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UTHSCSA Bachelor
of Science Degree in Nursing
The UTHSCSA nursing degree program is fully accredited by
the National League for Nursing. The program is composed of two phases.
In Phase I students complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours (two
years) of prenursing course requirements available at UTSA. Phase I coursework
at UTSA is approved by the Department of Biology Health Related Professions
Advisory Subcommittee. Phase II requires students to complete 60 semester
credit hours of courses in the nursing major through either the Generic
Process or Flexible Process track at the UTHSCSA School of Nursing. The
minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 120.
Admission into Phase I must be made through UTSA. Admission into Phase
II must be made through UTHSCSA. Students who have completed 40 to 45
semester credit hours of Phase I courses may request an application for
admission from the Office of Nursing Admissions at UTHSCSA. Questions
about Phase I prenursing course requirements and requests for admission
applications should be addressed to:
Nursing Admissions
Office of Student Services
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78284-7702
(210) 567-2670
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Application for admission to Phase II must be made by April
1 for Fall Semester admission and October 1 for Spring Semester admission.
Applicants must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 and a grade
point average of 2.3 in prenursing course requirements in order to be
considered for admission. Students with higher grade point averages will
be more competitive.
Applicants must have passed all sections of the Texas Academic Skills
Program (TASP) test and must meet minimum standards before they may enroll
in upper-division (Phase II) coursework. Students may not enroll in the
upper-division nursing courses until they have completed the 60 semester
credit hours of prerequisite courses and have been formally accepted by
UTHSCSA.
Students admitted to the School of Nursing must be certified in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) before registration.
Phase I: 59 semester credit hours at UTSA. All courses are subject
to approval by the School of Nursing when the student applies for Phase
II.
A. 20 semester credit hours of natural and physical sciences:
AHS 2083, 2091
Human Biology: Anatomy and Laboratory*
AHS 2103, 2111
Human Biology: Physiology and Laboratory*
AHS 1053, 1061
Introductory Microbiology (Laboratory strongly recommended)*
CHE 1003, 1011
General Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences (Laboratory strongly recommended)
HE 1203, 1211 Elementary Organic and Biochemistry (Laboratory strongly
recommended)
*BIO
1113 Biology I and BIO 1122 Laboratory
Investigations in Biology are prerequisites to the above allied health
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B. 15 semester credit hours in the behavioral sciences:
1. PSY 1013 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 2503 Developmental Psychology
SOC 1013 Introduction to the
Study of Society
2. 6 semester credit hours of electives
C. 24 semester credit hours in other basic requirements:
1. 6 semester credit hours required:
AHS 2043 Nutrition
STA 1053 Basic Statistics (or
1063 or 1073)
2. 18 semester credit hours of UTSA Core Curriculum requirements (for
a listing of the courses that fulfill these requirements, see pages 9-13
of this catalog):
Rhetoric
American history
Political studies
Phase II: One of the following plans, completed at UTHSCSA:
A. Generic Plan
The following lists the courses in the Generic Process Program Plan. This
plan may be taken on a full-time or part-time basis but must be completed
within four years of initial enrollment in Phase II of the nursing program.
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FIRST SEMESTER, JUNIOR YEAR
NURS 3209 Introduction to Professional Nursing - 2 hours
NURS 3310 Nursing and Drug Therapy - 3 hours
NURS 3811 Nursing of Individuals with Deviations in Health Status - 8
hours
SECOND SEMESTER, JUNIOR YEAR
NURS 3522 Nursing the Client with Mental Illness - 5 hours
NURS 3912 Nursing of Families: Childbirth, Parenting, Illness - 9 hours
THIRD SEMESTER, SENIOR YEAR
NURS 4203 The Nurse as a Professional - 2 hours
NURS 4513 Community Health Nursing - 5 hours
NURS 4523 Nursing of Clients with Chronic Health Problems - 5 hours
FOURTH SEMESTER, SENIOR YEAR
NURS 4504 The Nurse as Manager and Leader - 5 hours
NURS 4704 Nursing the Client with Major Health Problems - 7 hours
Upper-Division Electives 3 semester credit hours of electives must be
in nursing - 9 hours
B. Flexible Plan
Only students with previous nursing experience are eligible for this plan.
Although this program can be completed on a part-time basis, all work
toward the degree must be completed within four years of the date of initial
enrollment in Phase II of the nursing program. Some courses are offered
by examination only. Credit for much of the program can be completed by
examination also. For a complete list of these courses, contact the UTHSCSA
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FIRST SEMESTER (courses offered by examination only)
NURS 3327 Nursing of Clients with Alteration in Mental Health - 3 hours
NURS 3624 Nursing Practice: Clinical Skills - 6 hours
NURS 3925 Nursing of Adults with Health Problems - 9 hours
NURS 3926 Nursing of Children and Childbearing Women - 9 hours
SECOND SEMESTER
NURS 4212 Professional Nursing: Health Assessment - 2 hours
NURS 4504 The Nurse as a Manager and Leader - 5 hours
NURS 4512 Professional Nursing: Health Promotion - 5 hours
THIRD SEMESTER
NURS 4114 Professional Nursing: Research - 1 hour
NURS 4213 Professional Nursing: Issues and Ethics - 2 hours
NURS 4413 Professional Nursing: Family Focus - 4 hours
NURS 4513 Community Health Nursing - 5 hours
Upper-Division Electives 3 semester credit hours of electives must be
in nursing - 9 hours
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