Course Requirements

Nursing - Associate Degree

All Nursing courses are sequential and must be taken with the corresponding co-requisite Nursing course(s) in each semester. Students must successfully complete all Nursing and General Education  courses with a "C" which is 74% or higher within each semester in order to progress to the next semester. Required General Education courses can be completed earlier, but no later than the semester listed in the Course Semester Sequence.

All general education courses (including pre-requisite courses) required for a nursing degree from NWC can only be taken a minimum of three (3) times to obtain a "C" which is  74% or higher. After three (3) attempts, students are no longer eligible for admission, continuation or readmission to the program.

Student can only take a core nursing course a maximum of two (2) times to obtain a "C" which is 74% or higher. After two attempts, students are no longer eligible for continuation in the NWC nursing program or for semester.

Prerequisites

		Credits
ENGL 1010	Introduction to Composition	3
PSYC 1000	General Psychology	4
ZOO 2010	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4

TOTAL

11

Freshman Year

Fall	Spring
1st Semester Credits *ZOO 2020 Anatomy and Physiology II 4 ENGL 2030 or 2017 or 2010 Critical Reading and Writing or Introduction to Research or Technical Writing 3 NRST 1540 Nursing I 4 NRST 1580 Introduction to Medication Administration 2 NRST 1710 Clinical Experience I 2 NRST 2820 Introduction to Pharmacology 2	2nd Semester Credits ANTH 1200 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology or Introduction to Sociology 3 NRST 1630 Mental Health Nursing 2 NRST 1700 Nursing II 3 NRST 1720 Clinical Experience II 4 POLS 1000 or HIST 1221 American and Wyoming Government or The United States from 1865 3

TOTAL: 17

TOTAL: 15

 

Sophomore Year

Fall	Spring
1st Semester Credits MOLB 2210 General Microbiology I 4 NRST 2600 Nursing III 3 NRST 2620 Maternal Child Nursing I 2 NRST 2730 Clinical Experience III 5	2nd Semester Credits PE Physical Education Activity 1 MATH 1000 or above College Level Math Class 3-4 NRST 2740 Clinical Experience IV 5 NRST 2750 Nursing IV 2 NRST 2760 Leadership Management – (Capstone) 2 NRST 2770 Maternal Child Nursing II 2

TOTAL: 14

TOTAL: 15-16

GRAND TOTAL (after prerequisites) General Education 32-33 credits Nursing 40 credits

72-73 credits

 

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General Education Requirements for AAS

	Credits
American and Wyoming Government     or United States from 1865     or *US/Wyoming History combination	3 3 6
English/Business Communication	6
Humanities/Social Science/Visual and Performing Arts/Science	6
Mathematics	3-4
Wellness Education	2

TOTAL

20-23

* Three credits may apply toward the Social Science requirement.