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2026-2027 General Catalog

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2026-2027 General Catalog

Nursing, Pre-Licensure BS, Sample Four-Year Plan

Pre-Nursing Track

First Year: 28 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

BIOL 115 - Introduction to Biology Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Areas 5B: Life Science)
CHEM 105 - Elements of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Unit(s): 5 (Meets Lower Division GE Areas 5A: Physical Science + 5C Lab)
Lower Division GE Area 1A: English Composition
Credits / Units: 3
MATH 165 - Elementary Applied Statistics Unit(s): 4 (Meets Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematics )

Spring Semester (13 Units)

BIOL 220 - Human Anatomy Unit(s): 4
Lower Division GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 1C: Oral Communication
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

(Meets American Institutions requirement) Credits / Units: 3

Second Year: 32 Units

Fall Semester (16 Units)

BIOL 224 - Human Physiology Unit(s): 4
PSY 250 - Introduction to Psychology Unit(s): 3
NURS 290 - Introduction to Nutrition Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self Development)
Lower Division GE Area 3B: Humanities
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts
Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (16 Units)

BIOL 240 - Medical Microbiology Unit(s): 4
EDEC 250 - Intro to Lifespan Development Unit(s): 3 (Recommended)
Lower Division GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies
Credits / Units: 3
American Institutions: U.S. Constitution
Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 3

Pre-Licensure Program

Junior Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

NURS 301 - Nursing Care of the Adult Client I Unit(s): 9
NURS 304 - Mental Health Nursing Unit(s): 6

Spring Semester (15 Units)

NURS 302 - Nursing Care of Adult Client II Unit(s): 6
NURS 305 - Maternity & Women’s Health Care Unit(s): 6
NURS 310 - Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Unit(s): 3 (Meets Upper Division GE Area 2: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning)

Senior Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

NURS 407 - Nursing Care of the Adult Client III Unit(s): 6
NURS 409 - Nursing Care of the Child in the Family Unit(s): 6
NURS 370 - Health Promotion for Racially Diverse Populations Unit(s): 3 OR
NURS 490 The Sexual Imperative: History, Media, Culture, and Imagination
(Recommended)

Spring Semester (15 Units)

NURS 410 - Nursing Power, Policy, and Politics Unit(s): 5
NURS 412 - Community/Public Health Nursing Theory Unit(s): 3
(Meets Upper Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences)
NURS 412P - Community/Public Health Nursing Practicum Unit(s): 2
NURS 414 - Clinical Nursing Preceptorship Unit(s): 5

Total Units: 120