Nursing - Practical Nursing - Certificate - Suggested Course Sequence - Fall Start (Springfield and Table Rock Campuses) - 49 Credit Hours

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A suggested course sequence is a semester-by-semester list of courses suggested for successful and timely completion of a degree. This course sequence is designed for full-time students beginning in the fall or spring semester, however part-time students can utilize the same sequence at a part-time pace. Students should follow the suggested course sequence appropriate to their catalog year. The Practical Nursing program is selective admission. Please see your navigator with any questions you may have or contact the Health Sciences Office at 417-447-8803 or healthsciences@otc.edu. To view the catalog page and full list of courses for this program, please see the Nursing—Practical Nursing Certificate link or see the program welcome page for additional information.

Pre-Admission Requirements

The pre-admission courses must be completed prior to applying to the Practical Nursing Program.

Fall or Spring Semester 1

Note: Contact the Health Sciences Office if BCS 132, BCS 165, and BCS 205 have been completed more than five years ago.

BCS-132 Health Sciences Nutrition Credits: 3
BCS-165 Human Anatomy Credits: 4
BCS-205 Human Physiology Credits: 4
ENG-100 Composition I With Support Credits: 5 or
ENG-101 Composition I Credits: 3
PSY-110 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

Fall Semester 2

NUR-105 Personal Voc Concepts I Credits: 1
NUR-110 Fundamentals of Nursing I Credits: 3
NUR-115 Personal Voc Concepts II Credits: 1
NUR-120 Fundamentals of Nursing II Credits: 4

Spring Semester 3

NUR-205 Adult Medical-Surgical I Credits: 7
NUR-215 Adult Med Sur II-I.V. Therapy Credits: 7
NUR-240 Management Credits: 1

Summer Semester 4

NUR-225 Maternal and Pediatric Nursing Credits: 6
NUR-230 Community/Mental Health Nur Credits: 2