Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing has a collaborative arrangement/contractual agreement with St. Peter’s College which gives the student the option of receiving an A.A.S. in health sciences in addition to the diploma in nursing. The nursing curriculum is dependent upon proper sequencing of courses. All non-nursing courses in this curriculum are to be completed prior to or during the semester in which they are listed.
Curriculum Organizational Plan
Fall Semester (16 Weeks)
| |
Class |
Class Hours |
Clin/Lab Hours |
Credits |
|
 |
| Fundamentals of Nsg Health Assessment Pharmacology I |
96 |
110 |
8** |
 |
| Anatomy/Physiology I* (Bi 171) |
45 |
30 |
4 |
 |
| Introduction to Psychology* (Ps 151) |
45 |
NA |
3 |
 |
| English Composition* (Cm 120) |
45 |
NA |
3 |
 |
| Total Credits: |
18 |
Winter Semester (16 Weeks)
| |
Class |
Class Hours |
Clin/Lab Hours |
Credits |
|
 |
| Parent/Child Health Nursing |
96 |
140 |
9** |
 |
| Anatomy/Physiology II* (Bi 172) |
45 |
30 |
4 |
 |
| Basic Microbiology* (Bi 161) |
45 |
30 |
4 |
 |
| Total Credits: |
17 |
Spring Semester (6 Weeks)
| |
Class |
Class Hours |
Clin/Lab Hours |
Credits |
|
 |
| Mental Health Nursing |
42 |
64 |
4** |
 |
| Life Span Development* (Ps 235) |
45 |
30 |
3 |
 |
| Total Credits: |
7 |
Fall Semester (16 Weeks)
| |
Class |
Class Hours |
Clin/Lab Hours |
Credits |
|
 |
| Adult Health Nursing I, Pharmacology II
|
96 |
172 |
10** |
 |
| Introduction to Sociology* (So 121) |
45 |
NA |
3 |
 |
| Intro to Philosophy* (Pl 100) |
45 |
NA |
3 |
 |
| Total Credits: |
16 |
 |
| Forms of Literature*† (El 123) |
45 |
NA |
3 |
 |
Winter Semester (16 Weeks)
| |
Class |
Class Hours |
Clin/Lab Hours |
Credits |
|
 |
| Adult Health Nursing II, EBP for Healthcare Practitioner |
96 |
172 |
10** |
 |
| Contemporary Issues in Bioethics* (PI 254) |
45 |
NA |
3 |
 |
| Introduction to the Visual Arts* (Ar 127) |
45 |
NA |
3 |
 |
| Total Credits: |
16 |
Spring Semester (6 Weeks)
| |
Class |
Class Hours |
Clin/Lab Hours |
Credits |
|
 |
| Management of Patient Care |
30 |
112 |
4** |
 |
| Total Credits: |
4 |
Clock hour = 60 min.
Credit hour = 1 hour of theory, 3 hours of clinical and/or lab
† Not required for Diploma option
** Nursing Courses = 30 transferable credits
* College Courses = 36 credits
Total for A.A.S. = 66 credits
(30 credits in Nursing and 36 College Credits can be applied to the BSN degree)
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