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Academic Requirements

Prerequisite and General Education Requirements

Virginia Wesleyan University Prerequisite Courses at VWU

Sentara College of Health Sciences Equivalent Prerequisite Courses at SCOHS

BIO 221

Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

Anatomy & Physiology I with lab

4

BIO 222

Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

Anatomy & Physiology II with lab

4

CHEM 120 OR
CHEM 130

Introductory Chemistry OR
Chemistry for Health Sciences

4

College Chemistry with lab

4

ENG 105

The Art of Writing

4*

English Composition I

3

WES 200

Wesleyan Seminar II

4*

English Composition II

3

PSY 205 OR
SW 336

Lifespan Development OR
Lifespan Development and Behavior

4*

Developmental Psychology

3

BIO 201

Microbiology for Health Sciences

4

Microbiology with lab

4

MATH 210

Introductory Statistics

4*

Statistics

3

WES 300

Wesleyan Seminar III

4*

Oral Communication

3

PHIL 321

Ethics and Health Care

4*

Ethics

3

PSYC 101

Introduction to Psychology I

4*

Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC 351

Medical Sociology

4*

Introduction to Sociology

3

BIO 202

Human Nutrition

4*

Nutrition

3

WES 100

Wesleyan Seminar I

4*

Humanities Elective

3

 

Lower Level Arts

4*

Fine Arts Elective

3

* Transfer credit for these non-lab courses may be completed using 3 credit courses instead of VWU 4 credit courses.

 

Major Requirements: Nursing

Course Number And Title

Sem. Hrs.

NUR 221: Foundations of Nursing

5

NUR 222: Application of Foundational Skills

3

NUR 214: Health Assessment

4

NUR 215: Pathophysiology

3

NUR 311: Pharmacology

3

NUR 351: Nursing Care of Acute Illness Throughout the Lifespan

6

NUR 352: Clinical Management of Acute Illness Throughout the Lifespan

3

NUR 353: Nursing Care of the Maternal/Newborn Patient

3

NUR 354: Clinical Management of the Maternal/Newborn Patient

1

NUR 355: Professional Nursing

3

NUR 361: Nursing Care of Chronic Illness Through the Lifespan

6

NUR 362 Clinical Management of Chronic Illness Through the Lifespan

3

NUR 409: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

3

NUR 415: Nursing Leadership and Management

3

NUR 416: Preceptorship

5

NUR 431: Issues and Trends in Nursing

4

Nursing Elective

3

Total Hours Required at Sentara:

71

Total Hours Required for the BSN

131

Additional Information on VWU courses can be found at https://www.vwu.edu/academics/catalog.php.

Additional Information on the Sentara BSN program and courses can be found at the following links from Sentara: