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Program Requirements for 2009-2010 Catalog Year

The General Education Program Website is located at http://www.fgcu.edu/general_education

  1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
    Refer to the General Education Program for more information.

    1. Communication (6 hrs)
    2. Mathematics (6 hrs) 
      1. Select STA 2023
    3. Humanities (9 hrs)
    4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs) 
      1. Select PSY 2012
      2. Select SYG 2000
    5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs) 
      1. Select BSC 1085C
      2. Select CHM 1045C

      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.

  2. Common Prerequisites

    • BSC X085C or any Human Anatomy & Physiology I or Human Anatomy
      [BSC 1085C recommended]
    • BSC X086C or any Human Anatomy & Physiology II or Human Physiology
      [BSC 1086C recommended]
    • CHM XXXX must be comprehensive College General Chemistry (such as CHM X030 or CHM X032) but NOT lower level principles courses (such as CHM X025)
      [CHM 1045C or CHM 1045/1045L recommended]
    • DEP X004 or any Human Growth & Development Across Life Span
      [DEP 2004 or HUS 3020 recommended]
    • HUN X201 or NUR X192 or any Human Nutrition
      [HSC 2577 recommended]
    • MCB X010C or any Microbiology w/ Lab
      [MCB 2010C Microbiology recommended]
    • PSY X012 or any General Psychology
      [PSY 2012 recommended]
    • STA X014 or any Statistics course
      [STA 2023 recommended]
    • SYG X000 or any Intro to Sociology
      [SYG 2000 recommended]

  3. Interdisciplinary College Core (9 hrs)

    • IHS 3101 Shaping Health Care in the 21st Century (3) (BSN-FTIN only)
    • IHS 4504 Research Methods in Health Care (3)
    • IHS 4938 Senior Seminar (3)

  4. Requirements in the Nursing Major (52 hrs)

    • NUR 3065C Health Assessment (3)
    • NUR 3125 Pathophysiology in Nursing (3)
    • NUR 3145 Pharmacology for Nursing (3)
    • NUR 3226 Adult Health Nursing I (3)
    • NUR 3226L Adult Health Nursing I Clinical (4)
    • NUR 3286C Gerontological Nursing (2)
    • NUR 3355 Child Health Nursing (2)
    • NUR 3355L Child Health Nursing Clinical (1)
    • NUR 3535 Mental Health Nursing (2)
    • NUR 3535L Mental Health Nursing Clinical (1)
    • NUR 3829C Foundation of Nursing Practice (4)
    • NUR 3833 Patient Care Management and Nursing (3)
    • NUR 4227 Adult Health Nursing II (3)
    • NUR 4227L Adult Health Nursing II Clinical (4)
    • NUR 4455 Reproductive Health Nursing (2)
    • NUR 4455L Reproductive Health Nursing Clinical (1)
    • NUR 4636 Community & Public Health Nursing (3)
    • NUR 4636L Community and Public Health Nursing Clinical (2)
    • NUR 4295C Critical Care Nursing (3)
    • NUR 4948L Senior Nursing Practicum (3)

  5. University Requirements (3 hrs)

    • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

  6. Additional Electives (variable)
    Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 124 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 124 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements

  • Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 124 credit hours, including 64 credit hours of upper division coursework.
  • Completion of all required nursing (NUR) and College of Health Professions Interdisciplinary Core (IHS) courses with a minimum grade of C (61 credits).
  • A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
  • At least 31 of the last 60 hours must be completed at FGCU.
  • Satisfy CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
  • Satisfy Service Learning requirement. See http://www.fgcu.edu/connect/