Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
First Year Prerequisites
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
MATH 1314 College Algebra 3
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
PHED 1164 Introduction to Physical Fitness and Sport 1
BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I 4
Creative Arts Must be a Texas core approved course 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 17
Semester I
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 1301 Pharmacology 3
BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II 4
RNSG 1105 Nursing Skills I 1
RNSG 1413 Foundations for Nursing Practice 4
RNSG 1360 Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 3
HIST 1301 History of the US to 1877 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 18
Semester II
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2420 Microbiology for Non-Science Majors 4
RNSG 1144 Nursing Skills II 1
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing 2
RNSG 1160 Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 1
RNSG 1411 Common Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 2362 Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 3
POLS 2305 American Govt Organization 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 18
Second Year Semester III
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 2208 Maternal/Newborn Nursing & Women’s Health 2
RNSG 2161 Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 1
RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Families 2
RNSG 2160 Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 1
CHEM 1305/1105 or 1406 or 1411 Chemistry w/lab 4
PSYC 2314 Life Span Human Development 3
ENGL II English II 3
ELECTIVE Component Area Option for Core Curriculum 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 18
Semester IV
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 1443 Complex Concepts of Adults 4
RNSG 2360 Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 3
Language, Philosophy & Culture Must be a Texas core approved course 3
MATH 1342, 1442, 2342 or 2442 Statistics (Can be a non-math statics due to algebra) 3
POLS 2306 American Public Policy 3
HIST 1302 History of the US since 1877 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
  • Required Core Curriculum and Prerequisites for TTUHSC Completed
Associate Degree of Nursing at Mountain View Completed
TOTAL HOURS (Core Curriculum and Prerequisite Requirements): 54
TOTAL NURSING (RNSG Credit) ACCEPTED 36
Total Hours Accepted for Transfer 90

Transition to TTUHSC (Full Matriculation pending NCLEX results)

Transitional Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4342 Evidence into Practice 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 3

Full Admission to TTUHSC post NCLEX completion

First Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4233 Art of the Human Experience 2
NURS 4343 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge 3
NURS 4344 Management & Leadership: Bedside to Boardroom 3
NURS 4345 Healthcare Information Technology 3
IPNR 000-730 Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 0
Total Semester Credit Hours 11
Second Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4346 Concepts of Community and Population Health Nursing 3
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
NURS XXXX Nursing Elective 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
Totals
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120