Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BIOL 1322 Nutrition 3
ENG 1301 Composition I 3
MATH 1314 College Algebra 3
XXXX Component Area Option 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 17
Second Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
GOVT 2305* American Government 3
HIST 1301* US History I 3
RNSG 1301 Pharmacology 3
RNSG 1513 Nursing Foundations 5
RNSG 1160 Clinical Registered Nursing Training 1
MATH 1342* Statistics 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 18

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirements

Third Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 Composition and Rhetoric II 3
RNSG 1412 Nursing Care of Childbearing & Childrearing Family 3
RNSG 1261 Clinical Registered Nursing Training 2
RNSG 1441 Common Concepts of Adult Health 4
BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
Fourth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
HIST 1302* US History II 3
XXXX Language, Philosophy & Culture 3
RNSG 1343 Complex Concepts of Adult Health 3
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing 2
RNSG 2261 Clinical Registered Nurse Training 2
RNSG 2420 Microbiology 4
XXXX* Elective 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 20

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirements

Fifth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIO 1322* Nutrition 3
RNSG 2201 Care of Children & Families 2
RNSG 2331 Advanced Concepts of Adult Health 3
RNSG 2262 Clinical Registered Nursing Training 2
PSYC 2314 Human Growth and Development 3
GOVT 2306* American Government II 3
XXXX Creative Arts 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 19

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirements

Required Core Curriculum and Prerequisites for TTUHSC Completed

Associate of Arts or Associates of Applied Science in Nursing completed
TOTAL HOURS (GEN ED Requirements and ADN Coursework): 91
Total Hours Accepted for Transfer (52 Gen Ed and 38 RNSG Credits): 90

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 Credit Hours 30
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120