Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) Curriculum
The curriculum below is the most current information available. To browse curriculum from the current academic year and past years, please view our Academic Catalogs. If you are a current student with questions about your course requirements, please speak with your advisor or refer to your Degree Audit Report (DARS) in eServices.
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| SEM | TERM | COURSE NO. | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS | CLASS HOURS PER WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing Credits | 8 | ||||
| PHASE 1: General Education Requirements | |||||
| BIOL1417 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 | 5 | ||
| BIOL1419 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 | 5 | ||
| BIOL1435 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 | 3 | ||
| BIOL2225 | Microbiology I | 3 | 4 | ||
| CHEM1406 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 | 5 | ||
| ENGL1410 | Composition I | 3 | 3 | ||
| ENGL1420 | Composition II | 3 | 3 | ||
| PHIL1445 | Ethics or Critical Thinking in Society | 3 | 3 | ||
| PSYC1405 | Life-Span Psychology | 3 | 3 | ||
| Semester Total | 38 | 34 | |||
| 1 | Fall | PHASE 2: Acceptance into Core Nursing | |||
| 1 | Fall | NURS2304 | Advanced Nursing Concepts | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Fall | NURS2305 | Concepts of Nursing Practices I | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Fall | NURS2310 | Family Nursing I | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Fall | NURS2316 | Comprehensive Clinical I | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | Fall | NURS2319 | Nursing Pharmacology | 1 | 1 |
| Semester Total | 13 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Spr | NURS2321 | Comprehensive Clinical II | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Spr | NURS2325 | Family Nursing II | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Spr | NURS2330 | Family Nursing III | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Spr | NURS2336 | Concepts of Nursing Practices II | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Spr | NURS2341 | Professional Nursing | 1 | 2 |
| Semester Total | 13 | 20 | |||
| Program Total | 64 | 74 |
Note: AAS degrees must have Gen. Ed. courses from three goal areas and AS degrees from six goal areas of the MN Transfer Curriculum.
Visit with advisor or refer to Degree Audit Report for elective options.
This course sequence is an example.