The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Plan: Nursing (ABSN), Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Completion of Truman degree requirements (except NU major courses) and Nursing required support courses are required prior to beginning Nursing Major courses in the ABSN program.
Nursing Required Support Courses
- BIOL 100: Biology (4 cr)
- CHEM 100: Chemistry for Contemporary Living (4 cr)
- BIOL 204: Introductory Microbiology (spring only) (4 cr)
- BIOL 214: Anatomy and Physiology I (spring only) (4 cr)
- BIOL 215: Anatomy and Physiology II (fall only) (4 cr)
- BIOL 353: Pathophysiology (3 cr)
- MATH 186: Precalculus (4 cr)*, OR MATH 156: College Algebra (3 cr) AND MATH 157: Plane Trigonometry (2 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
- PHRE 188: Ethics (3 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr)
- NU 250: Lifespan Development (3 cr)
- NU 311: Human Nutrition (fall only) (2 cr)
Truman Degree Requirements
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- Missouri Statute Course (1-4 cr)
- Elementary Proficiency in a Foreign Language (~6 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- Arts & Humanities Perspective
SUMMER 1
- NU 100: Intro to Nursing Seminar (1 cr)
- NU 240: Assessment & Fundamentals I (4 cr)
- NU 240L: Assessment and Fundamentals I Lab (0.5 cr)
- NU 280: Assessment & Fundamentals II (4 cr)
- NU 280L: Assessment and Fundamentals II Lab (0.5 cr)
FALL 1
- NU 350: Adult Health Nursing I (3 cr)
- NU 350C: Adult Health Nursing I Clinical (2 cr)
- NU 350L: Adult Health Nursing I Lab (1 cr)
- NU 375: Maternal/Neonatal Nursing (1st Block) (3 cr)
- NU 210: Pharmacotherapeutics I (1st Block) (2 cr)
- NU 310: Pharmacotherapies II (2nd Block) (2 cr)
- NU 425: Community Mental Health Nursing (2nd Block) (3 cr)
SPRING 1
- NU 351: Adult Health Nursing II (3 cr)
- NU 351C: Adult Health Nursing II Clinical (2 cr)
- NU 485: WE/Rural Public Health Nursing (4 cr)
- NU 385: Child/Family Nursing (1st Block) (3 cr)
- NU 480: Professional Nursing Leadership (2nd Block) (2 cr)
SUMMER 2
- NU 475: Critical Care Nursing (4 cr)
- NU 445: Clinical Elective (2 cr)
- NU 340: NCLEX-RN Review I (1 cr)
- NU 440: NCLEX-RN Review II (1 cr)
- NU 410: WE/Capstone: Nursing Research (3 cr)
NOTES:
- 50 Nursing Major Credits in 15 Months.
- NU 340: NCLEX-RN Review I (1 cr) is required dependent on test scores.
- See the Nursing Student Handbook for more information.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 8-6-24
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.
Sample Plans for Related Majors
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Major: Sample 4-year Plans Biology Major: Sample 4-year Plan Chemistry Major: Sample 4-Year Plan Nursing Major: BSN Sample Plan