Practical Nursing Certificate Requirements

Major Related Courses

22 Credits

NS-106	Dosage Calculation and Pharmacology	3
NS-117	Fundamentals of Nursing	7
NS-122	Maternal Child Nursing	3
NS-126	Medical Surgical and Transitional Nursing	7
NS-130	Psychosocial Nursing	2
Total Credit Hours:		22

General Education and Related Courses

18 Credits

EN-111	College Writing and Critical Analysis	3
LA-101	Introduction to Psychology	3
SC-114	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
SC-114L	Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory	1
SC-116	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
SC-116L	Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory	1
SC-118	Principles of Microbiology	3
SC-118L	Principles of Microbiology Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		18

Cohort sequence of classes

Students are placed into a cohort and the following is the sequence of courses:

Semester I

NS-106	Dosage Calculation and Pharmacology	3
NS-117	Fundamentals of Nursing	7
SC-114	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
SC-114L	Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		14

Semester II

EN-111	College Writing and Critical Analysis	3
LA-101	Introduction to Psychology	3
NS-122	Maternal Child Nursing	3
SC-116	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
SC-116L	Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		13

Semester III

NS-126	Medical Surgical and Transitional Nursing	7
NS-130	Psychosocial Nursing	2
SC-118	Principles of Microbiology	3
SC-118L	Principles of Microbiology Laboratory	1
Total Credit Hours:		13

Total Credit Hours: 40