Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Centro College Program Prerequisites for Program Admission
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
MATH 2342* Elementary Statistical Methods 3
BIOL 2401* Anatomy & Physiology I 4
ENG 1301* Composition and Rhetoric I 3
PSYC 2301* General Psychology 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 13
Semester I - First Year
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II 4
CHEM 1411* General Chemistry I 4
RNSG 1216 Professional Nursing Competencies 2
RNSG 1128 Introduction to Health Care Concepts 1
RNSG 1430 Health Care Concepts I 4
RNSG 1125* Professional Nursing Concepts 1
RNSG 1161 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 1
Total Semester Credit Hours 17
Semester II
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2420* Microbiology for Non-Science Majors 4
RNSG 1533 Health Care Concepts II 5
RNSG 1126 Professional Nursing Concepts II 1
RNSG 2362 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 3
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth and Development 3
GOVT 2305* Federal Government 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 19
Semester III
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1302* English Composition II 3
HIST 1301* United States History I 3
RNSG 1538 Health Care Concepts III 5
RNSG 1137 Professional Nursing Concepts III 1
RNSG 2363 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 3
XXXX Creative Arts* Core Course at El Centro 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 18
Semester IV
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
HIST 1302* United States History II 3
XXXX Humanities* Core Course at El Centro 3
GOVT 2306* Texas Government 3
XXXX Elective 2
RNSG 2539 Health Care Concepts IV 4
RNSG 2138 Professional Nursing Concepts 1
RNSG 2360 Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 19
  • Required Core Curriculum and Prerequisites for TTUHSC Completed
Associate of Arts or Associates of Applied Science in Nursing completed
TOTAL HOURS (GEN ED Requirements and ADN Coursework): 51
Credit for BIOL 1322 Nutrition 3
Total Hours Accepted for Transfer (54 Gen Ed and 36 RNSG Credits): 90

Transition to TTUHSC (Full Matriculation pending NCLEX results)

Transitional Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4342 Evidence into Practice 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 3

Full Admission to TTUHSC post NCLEX completion

First Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4233 Art of the Human Experience 2
NURS 4343 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge 3
NURS 4344 Management & Leadership: Bedside to Boardroom 3
NURS 4345 Healthcare Information Technology 3
IPNR 000-730 Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 0
Total Semester Credit Hours 11
Second Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4346 Concepts of Community and Population Health Nursing 3
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
NURS XXXX Nursing Elective 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
Totals
Total TTUHSC Credit Hours 30
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120