Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
First Semester (Pre-Req)
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2301/2101 Anatomy and Physiology I & Lab* 4
BIOL 2321/2121 Microbiology for Science Majors & Lab* 4
MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods* 3
ENGL 1301 English Composition I* 3
HIST 1301 United States History I* 3
EDUC/PSYC 1100 Learning Frameworks 1
BIOL 1322 Nutrition and Diet Therapy 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 21

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirements for CC

Second Semester (Pre-Req)
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2302/2102 Anatomy and Physiology II & Lab* 4
XXXX Component Area Option 4
ENGL 1302 Composition II* 3
HIST 1302 United States History II* 3
GOVT 2305 Federal Government* 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 20

* Indicates general education and core complete with CC

Third Semester (Summer Bridge)
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RSNG 1300 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan 3
PSYC 2314 Human Growth and Development 3
RSNG 1327 Transition to Professional Nursing 3
RNSG 1163 Clinical (Registered Nursing) 1
RNSG 1301 Pharmacology 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 13

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirements for CC

Fourth Semester (Fall)
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 1341 Common Concepts of Adult Health** 3 CR
RNSG 1244 Nursing Skills II* 2 CR
RNSG 1413 Foundations for Nursing Practice** 4 CR
RNSG 1160 Clinical (Common Adult Health)** 1 CR
SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1318 Communication Core course for Clarendon* 3
RNSG 1343 Complex Concepts of Adult Health 3
RNSG 2260 Clinical (Complex Adult Health) 2
RNSG 1412 Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 4
RNSG 2261 Clinical (Childbearing & Childrearing Family) 2
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing 2
RNSG 2160 Clinical (Mental Health) 1
Total Semester Credit Hours 17
LVN to ADN student upon completion of bridge semester receive credit 10 CR

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirements for CC

** Student completed as part of Vocational Nursing requirement

Fifth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 2331 Advanced Concepts of Adult Health 3
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theater* 3
RNSG 2262 Clinical (Advanced Adult Health) 2
RNSG 2221 Professional Nursing: Leadership & MGMT [capstone*] 2
RNSG 2263 Clinical (Leadership & MGMT) 2
ENGL 2332,or ENGL 2333, or HIST 2311, or HIST 2312 Humanities CORE course for Clarendon 3
GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 15
TOTAL HOURS (GEN ED Requirements ADN and Prerequisite Coursework) 54
TOTAL HOURS RNSG Credits 36
*Total Hours Accepted for Transfer 90

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirements for CC

Transition to TTUHSC (Full Matriculation pending NCLEX results)

Transitional Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4342 Evidence into Practice 3
NURS 4233 Art of the Human Experience 2
NURS 4343 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge 3
IPNR 000-730 Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 0
Total Semester Credit Hours 8

Full Admission to TTUHSC post NCLEX completion

First Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4344 Management & Leadership: Bedside to Boardroom 3
NURS 4345 Healthcare Information Technology 3
NURS 4346 Concepts of Community and Population Health Nursing 3
NURS XXXX Nursing Elective 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 11
Second Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4347 Evaluating Risk in Healthcare 3
NURS 4348 Health Intervention Design 3
NURS 4349 Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics 3
NURS 4234 Integrating BSN Concepts 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 11
Totals
Total TTUHSC RN BVSN Credit Hours 30
Transfer Credit from CC 90
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120