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Cook DeVos Center for Health Sciences
Kirkhof College of Nursing
301 Michigan St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3314

Major Requirements

1.  Students must complete the general university requirements as identified in the General Academic Regulations section of the catalogue for the year of admission to the university.

2.  In order to progress in the nursing program a minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in the pre-requisite, decisional, co-requisite, and all Nursing courses.

3.  A grade less than a C (2.0) is considered a failure in all required nursing courses (designated by NUR). Students who fail more than one nursing course will not be allowed to remain in the program. Withdrawing from a course in failing status will be considered a course failure regardless of when the withdrawal occurs.

Required courses taken prior to entering clinical nursing courses (NUR 315)

Course Description Prerequisite Decision
BIO 120 General Biology I X  
 BIO 355 Human Genetics X X
CHM 109 Introductory Chemistry  X  
CHM 231 Introductory Organic Chemistry   X  
CHM 232 Biological Chemistry   X X
BMS 208 Human Anatomy   X X
BMS 212 Introductory Microbiology  X X
BMS 213 Laboratory in Microbiology X  
BMS 290 Human Physiology X X
BMS 291 Human Physiology Lab  X  
BMS 309 Laboratory in Human Anatomy X  
 MTH 110 Algebra X  
 PSY 101 Introductory Psychology X  
 PSY 364 Life Span Developmental Psychology X X
 WRT150 Strategies in Writing X  
 NUR 120 Explorations in Nursing   X  
 NUR 220 Self Health and Wellness  X  

Sequence for clinical nursing and required co-requisite courses

Course Description Co-Requisite Prerequisite
NUR 315 Health Assessment   to NUR 320 

 

NUR 320 Theoretical Nursing I    
NUR 321 Clinical Practice I   to NUR 350
NUR 350 Theoretical Nursing II    
NUR 351 Clinical Practice II   to NUR 420
NUR 420 Theoretical Nursing III (SWS)    
NUR 421 Clinical Practice III   to NUR 450

 

NUR 450 Theoretical Nursing IV    
NUR 451 Clinical Practice IV     
NUR 435 Research Application in Nursing Practice             to NUR 420
BMS 305 Clinical nutrition to NUR 315  to NUR 320 
BMS 310 Basic Pathophysiology to NUR 315  to NUR 320 
BMS 311 Pharmacological aspects of health science to NUR 320 & 321  to NUR 350 
 WRT 305  Writing in the disciplines   to NUR 420 
 STA 215 Introductory Applied Statistics   to NUR 435 

NOTE: Part time study is possible: theory courses must be taken before associated clinical courses.

Suggested Pattern of Undergraduate Coursework

  Last Modified Date: March 24, 2009
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