits)
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing (3 credits)
Second Semester
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)*
* Not required for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.
See the WSU Course Catalog for individual course descriptions.