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  • College Introduction
  • Nursing
  • Health Sciences

    Dr. Patricia Castiglia, Dean
    Dr. Gail Ackall, Associate Dean
    Connie Gamboa, Assistant Dean
    1101 N. Campbell
    Phone: (915) 747-7280
    Fax: (915) 747-7207

  • Nursing
    Web site at:http://www.nurse.utep.edu/nurse/index.htm

    1.- Department Information
    2.- General Information for Nursing Students
    3.- Academic Standards
    4.- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    5.- Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing for Registered Nurses
    6.- Nursing (NURS) Courses
    7.- Continuing Education Program

    4.- Bachelor of Science in Nursing

    This program consists of approximately two years of lower-division courses taken at a regionally-accredited college or university, followed by approximately two years of upper-division nursing courses taken at the College of Nursing and Health Sciencess. Upon completion of the program, students are awarded the degree and are eligible to take the State Board Test Pool Examination for licensure as registered nurses.

    Degree Requirements

    Lower-Division Nursing Requirements - 53 semester hours

      Natural, Physical, and Behavioral Sciences

    • *BIOL 3105 General Biology
    • *BIOL 1107 Study of Life
    • *BIOL 3211 , 1211 Human Anatomy & Physiology I and Lab
    • *BIOL 3213 , 1213 Human Anatomy & Physiology II and Lab
    • *MICR 3230 Microorganisms and Disease
    • *CHEM 4107 Introductory Chemistry I
    • *CHEM 4108 Introductory Chemistry II
    • *PSYC 3101 Introduction to Psychology
    • *PSYC 3103 Statistical Methods

      General Courses

    • *ENGL 3111 Expository English Composition
    • *ENGL 3112 Research and Critical Writing
    • HIST 3101 History of the United States to 1865
    • HIST 3102 History of the United States since 1865
    • POLS 3210 Introduction to Politics
    • POLS 3211 American Government and Politics
    • *MATH 3120 Mathematics for Social Sciences I

      Core Requirements

    • Core Menu Fine Arts
    • Core Menu Humanities
    • Core Menu Economics
    • ITS 3350 Interdisciplinary Technology & Society
    • *NURS 3319 Cultural Perspectives on Health Care

    Applicants are eligible to change from the pre-nursing to the nursing major after completing 53 hours of the lower division prerequisites with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. The 53 hours include all Natural, Physical, and Behavioral Sciences, General Courses, and at least one Core requirement. A minimum overall 2.0 GPA must also be maintained. Students will be considered for admission into the upper-division program after completing NURS 3200, 3313, and 3302.

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    Upper-Division Nursing Requirements - 83 semester hours (includes remaining Core courses)

      Professional Courses

    • *NURS 3200 Conceptual Base for Nursing Practice
    • *NURS 3313 Human Pathophysiology
    • *HSCI 3202 Nutrition Education
    • *NURS 3302 Health Assessment
    • *NURS 3307 Pharmacodynamics
    • *NURS 7302 Theories, Principles, & Skills Basic to Nursing
    • *NURS 7303 Nursing Promotion & Maintenance of Health
    • *NURS 7370 Nursing Care of Individuals & Families Experiencing Illness & Disability
    • *NURS 7371 Nursing Care of Women & Families during the Childbearing Period
    • *NURS 7410 Nursing Care of Indiv. & Fam. Exper. Multi- system Health Problems
    • *NURS 7411 Nursing of Clients in Crisis
    • *NURS 7471 Nursing Leadership and Management
    • *NURS 7472 Primary Care Nursing
    Total Semester Hours Required for BSN Degree: 136

    A grade of "C" or higher is required in all courses marked ( * ).

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