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PROGRAM CODE: NU NURS BSN                    CATALOG YEAR: 19974 
                 Bachelor of Science in Nursing                  
                       College of Nursing                        
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                The University of Arizona                        
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT               
                                                                 
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University Graduation Requirements                               
All course work and requirements for this degree must be         
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.               
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of        
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.  
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,        
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any     
       time.                                                     
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.           
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements                   
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.          
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.             
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this     
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess  
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with 
       academic policies in your Catalog.                        
Application for Degree Candidacy                                 
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to      
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.                
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the       
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.           
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at  
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm  
                                                                 
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       Units required for this degree                            
       A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.       
       Additional units will be required to complete this degree 
       if a student:                                             
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;             
         B) changes his/her academic program:                    
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of  
            study that leads directly to degree completion.      
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.    
                                              
-->  NEEDS:120.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 72 units of community college course work   
        may apply toward graduation.                             
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or    
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.              
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking  
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree  
        requirements.                                            
     4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                     
     5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
    13) You have earned at least 120 units, applying no more     
        than 64 community college units, and no more than 60     
        correspondence units to this total.                      
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA                          
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the   
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and       
       credit by exam).                                          
                                              
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       Upper Division Units Requirement                          
       A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are        
       required for this degree.                                 
  -  1)   NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS                                     
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       University Composition Requirements                       
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108                          
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   OR  AP Exam or Portfolio or ENGL 109H                         
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment                             
  -  1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by        
        earning a grade of B or better in second semester        
        English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).      
        Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL  
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or   
        department writing requirement.                          
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H                    
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       Nursing General Education                                 
       Complete with a minimum of 18 units.                      
-->  NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS                                          
  -  1) Western Civilization                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARCH 101 ,324 ,334   ARH 117 ,118           
           CCLS 125   CLAS 220 ,221   ENGL 150A,150B,250 ,251A   
           TO 251C  F A 207 ,307 ,317   HIST 101 ,102 ,103 ,     
           HIST 106 ,107 ,160 ,161 ,368 ,369   HUMS 250A TO      
           HUMS 250D  ITAL 230A,230B  JUS 377   PHIL 121 ,122 ,  
           PHIL 123   TRAD 102 ,103                              
  -  2) Non-Western Civilization                                 
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 300   ANTH 315  OR ANTV 315            
           ANTH 423  OR ANTV 423   ANTH 432 ,451A,451B           
           ARH 339   CHN 276   CLAS 334   FREN 453   GEOG 369 ,  
           GEOG 413   HIST 468A,468B,474A TO 474C,489            
           JUS 372A,372B  MUS 334 ,344   NES 334 ,496O           
           POL 441 ,464 ,468                                     
     3) Individuals, Societies and Institutions                  
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 220   AIS 100   ANTH 101 ,102 ,110 ,   
           ANTH 207 ,249   AREC 242   CCLS 230   CLAS 240        
           ECON 200 ,201A,210   ENGR 105   GEOG 102A,102B,106    
           GER 274   HIST 236 ,245 ,253 ,254 ,271   HUMS 245 ,   
           HUMS 260   INDV 101 ,102 ,103   JOUR 151   LING 101 , 
           LING 210   MAS 161 ,180   MN E 120   MSE 109          
           PA 221 ,241   PHIL 111 ,113 ,145 ,233 ,245 ,260 ,     
           PHIL 262   POL 201 ,202 ,203 ,204 ,206 ,242 ,247 ,    
           POL 250   PSYC 216 ,277   RELI 225   RNR 105          
           RSSS 275   SOC 101 ,150 ,160 ,161   W S 100 ,200      
  -  4) Individuals, Societies and Institutions                  
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 307 ,344   AGTM 380   AIS 450          
           ANTH 303  OR ANTV 303   ANTH 307  OR ANTV 307         
           ANTH 311  OR ANTV 311   ANTH 316 ,319  OR             
           ANTV 319   ANTH 406  OR ANTV 406   ANTH 409  OR       
           ANTV 409   ANTH 479   AREC 350 ,375   ASTR 320        
           ATMO 336   CLAS 305 ,306 ,330 ,335 ,362   ECON 371    
           GEOG 305 ,360 ,379 ,411 ,412 ,456 ,461 ,464 ,488      
           GEOS 346  TO 346H  HIST 351 ,361 ,374 ,489            
           HUMS 371A,371B  JOUR 439 ,470   JPN 402   JUS 335     
           LING 320 ,425   MCB 404   MSE 486   NES 490           
           NURS 376 ,487   PHIL 305 ,321 ,346   POL 321 ,322 ,   
           POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,437  OR POLV 437   POL 447 ,448    
           OR POLV 448   PSYC 360  OR PSYV 360   PSYC 376 ,      
           PSYC 384   RSSS 328   SOC 313 ,324 ,450 ,467          
           SWES 450                                              
     5) Arts and Literature                                      
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 230   ARE 130   ARH 110 ,112 ,117 ,    
           ARH 118 ,201 ,202   ART 101 ,102 ,103 ,104 ,203       
           DNC 100 ,112A TO 112C,143 ,144A TO 144C,152A TO       
           DNC 152C,175 ,176A,176B,201A,240A,240B,241A,241B,     
           DNC 244A,244B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,220A,220B,231 ,248A,    
           ENGL 248B,260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,270 ,278   FREN 280 ,   
           FREN 282  TO 284   GER 272 ,275  TO 278   HUMS 295Q   
           ITAL 250A TO 250D  M AR 200   MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,     
           MUS 108 ,109 ,120A,200B TO 200M,231 ,237   PHIL 238   
           RSSS 210   RUSS 250A  SPAN 111 ,212 ,214   T AR 100   
           T AE 103   T AR 238                                   
  -  6) Arts and Literature                                      
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 306   ARH 319   CHN 429   CLAS 300 ,   
           CLAS 342 ,346 ,348   DNC 343  TO 343D,400             
           ENGL 300 ,310  OR ENGV 310   ENGL 319 ,351A,351B,     
           ENGL 380  OR ENGV 380   ENGL 416 ,419B OR             
           ENGV 419B  ENGL 424  OR ENGV 424   ENGL 426 ,431A     
           OR ENGV 431A  ENGL 432 ,444 ,449A,449B,458A,465       
           F CM 431 ,432   GER 325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,379 ,455      
           HUMS 340 ,365 ,370 ,420 ,454   ITAL 330B  JPN 310     
           M AR 336   MUS 231 ,237 ,328 ,344 ,360 ,400A TO       
           MUS 402M  PHIL 433   PRS 350   RUSS 330   RSSS 340 ,  
           RSSS 350   SPAN 435 ,445   T AR 336                   
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       Nursing Pre-Major                                         
  -  1) Core Courses - select 12 courses.                        
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 101A,101B,102A,102B  MCB 181R,181L     
           MIC 205R  N SC 310   NURS 255   PSIO 201 ,202         
           PSYC 101                                              
  -  2) Core Electives - select 1 course.                        
        SELECT FROM: PSYC 230   MATH 160 ,263                    
  -  3) Core Electives (cont.) - select 1 course.                
        SELECT FROM: MATH 110 ,117R,117S                         
  -  4) Core Electives (cont.) - select 1 course.                
        SELECT FROM: FSHD 117   PSYC 240                         
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       Nursing Major                                             
  -  1) Select 14 courses.                                       
        SELECT FROM: NURS 263 ,350 ,355 ,364 ,374 ,379 ,382 ,    
           NURS 386 ,455 ,475 ,481 ,483 ,486   PCOL 472A         
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       Major GPA                                                 
       A 2.000 GPA is required in the Nursing Major. The major   
       major GPA shall include all UA courses offered or         
       cross-listed by the Nursing Department, whether they are  
       required or not.                                          
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       Optional Minor                                            
       A minor is optional.  Select in consultation with your    
       major advisor.  Adjustments must be approved by the minor 
       department.                                               
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       Additional Course Work                                    
        Courses listed in this section may include general       
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses    
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to   
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used  
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your      
        degree program.                                          
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       Excluded Course Work                                      
        Courses listed in this section may include               
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in       
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,    
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and    
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or     
        better are transferable to UA.                           
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