Degree Requirements
The program requires completion of 65 credits:
| Semester 1 | |||||
| NURS 109A | Professional Role | 3 credits | |||
| NURS 119A | Health Promotion | 3 credits | |||
| NURS 219A | Health Assessment | 3 credits | |||
| NURS 229A | Concepts of Nursing | 4 credits | |||
| BIOL 333A | Pathophysiology | 3 credits | |||
| PSYC 3XXA | Lifespan | 3 credits | |||
| Total | 19 credits | ||||
| Semester 2 | |||||
| NURS 319A | Adult and Aging I | 8 credits | |||
| NURS 329A | Adult and Aging II | 8 credits | |||
| NURS 334A | Pharmacophysiology | 3 credits | |||
| Total | 19 credits | ||||
| Semester 3 | |||||
| NURS 431A | Nursing Family I – Maternity | 4 credits | |||
| NURS 433A | Nursing Family II – Pediatrics | 4 credits | |||
| NURS 209A | Theory and Research | 3 credits | |||
| BIOL XXXA | Bio-Genetics | 3 credits | |||
| Total | 14 credits | ||||
| Semester 4 | |||||
| NURS 434A | Nursing Community I – Psych | 3 credits | |||
| NURS 436A | Nursing Community II – Aggregate | 3 credits | |||
| NURS 440A | Preceptorship | 3 credits | |||
| NURS 409A | Leadership | 3 credits | |||
| NURS 449A | Nursing Seminar | 1 credit | |||
| Total | 13 credits |
In addition to ALL prequisite and required science courses completed in the last 5 years of admission with grades of B or better from an outside institution the following criteria also applies:
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All College of Mount Saint Vincent science courses (prerequisite and required) should be within 5 years of admission and a grade of B or better for acceptance or waived eligibility.
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The ONLY nursing courses that can be waived are NURS 119A, NURS 109A, and NURS 209A with a grade of B or better and completed at the College of Mount Saint Vincent within 5 years of admission to the accelerated version of the Nursing program.