• Four Year Generic

• Generic Transfer Students

• Undergraduate Nursing Course Descriptions
• Core Curriculum / Prerequisite Courses

Beginning with fall 2008 entry all students will be required to complete Nursing Concepts and Theories and Pathophysiology as prerequisites before entering the nursing program.

Four Year Generic

The following sequence of courses are required at ut tyler in order to complete The requirements for the bsn. Core curriculum and nursing pre-requisite courses Are completed during the freshman and sophomore years. The student is admitted to the nursing track at the beginning of the junior year if all prerequisite courses Have been completed with an overall grade point average of 2.75 or higher and the grade point average for anatomy and physiology i, ii, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, growth and development and introduction to psychology is also a 2.75 or higher.

The required courses for the Four Year Generic:

Junior / Senior Year

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: NURSING= 59 SCH

GRAND TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS FOR DEGREE= 120 SCH

THE UNIVERSITIY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
COLLEGE OF NURSING

The following courses (61 hours) must be completed with a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.75 or higher prior to entering the course of study in the College of Nursing. 

Core Curriculum Requirements

COURSE          

SCH

English

6 hours

Fine Arts (ART. 1301, ARTS 1301, MUSI 1306, 2321, THTR 1301, 1356, DRAM 1310)

3 hours

World/European Literature (ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2362, 2363)                 
  (AMERICAN LITERATURE CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THIS REQUIREMENT)

3 hours

Humanities: only acceptable courses, select one (1)
  PHIL 1301, 2306; ENG 2310, 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2362, 2363, 2350; SPCM 1315
  , SPCH 1311, SPCH 1321 (SPCH 1318 not accepted unless core complete)

3 hours

U.S. History (May include 3 hrs. of Texas History)

6 hours

U. S. Government

3 hours

Texas Government

3 hours

College Algebra (or higher level core mathematics) and Statistics  

6 hours

Critical Thinking (UNIV 1300 or PSYC 1349)
(If you complete the core curriculum at another TX public institution or
 hold a bachelor degree this will be waived.  )

3 hours

TOTAL HOURS

36 hours

College of Nursing Prerequisite Courses
(The following 25 hours must be completed with a GPA of 2.75 or higher to be considered for admission.  These courses will also be computed in the cumulative GPA)

Anatomy & Physiology I & II

8 hours

Chemistry (lab required) 

4 hours

Microbiology (lab required)

4 hours

Nutrition

3 hours

Lifespan Growth & Development 

3 hours

Introductory Psychology

3 hours

TOTAL HOURS

25 HOURS

GRAND TOTAL SCH

61 HOURS

JUNIOR YEAR PREREQUISITES

COURSE NUMBER/TITLE

SCH

NURS 3303

Acute Care Pathophysiology

(Required prior to acceptance to nursing)

3

NURS 3205

Nursing Concepts & Theories

(Required prior to acceptance to nursing)

2

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

COURSE NUMBER/TITLE

SCH

COURSE NUMBER/TITLE

SCH

NURS 3307

Pharmocological Basis for Nursing

3

NURS 3333

Nursing Research

3

NURS 3310

Health Assessment

3

NURS 3513

Mental Health

5

NURS 3603

Nursing Competencies

6

NURS 3611

Adult Health I

6

            SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS

12

            SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS

14

SENIOR YEAR

SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

COURSE NUMBER/TITLE

SCH

COURSE NUMBER/TITLE

SCH

NURS 4212

Health of the Older Adult

2

NURS  4234

Issues in Professional Nursing

2

NURS 4632

Adult Health II

6

NURS 4631

Professional Synthesis

6

NURS 4723

Family Health

7

NURS 4501

Community Nursing

5

            SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS

15

            SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS

13