Overview of Curriculum
Prerequisites for entry into program
- High school graduate or GED.
- Listing in good standing as CNA on the Illinois Department of Public Health's Health Care Worker Registry or equivalent.
- Score of 80 on the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS).
- Minimum of three semester credits of online general education course/s which meet nursing program requirements with grade of "B" or better. Additional online courses which apply to the BSN may meet this requirement if required courses are already completed or not available online. Those courses will be evaluated individually.
- Elementary (Basic) algebra with a grade of "B" or better at the college level or the equivalent on a college math placement test; intermediate algebra and statistics preferred.
- High school chemistry with grade of "B" or better or college chemistry with grade of "C" or better.
- Five - eight semester credits of college level Anatomy and Physiology (CHECK WITH YOUR COLLEGE ON NUMBER OF CREDITS REQUIRED)and four credits of Microbiology with a grade of "C" or better.
- Minimum over-all college GPA of 3.0.
General Education & Prerequisites
(The following courses meet AAS requirements for Highland, Kishwaukee and Rock Valley. Sauk Valley students must add Psych 100, Mat 106 and one humanity to meet AAS requirements.)
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy & Physiology | (8 hours) | Prerequisite |
| Introduction to Psychology | (3 hours) | |
| Lifespan Psychology | (3 hours) | |
| Microbiology | (4 hours) | Prerequisite |
| Nutrition | (3 hours) | |
| Rhetoric & Composition | (3 hours) | |
| Speech | (3 hours) | |
NOTE: One of the three credit courses listed above must be taken online prior to admission, bringing the total number of prerequisite courses to 12 credit hours. Online courses not listed, but applying toward BSN, will be evaluated individually.
Program Pattern
(Includes all general education courses except Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology. Students will have one less general education course of their choice as the online prerequisite.)
NOTE: Students who have completed the most general education courses will be admitted to the program first. Therefore, the following pattern of courses only holds true for those marked NUR, which must be taken in sequence after admission.
| Semester | Theory Requirements in Credit Hours | Clinical Requirements in Credit Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Spring |
NUR 178 Pharmacology | (2 hours) | NUR 181 Fundamentals Clinical | (5.5 hours) | |
| NUR 179 Fundamentals | (4 hours) | ||||
| Nutrition | (3 hours) | ||||
| PSY 100 SVCC Only | (1 hour) | ||||
|
2 Summer |
NUR 182 Med/Surg I | (4 hours) | NUR 183 Med/Surg I Clinical | (5.5 hours) | 10 weeks |
| Introduction to Psych | (3 hours) | ||||
| MAT 106 (or higher) SVCC Only | (3 hours) | ||||
| Humanities/Fine Arts SVCC Only | (3 hours) | ||||
|
3 Fall |
NUR 280 Family Health | (5 hours) | NUR 281 Family Health Clinical | (3 hours) | 8 weeks |
| NUR 282 Med/Surg II | (3 hours) | NUR 283 Med/Surg II Clinical | (3 hours) | 8 weeks | |
| Life Span Psych | (3 hours) | ||||
|
4 Spring |
NUR 284 Prof Roles Nsg | (1 hour) | NUR 286 Mental Health Clinical | (3 hours) | 8 weeks |
| NUR 285 Mental Health | (2 hours) | NUR 288 Med/Surg III Clinical | (3 hours) | 8 weeks | |
| NUR 287 Med/Surg III | (3 hours) | ||||
| Rhetoric & Composition | (3 hours) | ||||
| Speech | (3 hours) | ||||
PROGRAM TOTAL: 71 Credit Hours for Highland, Kishwaukee and Rock Valley; 81 Credit Hours for Sauk Valley.