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BS Nursing

Four-Year Academic Map 2018-2019

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This is a sample academic plan for students entering on the 2018-2019 catalog. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan. Please tap the button following each course to view course description and prerequisites or see the UH Hilo Catalog for more course information.

Year 1: Fall Semester

Course Credit
ENG 100 (FW: Written Communication) 3
BIOL 125 3
FQ: Quantitative Reasoning 3
PSY 100 (DS: Social Science I) 3
ANTH 205 (FGB: Global Multicultural Perspectives) 3
Credits 15

Year 1: Spring Semester

Course Credit
BIOL 275 (DB: Biological Science) 3
BIOL 275L (DY: Science Laboratory) 1
CHEM 141 (DP: Physical Science) 3
MATH 121 , PSY 213 or SOC 280 -SOC 280L (GQR: Quantitative Reasoning) 3
DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature I (Rec: COM 100 ) 3
PSY 320 3
Credits 16

Year 2: Fall Semester

Course Credit
BIOL 243 3
BIOL 243L 1
GL: Language Arts 3
NURS 375 or KES 207 (see note 7) 3
DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature II 3
DS: Social Science II 3
Credits 16

Year 2: Spring Semester

Course Credit
BIOL 244 3
BIOL 244L 1
FGA or FGC: Global Multicultural Perspectives 3
NURS 203 3
NURS 348 3
KES 202 3
Credits 16

Year 3: Fall Semester

Course Credit
NURS 347 3
NURS 347L 1
NURS 350 (GE HPP) 3
NURS 351 3
NURS 352L 1
NURS 353 3
NURS 353L 3
Credits 17

Year 3: Spring Semester

Course Credit
NURS 355 3
NURS 355L 3
NURS 356 3
NURS 356L 3
NURS 357 3
NURS 357L 3
Credits 18

Year 4: Fall Semester

Course Credit
NURS 358 3
NURS 455 3
NURS 455L (WI) 5
NURS 456 3
NURS 456L (WI) 3
Credits 17

Year 4: Spring Semester

Course Credit
NURS 410 2
NURS 410L (WI) 3
NURS 457 (DS: Social Science II and GE GCC) 3
NURS 457L 2
NURS 459 2
NURS 459L 1
NURS Elective (see note 8) 3
Credits 16

Notes

  1. Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.
  2. MATH 121 meets the GE Quantitative Reasoning Requirement. The Quantitative Reasoning course must be passed with a "C" grade of better.
  3. All Natural Science courses must be passed with a "C" grade or better.
  4. NURS 348 and NURS 375 both must be passed with a "C" grade or better.
  5. RN to BSN students replace NURS 459-459L with NURS 361-362.
  6. Basic students who transfer into the BSN program must complete a minimum of 63 credits of UH Hilo nursing courses. These credits must include: NURS 347-347L, 350, 351, 352L, 353-353L, 355-355L, 356-356L, 357-357L, 358, 455-455L, 456-456L, 410-410L, 457-457L, 459-459L.
  7. Students must choose one of the following statistics courses: MATH 121, PSY 213, SOC 280-280L, or BIOL 280.
  8. Students have the option to do the upper level required nursing elective in either Spring 2 or Spring 4.