Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Prerequisites
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2401 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
ENGL 1301 English Composition I 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
PSYC 2314 Human Growth and Development 3
HIST 1301 History of the US to 1877 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
First Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 1216 Professional Nursing Competencies 2
RNSG 1128 Intro to Health Care Concepts 1
RNSG 1430 Health Care Concepts I 4
RNSG 1125 Professional Nursing Concepts I 1
RNSG 1161 Clinical I 1
BIOL 2402 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
MATH 1342, 1442, 2342 or 2442 Statistics 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
Second Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 1533 Heath Care Concepts II 5
RNSG 1126 Professional Nursing Concepts II 1
RNSG 2362 Clinical III 3
Language, Philosophy & Culture Core Approved Course 3
XXXX Component Area Option 4
HIST 1302 History of the US since 1877 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 19
Third Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 1538 Health Care Concepts III 5
RNSG 1137 Professional Nursing Concepts III 1
RNSG 2363 Clinical III 3
Creative Arts Core Approved Course 3
BIOL 2420 or 2421 Microbiology with Lab 4
POLS 2305 American Gov't Organization 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 19
Fourth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
RNSG 2539 Health Care Concepts IV 5
RNSG 2138 Professional Nursing Concepts IV 1
RNSG 2360 Clinical IV 3
ELECTIVE Credit toward Component Area 2
ENGL 1302 English II 3
POLS 2306 American Public Policy 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 18
  • Associate Degree of Nursing at Weatherford Completed
  • Required Core Curriculum and Prerequisites for TTUHSC Completed
TOTAL HOURS (GEN ED Requirements): 54
TOTAL HOURS (RNSG Credit): 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
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 16
Totals
Total TTUHSC Credit Hours 30
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120