This Sample Program Pathway is designed to provide an example of course selections in a term by term sequence. Please see an Academic Advisor for a plan specific to your academic needs.
Description: The first course in a two-semester sequence studying the structure and function of the human body. Topics include introductory terminology, biochemistry, cells, the integumentary system, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the nervous system and the endocrine system. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: DEV 0015 or MAT 0600 and MAT 0100 or MAT 1130
Corequisites: BIO 1147
Description: Lab for the first course in a two semester sequence studying the structure and function of the human body.
Corequisites: BIO 1141
Description: In English Composition I students learn reflective, analytical and argumentative writing strategies, incorporating sources and personal experience. Students will negotiate between public and private rhetorical situations and purposes to achieve academic literacy. They will write multiple drafts using a recursive writing process as they work toward fluency in style and mechanics.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035 or Other (Placement Test Score)
Description: Exploration of the development, maintenance and termination of interpersonal relationships. The focus is on effective verbal and nonverbal interactions between two people, highlighting methods of initiating and maintaining effective communication with, and understanding of, others through learning and applying interpersonal communication theory.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035 or Other (Any other college level English course)
Description: University-parallel course covering history and systems of psychology, behavioral research methods, physiology of behavior, sensation, perception, learning, memory, consciousness, cognition, personality, lifespan development, gender, social psychology, motivation, emotion, stress, mental disorders and therapies.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035
Description: Solve health science applications; convert within and between metric, household and apothecary systems; read and interpret health science labels and graphs; calculate and apply statistical concepts; solve problems involving parenteral, pediatric and/or intravenous administration and dosage calculations. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.
Notes: Choose from MAT1130 or Any Mathematics, Statistics & Logic elective from the approved Ohio Transfer 36 List. View electives at: http://www.sinclair.edu/transfer/gened/module/
Prerequisites: MAT 0050 or Other (Satisfactory score on math placement test)
Term hours subtotal:
16
Description: The second course in a two-semester sequence studying the structure and function of the human body. Topics include the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, metabolism, the urinary system, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance and the reproductive system. Three classroom, two lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: BIO 1141
Corequisites: BIO 1248
Description: Lab for the second course in a two-semester sequence studying the structure and function of the human body.
Corequisites: BIO 1242
Description: Morphology and physiology of microorganisms and selected human parasites, mechanisms of disease production, host responses, spread of infectious diseases. Three classroom, three lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: BIO 1107 or BIO 1111 or BIO 1141 or BIO 1121 or BIO 1171 or Other (LPN Diploma)
Corequisites: BIO 2206
Description: Students carry out aseptic techniques; simple and special staining procedures; methods utilized for culturing, isolation and identification of bacteria (known and unknown); molecular genetic and immunological methods dealing with microbes. Also, exercises involving eukaryotic microbes (fungi, protozoa and helminths) are conducted.
Corequisites: BIO 2205
Description: This is an in-depth study of the principles of nutrition with emphasis on the functions of the nutrients, their digestion, absorption, metabolism, inter-relationships and nutrition requirements. Incorporates assessment of nutritional health risks, health promotion and disease prevention theories. Explores the influence of socioeconomic, cultural, psychological and environmental factors on food and nutritional behavior.
Description: Research and theory concerning the physical, cognitive and social development of a person from conception to death, including prenatal and child development, adolescence, adult life crises, marriage, family, work, leisure and senescence.
Prerequisites: PSY 1100
Term hours subtotal:
14
Description: An introductory survey course for students pursuing health science degrees or who have not previously taken high school chemistry. Topics include matter and measurement, atoms and molecules, chemical reactions, energy changes, atomic structure and bonding, acid/base chemistry, chemical kinetics, and organic chemistry. Three classroom hours, two lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: MAT 0100 or MAT 0600 or MAT 1110 or MAT 1130 or MAT 1445
Corequisites: CHE 1151
Corequisites: CHE 1111
Description: English Composition II, building on the skills in English Composition I, develops rhetorical literacy through research, critical reading and multigenre writing tasks. Through major and minor, cumulative and stand-alone assignments, students construct arguments and analyses, ethically incorporating academic sources while developing their own voices as writers and citizens.
Prerequisites: ENG 1101
Description: A critical analysis of contemporary American society with review of major sociological theories, research methods, culture, socialization, groups, social structure, social institutions, deviance, social inequalities, social processes and social change.
Prerequisites: DEV 0015
Term hours subtotal:
10
Description: Study of human disease using a system approach emphasizing abnormal physiological processes that result in the signs and symptoms of each disorder. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.
Prerequisites: BIO 1107 or BIO 1121 or BIO 1141 or BIO 2211
Description: An introduction to the fundamental ideas of statistics, including statistical methods to gather, analyze and present data; fundamentals of probability; statistical distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, Chi-square tests, regression and correlation. Three classroom, two lab hours per week. Note: Students who have not completed the required pre-requisite courses listed, but have successfully completed MAT 0100 or MAT 1130 with a grade of "C" or better, or MAT 0600 with a grade of "P", can register for MAT 1450 together with the co-requisite course MAT 0450, Introductory Statistics Booster. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.
Prerequisites: MAT 0200 and Other (with a grade of C or better or satisfactory score on math placement test)
Description: Historical inquiry into the major concepts and attitudes of moral and ethical theory in Western society, emphasizing the role of human responsibility and the conditions for making ethical judgments.
Description: This course examines the role of technology in the modern society. It explores the opportunities and dangers faced by humankind in the evolution of new technologies. It inquires into such questions as whether the human quest for mastery of nature has made us masters or slaves of the machine.
Description: An introduction to social problems facing large, complex societies using sociological theories and methodology to examine causes, treatments and solutions. Among the topics discussed are: mental illness, health care, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, crime, delinquency, inequality, poverty, immigration, family, global and environmental issues.
Prerequisites: SOC 1101
Term hours subtotal:
16
Description: This course focuses on the transition from technical to professional nursing through the theoretical basis of nursing applied to the scope and standards of professional nursing practice. This is an online course with minimum class time 25 clock hours.
Notes: Pre-req: ENG1201 and PSY2200 Offered Spring and Fall, both A and B term Offered Summer A term
Prerequisites: ENG 1201 and PSY 2200 and Other (Must hold valid RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Description: This course examines how evidence provided through the literature and research is applied by professional nurses to improve patient outcomes. This is an online course with minimum class time 37.5 hours.
Notes: Pre-req: ALH2220 and ENG1201 Offered Spring and Fall, both A and B term Offered Summer B term
Prerequisites: ALH 2220 and ENG 1201 and Other (Must hold valid RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Description: This elective course addresses the responsibilities of the academic nurse educator in a pre-licensure nursing program. Compares and contrasts learning theories pertinent to nursing education. Discusses aspects of curriculum development, evaluation, and quality improvement. Identifies educational practice changes driven by evidence-based findings in the academic setting. This is an online course with minimum class time 37.5 hours.
Notes: Program elective, Choose from: NSG4103, NSG4104, NSG4105, NSG4106, or NSG4107 (Students will choose a total of 2 Nursing electives) Offerings vary by course NSG 4107 Offered Spring A term, Summer A term and Fall B term
Prerequisites: Other (Must have RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Term hours subtotal:
8
Description: This course examines community-based and population-focused public health. Influences of culture, environment, and governmental policy are discussed. The use of theory, research, and epidemiology are applied as foundations for the community as a client. This is a blended course with minimum class time 25 hours and minimum 45 hours of clinical/practicum.
Notes: Pre-req: NSG3101 and NSG3103 This is a blended course, requiring 45 hours working with a professional nurse preceptor. Offered Summer A term Offered Fall, both A and B term
Prerequisites: NSG 3101 and NSG 3103 and Other (must have valid RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Description: This elective course focuses on the theory and practice of health assessment and health promotion across the life span. Assessment of all aspects of the patient's health status for purposes of health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention is explored. Incorporates concepts, theories, and research on human development and genetics, prevention of disease, early detection of risk factors and anticipatory guidance. This is a blended course with minimum class time 25 hours and minimum 45 hours of clinical/practicum.
Notes: Program elective, Choose from: NSG4103, NSG4104, NSG4105, NSG4106, or NSG4107 (Students will choose a total of 2 Nursing electives) This is a blended course, requiring 45 hours working with a professional nurse preceptor. Offerings vary by course NSG 4104 Offered Spring A term, Summer A term and Fall A term
Prerequisites: Other (Must have RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Term hours subtotal:
6
Description: Explores cultural effect on health and illness. Analyzes the attitudes, knowledge, and values of diverse populations. Emphasis is on heightened cultural awareness for professional nurses providing care in a diverse environment. Identifies best practice guidelines for culturally responsive care, to transform knowledge to identify at-risk cultural groups and influence health promotion and disparity reduction within these groups. This is an online course with minimum class time 37.5 hours.
Notes: Pre-req: NSG4101 Offered Fall, both A and B term
Prerequisites: NSG 4101 and Other (must have valid RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Description: This course focuses on leadership and management roles of professional nurses. Emphasis is placed on concepts of leadership as they relate to the ethical decision-making process in implementing high quality nursing care, healthcare team coordination, and the oversight and accountability processes in diverse multicultural healthcare settings. This is an online course with minimum class time 37.5 hours.
Notes: Pre-req: COM2206 or COM2211 and NSG3101 and NSG3103 Offered Summer B term Offered Fall, both A and B term
Prerequisites: COM 2206 or COM 2211 and NSG 3101 and NSG 3103 and Other (Must have valid RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Description: The capstone course promotes the application of knowledge acquired in the RN to BSN program with previous knowledge and clinical experiences to identify and implement a scholarly nursing project. The project must address the analysis of, and strategies to address, improvements in clinical or organizational practices. This is a blended course with minimum class time 25 hours and minimum 45 hours of clinical/practicum.
Notes: Pre-req: NSG3101 and NSG3103 and NSG4101 and NSG4102 and NSG4110 This is a blended course, requiring 45 hours working with a professional nurse preceptor. Offered Fall, both A and B term Offered Spring, term To Be Determined
Prerequisites: NSG 3101 and NSG 3103 and NSG 4101 and NSG 4102 and NSG 4110 and Other (Must have valid RN license) and Restricted to Majors
Term hours subtotal:
9