Degree Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Prerequisites Prior to Admissions to ADN Program
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
BIOL 2301/2101 Anatomy and Physiology/Lab 4
BIOL 2302/2102 Anatomy and Physiology/Lab 4
BIOL 2320/2120 Microbiology for Non-Science Majors/Lab 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

 

Level 1 - Fall Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 1322 Nutrition 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
RNSG 1309 Introduction to Nursing 3
RNSG 1261 Clinical - Nursing (RN Training) Intro to Nursing 2
RNSG 1105 Nursing Skills 1
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth and Development 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

 

Level 2 - Spring Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 Composition and Rhetoric II 3
RNSG 1343 Complex Concepts of Adult Health 3
RNSG 1362 Clinical - Nursing (RN Training) Complex Concepts of Adult Health 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 15

 

Summer Semester 
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
HIST 1301 Composition I 3
XXXX Creative Arts 3
XXXX Component Area Option 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 9

 

Level 3 - Fall Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
HIST 1302 US History II 3
GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing 2
RNSG 2161 Clinical - Nursing (RN Training) Mental Health Nursing 1
RNSG 2308 Maternal/Newborn Nursing and Women's Health 3
RNSG 2260 Clinical - Nursing (RN Training) Maternal/Newborn Nursing and Women's Health 2
RNSG 2201 Care of Children & Families 2
RNSG 2268 Clinical - Nursing (RN Training) Care of Children & Families 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 18
Level 4 - Spring Semester
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3
XXXX Component Area Option (Elective) 3
RNSG 2432 Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health 4
RNSG 2460 Clinical - Nursing (RN Training) Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health 4
XXXX Language, Philosophy and Culture 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 17
*Total Hours Accepted for Transfer (51 Gen Ed Credits, 39 RNSG Credits) 90
  • Associate Degree of Nursing at Howard 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 Evidence into Practice 3
NURS 4233 Art of the Human Experience 2
NURS 4343 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge 3
IPNR 000-730 Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 0
Total Semester Credit Hours 8

Full Admission to TTUHSC post NCLEX completion

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 Nursing 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
Totals
Total TTUHSC Credit Hours 30
Transfer Credit from Howard College 90
Completion of Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from TTUHSC 120