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Fitchburg State College
Admissions Office
160 Pearl Street
Fitchburg , MA 01420
Phone: 978.665.3144
Fax: 978.665.4540
Email: admissions@fsc.edu
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Undergraduate Curriculum
Pre-Nursing Major
Math Readiness Requirement: All Pre-nursing majors must achieve a grade of 82 or above on the Accuplacer Math Readiness Exam or a grade of 2.0 or better in Basic Math II as a prerequisite to entering the nursing major.
First Year
| BIOL1200 |
Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
BIOL1300 |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
| CHEM1200 |
Elements of Human Biochemistry & Organic Chemisty |
4 |
SOC1100 |
Introduction to Sociology or General Psychology |
3 |
| PSY1100 |
General Psychology or Introduction of Sociology |
3 |
ENGL1200 |
Writing II |
3 |
| ENGL1100 |
Writing I |
3 |
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LA&S SMT Elective |
3 |
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LA&S Art or Music Elective |
3 |
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LA&S History Elective |
3 |
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17 |
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16 |
Nursing Major
Second Year
| NURS2700 |
Foundations of Nursing |
4 |
NURS2900 |
Medical-Surgical Nursing I |
5 |
| NURS2500 |
Pathopharmacology I |
3 |
NURS2600 |
Pathopharmacology II |
3 |
| NURS2300 |
Health Assessment |
3 |
BIOL2700 |
Survey of Microorganisms |
4 |
| BIOL1650 |
Nutrition or LA&S Literature Elective |
3 |
BIOL1650 |
Nutrition or LA&S Literature Elective |
3 |
| PSY2200 |
Human Growth & Development |
3 |
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16 |
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15 |
Third Year
| NURS3200 |
Mental Health Nursing |
5 |
NURS3300 |
Maternal-Newborn Nursing |
5 |
| NURS3400 |
Medical Surgical Nursing II |
5 |
NURS3900 |
Pediatric Nursing |
5 |
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LA&S Arts Elective |
3 |
MATH1700 |
Applied Statistics |
3 |
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LA&S Free Elective |
3 |
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LA&S Free Elective |
3 |
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16 |
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16 |
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Fourth Year
| NURS4750 |
Chronic Illness |
5 |
NURS4800 |
Selective Practicum |
10 |
| NURS4400 |
Community Health Nursing |
5 |
NURS4850 |
Nursing Leadership & Management |
2 |
| NURS4000 |
Nursing Research |
2 |
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12 |
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12 |
120 Total Credits
(62 Nursing/58 LA&S)
All Nursing majors, including transfer students, must meet the math Readiness Requirement. Refer to notation under Pre-Nursing Major
Please note under this new LA&S curriculum, Nursing Majors are exempt from the EXSS college requirement. In addition, the LA&S electives listed in each semester are only suggestions of when the electives should be taken. You may choose when you would like to take your LA&S elective requirements as long as they are completed before graduation.
Liberal Arts and Science Requirements for Bachelor of Science
NEW LA&S PROGRAM – BEGINNING FALL 2008
| Content Clusters: two courses from the clusters below must have a Global Diversity designation |
Sem. Hrs. |
Nursing Requirements |
Sem. Hrs. |
| Arts: 5 courses; a minimum of 15 cr. One of these courses must have a global diversity non-western designation. |
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NURS2300 Health Assessment |
3 |
| Writing I (ENGL1100) |
3 |
NURS2500 Pathopharmacology I |
3 |
| Writing II (ENGL1200) |
3 |
NURS2600 Pathopharmacology II |
3 |
| Art or Musicl Elective |
3 |
NURS2700 Foundations of Nursing |
4 |
| Literature Elective |
3 |
NURS2900 Med-Surg Nursing I |
5 |
| Elective |
3 |
NURS3200 Mental Health Nursing |
5 |
| Citizenship: 3 courses; a minimum of 9 cr. Introduction to Sociology fulfills the global diversity designation for this cluster. |
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NURS3300 Maternal-Newborn Nursing |
5 |
| History Elective |
3 |
NURS3400 Med-Surg Nursing II |
5 |
| General Psych (PSY1100) |
3 |
NURS3900 Pediatric Nursing |
5 |
| Intro to Sociology (SOC1100) |
3 |
NURS4000 Nursing Research |
2 |
| Science, Math, Technology: 4 courses; a minimum of 12 cr. |
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NURS4400 Community Health Nursing |
5 |
| Applied Stats (MATH1700) |
3 |
NURS4750 Chronic Illness |
5 |
| Anatomy & Physiology I (BIOL1200) |
4 |
NURS4800 Selective Practicum |
10 |
| Elements of Human Biochemistry (CHEM1200) |
4 |
NURS4850 Nursing Leadership & Management |
2 |
| Nutrition (BIOL1650) |
3 |
Total Nursing Credits: |
62 |
| Option C: 4 courses; a minimum of 12 cr. |
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Other Liberal Arts & Sciences Requirements: |
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| Anatomy & Physiology II (BIOL1300) |
4 |
**Jr/Sr Writing; Listening & Speaking; Computer Literacy |
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| Survey of Microorganisms (BIOL2700) |
4 |
Readiness Exams:* |
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| Human Growth & Development (PSY2200) |
3 |
Math Placement Exam or Basic Math II |
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| Selected Elective |
3 |
English Placement Exam or Basic College Writing |
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| Free Electives: 2 courses; a minimum of 6 cr. |
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| LA&S Elective |
3 |
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| LA&S Elective |
3 |
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| Total LA&S Credits: |
58 |
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* Math Readiness requirement is required of all transfer students. Institutional credit only; does not count toward graduation credits. This requirement must be met prior to entering the Nursing Curriculum.
**The Nursing Department determines the methods of fulfilling these requirements.
Specific courses above listed in bold typeface require a minimum grade of 2.5 to progress.
Global Diversity: Two of the courses taken within the three clusters must have a Global Diversity designation. These courses provide a context for understanding the political, economic, cultural, and historical events or experiences of other countries, including those that are non-Western. (Western means Europe - including Russia - and North America.) At least one of the two courses must address a non-Western region. Please confer with your academic advisor for information to meet this requirement.
Revised August, 2008
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