Program: Bachelor of Science with Concentration in Nursing - Louisiana College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 12, 2025

2015-2016 Academic Catalog

Pre-Nursing

First Year:

EN 101 Composition I 3 hrs
EN 102 Composition II 3 hrs or
EN 105 Freshman Honors Composition 3 hrs
CA 112 Public Speaking 3 hrs or
CA 212 Business and Organizational Communication 3 hrs
MA 100 Finite Mathematics 3 hrs or
MA 111 College Algebra 3 hrs
PY 220 Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
CH 131 Chemical Principles for Allied Health / Nursing 3 hrs
HI 101 Civilization I 3 hrs
CC 100 College Connection 1 hr
HP 100 Personal Fitness 1 hr
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Foreign Language

(Choose one of the following)

Total: 3 hrs

Fine Arts

(Choose one of the following)

AR 200 Art Appreciation 3 hrs
CM 250 Cinema Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 200 Music Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 331 Music History and Literature I 3 hrs
MU 332 Music History and Literature II 3 hrs
TH 200 Theatre Appreciation 3 hrs

Total: 3 hrs

Total: 29 hrs

Summer First Year:

EN 200 Literary Perspectives: Survey of British Literature 3 hrs or
EN 201 Literary Perspectives: Survey of American Literature 3 hrs
HI 102 Civilization II 3 hrs
RL 101 Survey of the Old Testament 3 hrs
RL 102 Survey of the New Testament 3 hrs

Total: 12 hrs

Second Year:

HP 222 Basic Nutrition 2 hrs
PI 300 Christian Faith & Values 3 hrs or
RL 300 Christian Faith and Values 3 hrs
BI 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
BI 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
BI 233 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 hrs
BI 234 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 hrs
NU 304 Transcultural Patterns of Health Care 3 hrs or
AH 304 Transcultural Patterns of Health Care 3 hrs
BI 225 Microbiology 3 hrs
BI 226 Microbiology 2 hrs
NU 210 Concepts of Nursing 3 hrs
PY 230 Developmental Psychology 3 hrs
NU 300 Pathophysiology for Health Sciences 3 hrs. or
AH 300 Pathophysiology for Health Sciences 3 hrs. Currently hybrid course, but now moving to online mode of delivery.
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Total: 30 hrs

Summer Second Year:

MA 211 Elementary Statistics 3 hrs

Total: 3 hrs

Upper Division

Third Year:

NU 301 Therapeutic and Inter-professional Communication 2 hrs or
AH 301 Therapeutic and Inter-professional Communication 2 hrs
NU 310 Fundamentals of Client Care 5 hrs
NU 314 Physical Assessment 5 hrs
NU 325 Jr Skills Workshop Part One A 1 hr
NU 350 Jr Skills Workshop Part One B 1 hr
NU 302 Medical/Surgical Nursing Care Across the Lifespan I 5 hrs
NU 303 Maternal/Newborn Nursing Care 5 hrs
NU 305 Pharmacotherapeutics for Health Professionals 3 hrs or
AH 305 Pharmacotherapeutics for Health Professionals 3 hrs
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Total: 27 hrs

Summer or May Third Year:

NU 400 Health Care Informatics 3 hrs or
AH 400 Health Care Informatics 3 hrs
NU 408 Health Care Research 3 hrs (or fall) or
AH 408 Health Care Research 3 hrs (or fall)

Total: 3-6 hrs

Fourth Year:

NU 402 Medical/Surgical Nursing Care Across the Lifespan II 5 hrs
NU 416 Mental Health Nursing Care 5 hrs
NU 425 Sr Skills Workshop Part Two A 1 hr
NU 450 Sr Skills Workshop Part Two B 1 hr
NU 408 Health Care Research 3 hrs (or May) or
AH 408 Health Care Research 3 hrs (or May)
NU 421 Public Health Nursing Care 5 hrs
NU 424 Medical/Surgical Nursing Care Across the Lifespan III / Capstone 5 hrs
NU 440 Nursing Leadership/Management A and B 2 hrs A and 1 hr B.
NU 499 NYCLEX Review 3 hrs
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment CR

Total: 28-31 hrs

Upper Division Curricular Plan: 61 hours

Total Degree Requirements: 135 hrs