Nursing, A.S.-B.S.N.
This is a suggested course plan. It is highly recommended that you meet regularly with your academic advisor to determine your course selection and progress toward graduation.
Students who transfer to UNC under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) have all lower-level General Education requirements completed, but must complete these requirements through transfer or UNC coursework: Global Language, Research and Discovery, Lifetime Fitness, Communication Beyond Carolina, Campus Life Experience, and, where applicable, Supplemental General Education. Students who do not transfer in under the CAA should work closely with their advisor to determine which requirements apply to them for the IDEAs in Action General Education curriculum.
This catalog also includes a complete list of requirements for the Nursing, B.S.N. degree.
North Carolina Community College
UGETC Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| UGETC | English composition (ENG 111 + ENG 112 = UNC ENGL 105) | 6 |
| UGETC | Humanities/Fine Arts/Communication (2 courses from at least 2 different disciplines; see UGETC list below) | 6 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology (UNC PSYC 101) 1, 2 | 3 |
| UGETC | Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 additional course from discipline other than Psychology; see UGETC list below) | 3 |
| UGETC | Mathematics (2 courses; see UGETC list below) | 8 |
| BIO 111 | General Biology I (UNC BIOL 101/101L + BIOL 103) 1 | 4 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I (UNC CHEM 101/101L) 1 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 34 | |
Additional General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| XXX 111 | Foreign Language Level 1 | 3 |
| XXX 112 | Foreign Language Level 2 | 3 |
| XXX 211 | Foreign Language Level 3 3 | 3 |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II (UNC CHEM 102/102L) 1 | 4 |
| PED 110 | Fit and Well for Life (UNC LFIT 998) | 1 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
Other Required Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success (UNC GENR ---) | 1 |
| Select One From: 1, 2, 4 | 4 | |
MAT 151 & MAT 151A | Statistics I (UNC STOR 155) | |
MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I (UNC STOR 155) | |
MAT 155 & MAT 155A | Statistical Analysis (UNC STOR 155) | |
| BIO 168 & BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology I&II (UNC BIOL 252/252L + BIOL 253/253L) 1, 4, 5 | 8 |
| BIO 275 | Microbiology (UNC MCRO 251) 1, 4 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community College Hours 6 | 65 | |
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Prerequisite for the major.
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A grade of C or higher is required and course must have been taken within ten years of the application deadline.
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All NC Community College Language courses numbered 211 are approved to transfer to UNC-Chapel Hill as a course that completes the GLBL-LANG IDEAs in Action requirement.
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A grade of B- or higher is required and course must have been taken within five years of the application deadline.
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BIO 168 and BIO 169 taken together are awarded BIOL 252, BIOL 252L, BIOL 253, and BIOL 253L at UNC. Either course taken alone would be awarded BIOL 290 and BIOL 290L.
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Must be on track to complete all lower division requirements by the end of the spring semester prior to entering the B.S.N. program.
UNC-Chapel Hill
Semester 5
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 301 | 
Foundations of Relationship-Centered Care and Diversity and Inclusion: Carolina Core I 1 | 3 |
| NURS 310 | Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment I: On Campus Clinical I 1 | 2 |
| NURS 330 | Nursing Care of Adults I 1 | 4 |
| NURS 351 | Pathophysiology/Pharmacology Across the Lifespan I 1 | 3 |
| NURS 384 | Family Focused Genomic Health Care 1 | 1 |
| Minor course #2, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement 2, 3 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Semester 6
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 311 | Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment II: On Campus Clinical II 1 | 2 |
| NURS 352 | Pathophysiology/Pharmacology Across the Lifespan II 1 | 3 |
| NURS 481 | Mental Health Promotion and Psychiatric Care Across Populations and Settings 1 | 5 |
| NURS 482 | Reproductive Health and Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family 1 | 5 |
| Minor course #3, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement 2, 3 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Summer Between Semesters 6 and 7
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 302 |
Research, Ethics, and Innovation: Carolina Core II 1 | 3 |
| NURS 430 | Nursing Care of Adults II 1 | 5 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Semester 7
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 401 | Integrating Principles of Leadership, Quality and Safety, and Informatics into Nursing Practice 1 | 3 |
| NURS 410 | Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment III: On Campus Clinical III 1 | 2 |
| NURS 483 | Family-Centered Nursing Care from Birth through Adolescence 1 | 5 |
| NURS 484 | Public Health Nursing in Community Settings 1 | 4 |
| Minor course #4, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement 2, 3 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
Semester 8
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 402 | Foundations of Population Health and Global Health: Carolina Core IV 1 | 2 |
| NURS 411 | Clinical Nursing Skills and Health Assessment IV: On Campus Clinical IV 1 | 2 |
| NURS 697 |
Capstone: Transitions in Care and Practice 1 | 6 |
| Required NURS elective 1, 4 | 3 | |
| Minor course #5, Elective, or IDEAs in Action Requirement 2, 3 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
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Required in the major.
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Minors at UNC are typically comprised of five courses, totaling 15 credit hours. The remaining course to complete a minor may overlap with a major requirement, be completed at the NCCC and transferred, be taken over the summer, or be taken in an earlier term. Students are encouraged to work closely with their advisor to plan the course sequence for a minor if they choose to complete one.
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Students will need to leverage these elective or minor courses to fulfill upper-level General Education requirements not completed as part of the major: Research & Discovery and Communication Beyond Carolina.
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A total of 3 hours of NURS elective is required. This may be a single course, or multiple NURS courses that total at least 3 hours. NURS electives may be taken in any semester.
UGETC Course List (A.S. Curriculum)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| English Composition (two courses) | 6 | |
| ENG 111 | Writing & Inquiry 1 | |
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disciplines 1 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (two courses from at least two different disciplines) | 6 | |
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation (UNC GENR 111) | |
| ART 114 | Art History Survey I (UNC ARTH 151) | |
| ART 115 | Art History Survey II (UNC ARTH 152) | |
| COM 120 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (UNC COMM 120), OR | |
COM 231 | Public Speaking (UNC COMM 113) | |
| DRA 111 | Theatre Appreciation (UNC DRAM 116) | |
| ENG 231 | American Literature I (UNC ENGL 128) 2 | |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II (UNC ENGL 128) 2 | |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I (UNC ENGL 120) 2 | |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II (UNC ENGL 121) 2 | |
| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation (UNC MUSC 141) | |
| MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz (UNC MUSC 145) | |
| PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues (UNC PHIL 101) 2 | |
| PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics (UNC PHIL 160) 2 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science (two coures from at least two different disciplines) | 6 | |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics (UNC GENR 119) 3 | |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Microeconomics (UNC GENR 119) 3 | |
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I (UNC GENR 113) | |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II (UNC GENR 113) | |
| HIS 131 | American History I (UNC HIST 127) | |
| HIS 132 | American History II (UNC HIST 128) | |
| POL 120 | American Government (UNC POLI 100) | |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology (UNC PSYC 101) | |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology (UNC SOCI 101) | |
| Mathematics (select two courses) | 8 | |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra (UNC MATH 110P) | |
| MAT 172 | Pre-calculus Trigonometry (UNC MATH 130 + MATH 110P) | |
| MAT 263 | Brief Calculus (UNC MATH 152 + MATH 110P) | |
| MAT 271 | Calculus I (UNC MATH 231 + MATH 129P + MATH 110P) | |
| MAT 272 | Calculus II (UNC MATH 232 + MATH 110P) | |
| Natural Sciences (select 8 SCH from the following courses): | 8 | |
| AST 151/151A | General Astronomy I and Lab (UNC ASTR 101/100L) | |
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology (UNC GENR 116) | |
| BIO 111 & 112 | General Biology I & II (UNC BIOL 101/101L + BIOL 103 + BIOL 104) | |
| CHM 151 & 152 | General Chemistry I & II (UNC CHEM 101/101L +CHEM 102/102L) | |
| GEL 111 | Introduction Geology (UNC EMES 101/101L) | |
| PHY 110/110A | Conceptual Physics and Lab (UNC PHYS 101) | |
| PHYS 151 & 152 | College Physics I & II (UNC PHYS 114 + PHYS 115) | |
| PHYS 251 & 252 | General Physics I & II (UNC PHYS 118 + PHYS 119) | |
| Total Hours | 34 | |
IDEAs In Action Requirements not covered by the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement that could be completed at the Community College:
COM 231 (UNC COMM 113) can fulfill COMMBEYOND; COM 120 (UNC COMM 120), CHM 2512 (UNC CHEM 261 + CHEM 262L) or CHM 2522 (UNC CHEM 262 + CHEM 262L) can fulfill RESEARCH, and PED 110 (LFIT 998) can fulfill LIFE-FIT.
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Students who complete both ENG 111 and 112 receive credit for UNC ENGL 100 + ENGL 105.
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Course may have prerequisite(s). Consult the North Carolina Community College Combined Course Library for most current information.
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ECO 251 + 252 = UNC ECON 101 + UNC GENR 119.
Additional Resources
Applying to Carolina
- The Office of Undergraduate Admissions provides information about the application process for transfer students.
Advising and Community College Course Selection
- For UGETC, Pre-Major, Elective, or GEC course options, please refer to the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement transfer course list.
- Students should work with their community college academic advisor to ensure appropriate course selection for AA/AS degree completion.
Additional Resources
- To find out how your N.C. community college coursework will transfer to UNC, please view the transfer credit list for your community college campus.
