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Traditional Four Year Curriculum

Traditional Four Year Curriculum

As a nursing major, you participate in a challenging four-year academic program of high quality that includes laboratory and clinical experiences under qualified faculty guidance. There are also other study opportunities available to you such as learning communities, study abroad, minors, and ROTC options.

During your first two years in the nursing curriculum, you take a combination of liberal arts and science courses, as well as courses in basic nursing theory and clinical skills. Much of this experience occurs in the College of Nursing Learning Resource Center (LRC). The LRC houses audio-visual materials, training models and simulations to support the educational program. At the end of the sophomore year and throughout the junior and senior years, you enroll in nursing theory courses and clinical courses that provide experience in a wide variety of health care facilities.

The 136-credit curriculum is outlined below.

Freshman Year

Code Course Credits
CHM 1131 General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHM 1103 General Chemistry Lab I 1 credits
ACS 1000 Traditions in Conversation 3 credits
NUR 1101 Introduction to Professional Nursing I 2 credits
THL 1050 Christian Theology 3 credits
PSY 1000 General Psychology 3 credits
    15 credits
 
CHM 1134 General Chemistry II 3 credits
CHM 1108 General Chemistry Lab II 1 credit
ACS 1001 Modernity & Its Discontents 3 credits
ENG 1050 Literary Experience 3 credits
PHI 1050 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
NUR 1103 Introduction to Professional Nursing II 2 credits
SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
    18 credits

Sophomore Year

Code Course Credits
BIO 1205 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credits
BIO 1181 Principles of Cell Biology and Genetics 3 credits
NUR 2104 Nursing Process & Health Assessment 2 credits
NUR 2105 Nursing Process & Health Assessment Practicum 1 credits
PSY 2200 Developmental Psychology 3 credits
  Free Elective 3 credits
    16 credits
 
BIO 1206 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credits
NTR 2120 Principles of Nutrition 3 credits
NUR 2106 Essentials of Nursing Practice 2 credits
NUR 2107 Practicum in Essentials of Nursing Practice 2 credits
MAT 1250 Statistics in Health Care Research 3 credits
  Elective (Social Studies) — Must be selected from the areas of History, Political Science or Economics in conjunction with the student's major advisor) 3 credits
    17 credits

Junior Year

Code Course Credits
NUR 3112 Nursing Care of Adults 6 credits
NUR 3113 Practicum in Nursing Care of Adults 6 credits
NUR 3030 Basic Concepts of Pharmacology 3 credits
NUR 3108 Pathophysiology 3 credits
    18 credits
 
NUR 3116 Nursing Care of Adults w/ Complex Health Problems 6 credits
NUR 3117 Practicum in Nursing Care of Adults w/ Complex Health Problems 6 credits
NUR 3110 Scientific Evidence in Nursing Practice 3 credits
PHI 2115 Ethics for Health Care Professionals 3 credits
    18 credits

Senior Year

Code Course Credits
NUR 4101 Parent-Child Nursing 6 credits
NUR 4103 Practicum in Parent-Child Nursing 6 credits
NUR 4130 Contemporary Issues & Trends in Nursing 2 credits
THL Elective (Theology) 3 credits
    17 credits
NUR 4102 Community Health Nursing & Health Promotion 6 credits
NUR 4107 Practicum in Community Health Nursing & Health Promotion 6 credits
NUR 4110 Nursing Management & Leadership 5 credits
    17 credits
  Total Credits = 136

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"Overall, one of the best things about the academic life here is starting with nursing right from the first day. I didn't just apply to Villanova; I applied to the Villanova College of Nursing. You really get a feel for what you will be doing in your future career … before you know it, you are giving injections! The curriculum is very well laid out so that you get to work your way into things."

Kathryn Mawn, Marietta, GA

Traditional Four Year Curriculum

 

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"My membership in the service-learning community is a very important part of my education in general; my volunteer service at home is the reason I decided to become a nurse, and incorporated in that is my desire to help better the lives of others. I'm working at ‘Dream Camp’ where I'll be mentoring kids from Philadelphia to foster their self-confidence and motivate them to get the best out of their education and themselves.”

Midshipman Andrew Masiello, Staten Island, NY

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