First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
CE Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits
NU106 Nutrition – 3 credits
PY122 Life Span Development Psychology – 3 credits
CHM105 Principles of Chemistry – 3 credits

First Year Spring

CA Contemplation and Action Elective – 3 credits
NU110 Wellness Across the Adult Lifespan – 3 credits
NU102 Professional Issues I – 1 credit
SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing II – 3 credits

Second Year Fall

BIO207 Anatomy & Physiology I – 4 credits
BIO227 Microbiology – 4 credits
NU223 Pharmacology in Nursing I – 1 credit
SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
NU2161/62 Health Assessment & Fundamentals – 4 credits

Second Year Spring

BIO208 Anatomy & Physiology II – 4 credits
NU224 Pharmacology in Nursing II – 3 credits
MAT115 Basic Applied Statistics – 3 credits
SO152 Introduction to Sociology – 3 credits
NU2171/72 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention – 4 credits

Third Year Fall

BIO307 Pathophysiology I – 2 credits
NU3161/62 Nursing Care of Children & Adolescents – 4 credits
NU3171/72 Nursing Care of Mothers, Newborns & Family – 4 credits
NU3181/82 Nursing Care of Adults I – 4 credits

Third Year Spring

BIO308 Pathophysiology II – 2 credits
NU320 Nursing Research – 3 credits
NU3121/22 Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing – 4 credits
NU3191/92 Nursing Care of Adults II – 4 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Fourth Year Fall

NU/POL420 Legal, Ethical & Political Issues – 2 credits
NU415 NCLEX Seminar I – 1.5 credits
NU4181SL/82 Community Health Nursing – 4 credits
NU4211/12 Complex Problems I – 5 credits

Fourth Year Spring

NU422 Complex Problems II – 2 credits
NU451 Introduction to Epidemiology – 3 credits
NU463 Evidence-Based Practice Capstone – 1 credit
NU4151 NCLEX Seminar II – 1.5 credits
NU4111/12 Leadership into Professional Nursing – 4 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits


Total Credits = 120

Electives in this program are chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor and can include courses toward a second major, a minor, or an area of concentration.


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