Suggested Curriculum Plan – B.S. Degree with a Major in Nursing

ACCELERATED OPTION

 SPRING ADMISSION

 

 

Minimum Program GPA:  All applicants to the Accelerated Program with a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum program GPA of 3.0 to be considered for admission.

All applicants to the Accelerated Program without a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum program GPA of 3.25 to be considered for admission.

 

 

PREREQUISITE COURSES

 

Chem 1151K-1152K (Survey of Chemistry I and II w/labs)    OR   

Biol 1103K-1104K (Introductory Biology I and II w/labs, if already taken)

 

Biol 1110K-1120K (Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II) must be completed within 5 years prior to beginning the nursing sequence

Biol 2300 (Microbiology and Public Health)

Biol 2310 (Microbiology and Public Health Lab)

Psyc 3140 (Abnormal Psychology) must be completed within 5 years prior to beginning the nursing sequence

Engl 1101-1102 (Composition I and II)

Math 1101 (Math Modeling) OR Math 1111 (College Algebra)

Math 1070 (Statistics)

HHS 3000 (Communication/Cultural Diversity) must be taken at Georgia State University

Nurs 2010 (Health and Human Development) must be taken at Georgia State University

 

**All core course requirements must be satisfied before entering into the nursing program by way of…

A.     Completion of a previous bachelor’s degree

OR

B.     Completion of core course requirements for a Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing degree as outlined in the current Georgia State University Undergraduate Catalog.  (see Core Curriculum below)

 

**All Georgia legislative requirements must be satisfied before entering into the nursing program. These include…

A.       A reading and writing competency examination (Regents’ Test)

AND

B.       Examinations or comparable courses in United States history, Georgia history, the United States Constitution and the Georgia Constitution.

      Information on the legislative requirements is available from the Georgia State University

      Counseling Center, located on the web at www.gsu.edu/counseling.

Nursing applications for spring admissions must be submitted by October 1st of the freshman year.  Anatomy and Physiology I and II (Biol 1110K and 1120K) and Abnormal Psychology (Psyc 3140) must be completed within five years prior to beginning the nursing sequence.

 

Spring - Semester 1 (A1)■

Summer - Semester 2 (A2)■

Nurs 2040* (1 hr)/Conceptual Foundations of Nursing & Trends

Nurs 2060* (3 hrs)/Pathophysiology

Nurs 2061* (3 hrs)/Pharmacology

Nurs 2160* (6 hrs)/Basic Health Assessment & Nursing Skills

Nurs 2080* (3 hrs)/Basic Concepts of Nursing Care

Nutr 3200* (2 hrs)/Clinical Nutrition

Nurs 3510* (5 hrs)/Caring For Adult Populations

Nurs 3810* (5 hrs)/Psychiatric/Mental Health Care for Populations

 

 

Fall - Semester 3 (A3)■

Spring - Semester 4 (A4)■

Nurs 3610* (5 hrs)/Caring For Childbearing Families

Nurs 3710* (5 hrs)/Caring For Children & Adolescents

Nurs 3300* (3 hrs)/Human Services: Policy, Planning and Trends

Nurs 3500* (3 hrs)/Research Methods

Nurs 4510* (6 hrs)/Caring for Families & Communities

Nurs 4600* (3 hrs)/Leadership & Management in  Nursing

Nurs 4610* (4 hrs)/Senior Practicum

Nurs 4620* (3 hrs)/Complex Health Care Problems Across the Lifespan

 

* Requires a minimum grade of “C”.

 

■ Accelerated option semesters are coded A1 through A4. “A” denotes the Accelerated option, with the subsequent number indicating the position of that semester within the Accelerated program option sequence.

 

 

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERITY CORE CURRICULUM

 

A.                            Essential Skills:

 

Engl 1101 (Composition I)

Engl 1102 (Composition II)

Math 1101 (Math Modeling) or Math 1111 (College Algebra)

 

B.                            Institutional Options:

 

Select 2 courses from:

Phil 1010 (Critical Thinking)

Spch 1000 (Human Communication)

Pers 2001 (Perspective in Comparative Culture)

Pers 2002 (Scientific Perspectives on Global Problems)

 

C.                            Humanities and Fine Arts:

 

                                Select one course from two of the three categories below:

 

                                Humanities:                                                                           Fine Arts:

                                Engl 2110 (World Literature)                                                  Art 1700 (Survey of Art I)

                                Engl 2120 (British Literature)                                                 Art 1750 (Survey of Art II)

                                Engl 2130 (American Literature)                                            Art 1850 (Survey of Art III)

                                Phil  2010 (Great Questions of Philosophy)                          Film 2700 (History of the Motion  Picture)

                                Spch 2050 (Media, Culture and Society)                               MuA 1500 (Jazz: Its Origins, Styles and influence)

MuA 1900 (Dramatic Music from the

      Renaissance through the 20th Century)

Foreign Language:                                                                MuA 1930 (Survey of Music from

Any foreign language course numbered                                       Bach to Bernstein)

1002 or higher.                                                                         Thea 2040 (Introduction to the Theatre)

 

 

D.                            Science, Mathematics and Technology:

                               

                                Chem 1151K (General Chemistry I)

                                Chem 1152K (General Chemistry II)

                                Math 1070 (Elementary Statistics)

 

E.                             Social Sciences:

 

                                Hist 2110 (Survey of US History)

                                PolS 1101 (American Government)

                                Select one course from:

                                         Hist 1111 (Survey of World History to 1500)

                                         Hist 1112 (Survey of World History Since 1500)

                                         PolS 2401 (Global Issues)

                                          Econ 2100 (The Global Economy)

                                Psyc 1101 (Introduction to General Psychology)

 

F.                             Courses Related to Program of Study:

 

                                Biol 1110K  (Human Anatomy and Physiology I)

                                Biol 1120K (Human Anatomy and Physiology II)

                                Biol 2300/2310 (Microbiology and Public Health/Lab)

                                Nurs 2010 Health and Human Development