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Nursing, B.S.

Academic Map 2022-2023

This is a sample academic plan for students entering on the 2022-2023 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
Elective (Rec: IS 110 See note 8) 1
FQ: Quantitative Reasoning (Rec: MATH 115 ) 3
PSY 100 (DS: Social Science I) 3
One course in COM at the 100- or 200-level 3
DS: Social Science II 3
Credits 16

Year 1: Spring Semester

Course Credit
BIOL 243 3
BIOL 243L 1
CHEM 141 (DP: Physical Science) 3
DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature I 3
PSY 320 3
GQR: Quantitative Reasoning (Rec: MATH 100 See note 9) 3
Credits 16

Year 2: Fall Semester

Course Credit
BIOL 275 (DB: Biological Science) 3
BIOL 275L (DY: Science Laboratory) 1
BIOL 244 3
BIOL 244L 1
NURS 375 3
ANTH 205 (FGB: Global Multicultural Perspectives) 3
Statistics See note 11 3
Credits 17

Year 2: Spring Semester

Course Credit
Nursing Elective See note 10 3
NURS 203 3
NURS 348 3
FGA or FGC: Global Multicultural Perspectives 3
GL: Language Arts 3
DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature II 3
Credits 18

Year 3: Fall Semester

Course Credit
NURS 347 3
NURS 347L 1
NURS 350 (GE HPP) 3
NURS 352L 1
NURS 353 3
NURS 353L 3
Credits 14

Year 3: Spring Semester

Course Credit
NURS 351 3
NURS 355 3
NURS 355L 5
NURS 357 3
NURS 357L 3
Credits 17

Year 4: Fall Semester

Course Credit
NURS 358 3
NURS 409 3
NURS 409L WI 3
NURS 455 3
NURS 455L WI 5
Credits 17

Year 4: Spring Semester

Course Credit
NURS 411 3
NURS 411L WI 3
NURS 457 (GE GCC and DS: Social Science II) 3
NURS 457L 2
NURS 458 3
NURS 458L 2
Credits 16

Notes

  1. Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.
  2. Students have the option to do the required nursing elective in years 2, 3, or 4.
  3. MATH 100 and MATH 115 each meet the GE FQ & GE GQR Requirements. The Quantitative Reasoning course must be passed with a "C" grade of better.
  4. Completion of all college prerequisite courses with a grade of "C" or better.
  5. NURS 348 and NURS 375 both must be passed with a "C" grade or better.
  6. RN to BSN students must complete: NURS 347-347L , NURS 350 , NURS 358 , NURS 361 , NURS 362 , NURS 375 , NURS 411-411L and NURS 457-457L .
  7. Basic students who transfer into the BSN program must complete a minimum of 64 credits of UH Hilo nursing courses. These credits must include: NURS 347-347L , NURS 350 , NURS 351 , NURS 352L , NURS 353-353L , NURS 355-355L , NURS 357-357L , NURS 358 , NURS 455-455L , NURS456_456L [Course Info Not Available], NURS410_410L [Course Info Not Available], NURS 457-457L , NURS 459-459L .
  8. IS 110 is not a Nursing application requirement.
  9. MATH 100 is a prerequisite for NURS 203 to be taken in Year 2 Spring and is highly recommended that students take this course to fulfill the GQR requirement.
  10. Nursing Electives:
    • NURS 370
    • NURS 371
    • NURS 372
    • NURS 373
    • NURS 374
    • NURS 394
    • NURS 399
    • NURS 471
    • NURS 494
    • NURS 499
    • NURS 360 /SOC 360
    • COM 351
    • PSY 322
    • PSY 360
    • PSY 380
  11. Statistics:
    • MATH 115
    • PSY 213
    • SOC 280-280L
    • BIOL 280