BS in Nursing Sample Curriculum

This is a sample plan only. Meet with a nursing advisor at your campus to design an individualized plan of study.

  Level A Level B
Year 1

Intermediate Algebra (3 cr)

Anatomy & Physiology I (4 cr)

Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)

Writing & Critical Thinking* (3 cr)

Perspectives on Health Care Systems
(2 cr)

Fr Sem in Prof Nursing (1 cr)

Total credits 16

Chemical Science (4 cr)

Anatomy & Physiology II (4 cr)

Sociology (3 cr)

Cultural Diversity in HealthCare (3 cr)

Social Science Elective (3 cr)

Total credits 17

Year 2

Chemical Science* (4 cr)

Growth and Development (4 cr)

Elective (3 cr)

History/Humanities** (3 cr)

Humanities (3 cr)

Total Credits 17

Survey of Biochemistry (5 cr)

Survey of Microbiology (5 cr)

Nursing Research (2 cr)

Clinical Nutrition*** (2 cr)

Arts** (3 cr)

Total credits 15

Year 3
Nurs 320

Concepts of Illness I (3 cr)

Nurs 331
Foundations of Cilnical Practice I (5 cr)

Nurs 211
Health Assessment (3 cr)

Nurs 315
Nursince Sci: Promoting and Maintaining Health (2 cr)

Nurs 326
Nursing Sci II: Concepts of Aging and Long Term Health Care (3 cr)

Total Credits 16

Nurs 321

Concepts of Illness II (3 cr)

Nurs 334
Foundations of Clinical Practice II (3 cr)

Nurs 205
Clinical Pharmacology (3 cr)

Nurs 327
Nursing Science III: Concepts of Health Care for Women and Children (4 cr)

Nurs 328:
Nursing Science IV: Concepts of Health Care of the Adult (4 cr)

Total Credits 17

Year 4
Nurs 442

Nursing Practice I (8 cr)

Practice, Research & Leadership
(3 cr)

Nurs 403

Role Development I (3 cr)

Nurs 415 Nursing Science V: Concepts of Community Care of Aggregates (3 cr)

Total credits 14
Nurs 443

Nursing Practice II (8 cr)

Practice, Research and Leadership (3 cr)

Nurs 404
Role Development II (2 cr)

Nurs 440
Nursing Specialty Course

Total Credits 13


Placement tests are required for English, Math and Chemistry.

A foreign language requirement went into effect September 1999 for new freshmen and transfer students who were freshman at another accredited school in Fall 1999 or later and then transfered to UWM. This is a graduation requirement. See the GER section of the UWM Schedule of Classes for Details.





 
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