Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Pre-Requisite Courses
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology & Lab 4
BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology & Lab 4
ENGL 1301 English Composition I 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 11

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

First Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth & Development 3
HIST 1301 US History I 3
RNSG 1205 Nursing Skills I 2
RNSG 1201 Pharmacology 2
RNSG 1160 Clinical Nursing (RN Training) 1
RNSG 1413 Foundations for Nursing Practice 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Second Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 English Composition II 3
HIST 1302 United States History II 3
RNSG 1441 Common Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 2460 Clinical Nursing II (RN Training) Common Concepts 4
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing 2
RNSG 2121 Professional Nurse Leadership and Management 1
RNSG 1144 Nursing Skills II 1
Total Semester Credit Hours 18

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Third Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Select a Language, Philosophy and Culture Course from the following: COMM1307, *must complete ENGL1302 before taking the following English courses: ENGL2321, 2326, 2332, 2333, 2341, 2342, 2343, HIST2311 or 2312, HUMA1301, 1305, 1315, 2319, 2323 or PHIL1301, 1304, 2306. See an advisor for proper placement. (SPC Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree requirement, SPC Language, Philosophy, & Culture Core – 040, TTU Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement and TTUHSC School of Nursing Prerequisite)   3
GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
RNSG 1443 Complex Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Family 2
RNSG 2461 Clinical Nursing III (RN Training) 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 16

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Forth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
GOVT 2306* Texas Government 3
RNSG 1251 Care of the Childbearing Family 2
RNSG 2462 Clinical Nursing IV (RN Training) 4
RNSG 1146 Legal and Ethical Issues for Nurses 1
RNSG 2130 Professional Nursing Review and Licensure Preparation 1
RNSG 2432 Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Fifth Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2420 Microbiology 4
MATH 1342 Statistical Methods 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
XXXX Choose any three-hour course see an advisor for proper placement 3
XXXX Creative Arts select one course form the Creative Arts Core(SPC Creative Arts Core – 050 and TTUHSC School of Nursing Prerequisite). 3
XXXX HECO1322 Personal Nutrition or HECO1410 Science of Nutrition (TTUHSC School of Nursing Prerequisite). See an advisor for proper placement. 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

  • Associate Degree of Nursing at South Plains College Completed
  • Required Core Curriculum and Prerequisites for TTUHSC Completed

Transition to TTUHSC (Full Matriculation pending NCLEX results)

Transitional Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4342 Incorporation of Evidence into Practice 3
NURS 4233 Art of the Human Experience 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 5

Full Admission to TTUHSC post NCLEX completion

First Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
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 9
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 RN BVSN Credit Hours 30
Transfer Credit from SPC 90
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120