Prerequisites and Sample Curriculum
for Full-Time BSN Four-Year Student

Note: Part-time students must plan courses of study with the appropriate College of Nursing personnel or committee, and may not alter the plan without prior approval from the College.

First year (pre-nursing)

Students must complete all of the following during the freshman year:

ANA 109	Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing I
ANA 110	Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing II
CHE 103	Chemistry for Health Professionals
CIS/WRD 110	Composition and Communication I
CIS/WRD 111	Composition and Communication II
PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology
BIO 103	Basic Ideas of Biology
	UK Core (general education courses)
	Subtotal	30

ANA 109 is offered ONLY in the fall and ANA 110 is offering ONLY in the spring. All of the other courses are available both semesters, so students may choose how to place those courses.

Important: Application for admission to the Professional Curriculum must be submitted by March 1 of the calendar year in which all nursing prerequisites will be completed. Students must earn at least a "C" in all prerequisite courses, and have a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA and a minimum science GPA of 2.75 to be considered for admission into the undergraduate nursing program. A nurse aide training course must be completed before the first semester in which the student takes nursing courses.

All courses below must be taken in the semester listed. Students remain with the cohort to finish in six semesters.

Second year, first semester (begin Professional Curriculum)

Credit Hours

NFS 212	Introductory Nutrition	3
BIO 208	Principles of Microbiology	3
NUR 860	Foundations for Professional Nursing	2
NUR 861	Family Health Promotion and Communication Across the Lifespan	8

Second year, second semester
NUR 866	Patho/Pharmacology I	3
NUR 863	Professional Nursing Care Across the Lifespan	8
STA 210	Statistics: A Force in Human Judgment	3
	UK Core	3

Third year, first semester

Credit
Hours

NUR 870	Patho/Pharmacology II	3
NUR 871	Family-Centered Care of Adults with Common Health Problems	7
STA 210	Statistics: A Force in Human Judgment	3
OR
HSM 241	Health and Medical Care Delivery Systems	3

Third year, second semester		Credit Hours
NUR 872	Clinical Reasoning: Quantitative, Qualitative and Epidemiological Approaches	3
NUR 873	Nursing Care of Childrearing Families	4
NUR 875	Nursing Care of Childbearing Families	4
	UK Core	6

Fourth year, first semester		Credit Hours
NUR 880	Leadership/Management in Nursing Care Delivery	3
NUR 881	Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing	5
NUR 883	Public Health Nursing	5
Elective		3

Fourth year, second semester		Credit Hours
NUR 884	Career Management in Nursing	2
NUR 885	High Acuity Nursing	5
NUR 886	Synthesis of Clinical Knowledge for Nursing Practice	6

Total minimum credit hours		120**
** In addition to the courses listed, students must earn 120 credit hours to receive a bachelor's degree. Additional electives may be necessary to reach a minimum total of 120 credit hours. All courses listed must be taken in the semester listed. Because of course content, students cannot take courses for upcoming semesters in order to finish the program early.

Questions? E-mail conss@uky.edu or call (859) 323-5108.

Prerequisites and Sample Curriculumfor Full-Time BSN Four-Year Student

Prerequisites and Sample Curriculum
for Full-Time BSN Four-Year Student