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  School of Nursing 2023-2025 Baccalaureate Programs Traditional Program Curriculum - New Brunswick  

Traditional Program Curriculum - New Brunswick


Students in the traditional baccalaureate program in New Brunswick seeking the bachelor of science (B.S.) in nursing degree must complete 122 credits.

Graduates who successfully complete the program will be eligible to register to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam in the state of New Jersey and in other states.

First Year

Fall (15 Credits)

  • 77:705:101 - Academic and Professional Development Seminar* (2)
  • 01:355:101 - College Writing I (3)
  • 01:119:127 - Anatomy and Physiology: Health Science I** (4)
  • Anthropology/Cultural Studies (3)
  • General Elective (3)

Spring (13 Credits)

  • 01:355:201 - Research in the Disciplines (3)
  • 01:830:101 - General Psychology (3)
  • 01:119:128 - Anatomy and Physiology: Health Science II** (4)
  • Humanities (3)

Second Year

Fall (16 Credits)

  • 01:119:131 - Microbiology for the Health Sciences (3)
  • 01:119:132 - Microbiology for the Health Sciences Laboratory (1)
  • 77:705:255 - Nutrition (3)
  • 01:960:211 - Statistics I*** (3)
  • Literature (3)
  • General Elective (3)

Spring (15 Credits)

  • 01:160:128 - Chemistry of Life (3)
  • 77:705:229 - Life Span: A Holistic Approach (3)
  • 77:705:205 - Sociocultural Dimensions of Health (3)
  • History/Political Science/Economics (3)
  • General Elective (3)

Third Year

Fall (15 Credits)

  • 77:705:306 - Health Assessment Across the Life Span (3)
  • 77:705:325 - Professional Nursing I (3)
  • 77:705:335 - Nursing Care of Healthy Populations (6)
  • 77:705:350 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapuetics: An Integrated Approach I (3)

Spring (17 Credits)

  • 77:705:326 - Professional Nursing II (2)
  • 77:705:336 - Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults with Common Health Conditions (6)
  • 77:705:340 - Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (6)
  • 77:705:351 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapuetics: An Integrated Approach II (3)

Fourth Year

Fall (15 Credits)

  • 77:705:412 - Nursing Care of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent (6)
  • 77:705:427 - Professional Nursing III (3)
  • 77:705:428 - Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults with Complex Health Conditions (6)

Spring (16 Credits)

  • 77:705:414 - Nursing Care of Individuals/ Populations with Acute and Chronic Mental Health Conditions (6)
  • 77:705:418 - Population Health (3)
  • 77:705:455 - Transition to Professional Practice (4)
  • 77:705:460 - Nursing Elective (3)


Notes:
*required of all first-year students
**restricted to School of Nursing students

***or equivalent inferential statistics course

 
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