LVN to BSN

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LVN to BSN
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics)3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Degree Specific Requirements
BIOL 2401Human Anatomy 14
BIOL 2402Human Physiology4
BIOL 2420Intro Applied Microbiology4
or BIOL 3470 General Microbiology
CHEM 1406Inorganic & Envir Chemistry 14
or CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
MATH 1314Pre Calculus Algebra 13
MATH 1370Intro to Biomedical Statistics3
or MATH 1369 Elementary Statistics
or STAT 1369 Elementary Statistics
PSYC 1301Introduction To Psychology 13
PSYC 3374Development Psychology3
FACS 2362Nutrition3
Track Specific Requirements
NURS 3460LVN-to-BSN Role Transition4
NURS 3351Nursing Concepts I3
NURS 3360Introduction to Research3
NURS 3410Health Assessment4
NURS 3420Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing4
NURS 3251Cultural Perspectives in Nursg2
NURS 3540Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing5
NURS 3040Older Adult Health Management4
NURS 3620Adult Health 16
NURS 4030Community Nursing5
NURS 4520Nursing Care of Infants, Children & Adolescents5
NURS 4540Women's Hlth and Matern NB Nur5
NURS 4250Concepts in Nursing Practice II2
NURS 4620Adult Health II6
NURS 4060Leadership and Management4
Total Hours121
Nursing Prerequisites and Texas Core59
Nursing Credit Hours62
Total Hours121
1

Prerequisite courses from the Texas Core

Notes

BIOL 2401 is required for this degree and it satisfies the 4 hours of BIOL in Core Component Area III.

BIOL 2402 requires a grade of “C” or higher in BIOL 2401 and CHEM 1406 .

BIOL 2420 requires the prerequisite of BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402, CHEM 1411 or CHEM 1406, and CHEM 1406.

BIOL 2401, CHEM 1411, and CHEM 1406 satisfy 4 to 8 hours in Core Component Area III.

BIOL 3470 requires the prerequisite of BIOL 1411, BIOL 1413, BIOL 2440, CHEM 1412, satisfy 4 to 8 hours in Core Component Area III.

FACS 2362 requires a prerequisite of BIOL 2401.

NURS 3360 requires the prerequisite ofNURS 3410, NURS 3430, and admittance to the LVN to BSN program.

NURS 3410 requires co-requisites of NURS 3430 and NURS 3420 and admittance in to the BSN program.

NURS 3420 requires admittance to the BSN program.

NURS 3540 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3430, NURS 3420, and NURS 3410 and the co-requisite of NURS 3040 and NURS 3620.

NURS 3040 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3410, NURS 3420, NURS 3430 and the co-requisite of NURS 3540 and NURS 3620.

NURS 3620 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3410, NURS 3420, and NURS 3430.

NURS 4030 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3620, NURS 3540, NURS 3040, NURS 3360, and the co-requisite of NURS 4520 and NURS 4540.

NURS 4520 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3620, NURS 3540, NURS 3040 and the co-requisite of NURS 4540 and NURS 4030.

NURS 4540 the prerequisite of NURS 3620, NURS 3040 and the co-requisite of NURS 4520 and NURS 4030.

NURS 4250 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3410, NURS 3430, or NURS 3460, NURS 3420, NURS 3040, NURS 3620NURS 3351, NURS 3360, NURS 4030, NURS 4520, and NURS 4540.

NURS 4620 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3410, NURS 3430, or NURS 3460, NURS 3420, NURS 3040, NURS 3620, NURS 3540, NURS 3351, NURS 3360, NURS 4030, NURS 4520, and NURS 4540.

First Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours 
BIOL 240114BIOL 24024 
CHEM 1406 or 141114HIST 130113 
MATH 131413MATH 1369, STAT 1369, or MATH 13703 
ENGL 130113ENGL 130213 
Component Area IX1Component Area VIII (Recommend PSYC 1301) 3 
 15 16 
Second Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours 
BIOL 2420 or 34704Component Area IV (Recommend PHIL 1301)3 
HIST 130213Component Area IX (Recommend SOCI 2319)3 
FACS 23623Component Area V3 
PSYC 33743POLS 230613 
POLS 230513  
 16 12 
Third Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHoursThird SemesterHours
NURS 34204NURS 36206NURS 33513
NURS 34604NURS 30404NURS 33603
NURS 34104NURS 35405 
NURS 32512  
 14 15 6
Fourth Year
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours 
NURS 40305NURS 46206 
NURS 45205NURS 40604 
NURS 45405NURS 42502 
 15 12 
Total Hours: 121
Nursing Prerequisites and Texas Core59
Nursing Credit Hours62
Total Hours121
1

Satisfies Core Curriculum.