Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Prerequisites for Program Admission
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
MATH 2342 Elementary Statistical Methods* 3
BIO 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I* 4
ENGL 1301 English Composition I* 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology* 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 13

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Fall Semester - Year I
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II* 4
XXXX Component Option Core Curriculum 4
RNSG 1205 Nursing Skills I 2
RNSG 1309 Introduction to Nursing 3
RNSG 1360 Clinical Nursing I – Registered Nurse Training 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 16

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Spring Semester - Year I
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 2420 Microbiology for Non-Science Majors* 4
RNSG 1441 Common Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing 2
RNSG 1461 Clinical – Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 4
RNSG 1146 Legal and Ethical Issues for Nurses 1
RNSG 2121 Professional Nursing: Leadership and Management 1
GOVT 2305 Federal Government* 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 19

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

SUMMER
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
HECO 1322 or BIOL 1322 Nutrition* 3
HIST 1301 United States History I* 3
XXXX  Humanities* Core Course at Temple College 3
GOVT 2306 Texas Government* 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 12

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Fall Semester -Year II
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 English Composition II* 3
RNSG 1443 Complex Concepts of Adult Health 4
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth and Development* 3
RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Families 2
RNSG 2460 Clinical Nursing IV – Registered Nurse Training 4
XXXX Elective Component Area Option* 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 18

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

Spring Semester - Year II
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
HIST 1302 United States History II* 3
XXXX Creative Arts Core Course at Temple College* 3
RNSG 2432 Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 1251 Care of the Childbearing Family 2
RNSG 2461 Clinical Nursing V – Registered Nurse Training 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 16

* Indicates general education and core curriculum requirement

  • Associate Degree of Nursing at Temple College Completed
  • Required Core Curriculum and Prerequisites for TTUHSC Completed
TOTAL HOURS Prerequisites (Core, Prerequisites and Credit for Nutrition): 54
Credit RNSG Courses: 36
Total Hours Accepted: 90


Transition to TTUHSC (Full Matriculation pending NCLEX results)

Transitional Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4342 Evidence into Practice 3
NURS 4233 Art of the Human Experience 2
NURS 4343 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge 3
IPNR 000-730 Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 0
Total Semester Credit Hours 8

Full Admission to TTUHSC

First Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
NURS 4344 Management & Leadership: Bedside to Boardroom 3
NURS 4345 Healthcare Information Technology 3
NURS 4346 Concepts of Community and Population Health 3
NURS XXXX Nursing Elective 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 11
Second Semester at TTUHSC
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
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
Total Semester Credit Hours 11
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120