Sample Curriculum
The following is a example of how your four years of courses might look assuming you are a full-time student and you are accepted into the Nursing Major immediately after you complete your pre-nursing course work.
Please note: This is a sample plan only. Please meet with your advisor to design a plan of study especially for you. | Level 1A | Credits | | **Humanities, UWM GER | 3
| Human Physiology & Anatomy I, (BIOS105)
| 4 | Cultural Diversity in Healthcare, (NURS101)
| 3 | | Sociology Course, (SOCA) | 3 | **General Elective, UWM GER
| 2
| | Total credits | 15 | | | Level 1B | Credits | General Psychology, (PSYCH101)
| 3 | Human Physiology & Anatomy II, (BIOS106)
| 4
| Perspectives in HealthCare (NURS102)
| 2 | *Advanced Composition, (ENGL201)
| 3 | | **History, UWM GER | 3 | | Total credits | 15 | |
| Level 2A | Credits | *Chemical Science, (CHEM115)
| 4 | Human Growth & Development, (PSYCH210&213)
| 4
| General Microbiology, (BIOS202)
| 3 | Social Science Elective
| 3 | **Humanities UWM GER
| 3 | | Total credits | 18 | |
| Level 2B | Credits | | Biochemistry & Organic, (CHEM215) | 4 | | Intro toNursing Research, (NURS300) | 2 | | Clinical Nutrition, (BIOS190) | 2 | | Principles of Physics, (PHYS101) | 4 | **Arts UWM GER
| 3 | | Total credits | 15 | |
| Level 3A | Credits | | Nursing Sci I: Promoting & Maintaining Health, (NURS315) | 2 | | Health Assessment, (NURS211) | 3 | | Concepts of Illness I, (NURS320) | 3 | | Fnds of Clin Practice I, (NURS331) | 5 | Nursing Sci II: Concepts of Aging & Long Term Health Care, (NURS326)
| 3 | | Total credits | 16 | |
| Level 3B | Credits | | Clinical Pharmacology, (NURS205) | | 3 | | Concepts of Illness II, (NURS321) | 3 | Nursing Science III: Concepts of
Health Care for Women & Children, (NURS327) | 4 | Nursing Science IV: Advanced Health, (NURS328)
| 4 | | Fnds of Clin Practice I, (NURS334) | 3 | | Total credits | 17 | |
| Level 4A | Credits | | Nursing Practice I, (NURS442) | 8 | Practice, Research & Leadership
Role Development I, (NURS403)
| 3 | Nursing Science V: Concepts of
Community Care of Aggregates, (NURS415)
| 3 | | Total credits | 14 | |
| Level 4B | Credits | | Nursing Practice II, (NURS443) | 8 | Practice Research & Leadership
Role Development II, (NURS404)
| 3 | Nursing Specialty Course, (NURS440)
| 2 | **General Electives UWM GER
| 2 | | Total credits | 15 | |
Pre-nursing courses are shown in teh first four semesters of the curriculum (Level 1 and 2). Courses in the major begin at level three. Admission to the nursing major is competitive.
* Placement in English and Math courses are based on ACT scores. Student's placement in chemistry in based on their mathematics placement. Degree credit is not granted for remedial/academic skills courses and English 100. UW-Milwaukee's math proficiency requirement is based on the completion of College Alegbra/UWP Math 111 with a C or better or higher math placement.
** 6 credits are required in the humanities and 3 credits in the arts. If the history course is approved for GER humanities credits, then only 3 more credits in the humanities are needed to meet the GER humanities distribution requirement.
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 transferd to UWM. This is a graduation requirement. See the GER section of the UWM Schedule of Classes for Details.