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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Advanced placement is designed for the student who will fit into the nursing curriculum at some point other than the beginning. Students who desire advanced placement include RNs, LPNs, or transfer students from another nursing program.<br /><br />
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Advanced placement is designed for the student who will fit into the nursing curriculum at some point other than the beginning. Students who desire advanced placement include RNs and transfer students from another nursing program.<br /><br />
The BSN program includes 62 hours of non-nursing course work. These hours may be satisfied by taking the course, testing out of the course (except for English Composition I and II) or transferring the course from another institution.
The BSN program includes 58 hours of non-nursing course work. See Policy 5.2.3 for a complete list of prerequisite course requirements.</li>
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    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All students must complete the admission requirements and the following non-nursing coursework:<br /><br />
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All students must complete the admission requirements and the prerequisite non-nursing coursework prior to matriculation. </li>
<span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">PREREQUISITE COURSES:</span><br />
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">There are 62 credits of nursing coursework in the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program. A course of study will be individualized with the advice of the faculty and Student Service Coordinators within the listed parameters for advanced placement.
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    <td width="50%">English Composition I &amp; II</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>6 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Chemistry</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>4 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Human Physiology &amp; Anatomy I (Anatomy)</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>4 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Human Physiology &amp; Anatomy II (Physiology)</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>4 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Intro to Sociology</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Intro to Psychology</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Human Growth &amp; Development</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Statistics</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td colspan="3">Math ACT of 22, College Algebra or higher</td>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">CO-REQUISITE COURSES:</span><br />
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    <td width="50%">Microbiology</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>4 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Nutrition</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Ethics</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">English Composition II</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">*Family &amp; Human Behavior</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">*Culture, Race, Ethnicity &amp; Gender</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">*Political Science &amp; Social Organization</td>
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    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">*Humanities</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Genetics, Immunology, or 3 additional credits from any (*) category above</td>
    <td width="40px">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>3 cr</td>
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    <td width="50%">Electives</td>
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    <td>7-9 cr</td>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">There are 64 credits of nursing coursework and 2 credits of Pharmacology in the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program. A course of study will be individualized with the advice of the faculty and student advisors within the listed parameters for advanced placement.
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             <li style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;">RN-BSN students must take a minimum of 20 nursing credit hours and LPNs must take a minimum of 30 nursing credit hours established by the College of Nursing and the Board of Regents in order to be granted a degree from UNMC College of Nursing. Only courses in the nursing major may be applied to the residency requirement.<br /><br />RNs must take at least one course (usually NRSG 420-Community Health Nursing) with a clinical component. Twenty (20) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC including one clinical course. Four (4) of the twenty-four (24) credit hours required may be challenged. All courses, except NRSG 420 and NRSG 385, may be challenged.<br /><br />LPNs must take at least two clinical courses, one of which must be Community Health Nursing (NRSG 420). Thirty (30) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC, including two clinical courses. Thirty-six (36) of the 64 credit hours required, including 2 credits of pharmacology, may be challenged. All courses, except NRSG 420 and NRSG 480, may be challenged.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;">RN-BSN students must take a minimum of 20 nursing credit hours and LPNs must take a minimum of 30 nursing credit hours established by the College of Nursing and the Board of Regents in order to be granted a degree from UNMC College of Nursing. Only courses in the nursing major may be applied to the residency requirement.<br /><br />RNs must take at least one course (usually NRSG 420-Community Health Nursing) with a clinical component. Twenty (20) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC including one clinical course. Four (4) of the twenty-four (24) credit hours required may be challenged. All courses, except NRSG 420 and NRSG 385, may be challenged.<br /><br />LPNs must take at least two clinical courses, one of which must be Community Health Nursing (NRSG 420). Thirty (30) nursing credit hours must be completed at UNMC, including two clinical courses. Thirty-six (36) of the 64 credit hours required, including 2 credits of pharmacology, may be challenged. All courses, except NRSG 420 and NRSG 480, may be challenged.</li>