Pre-Nursing and Community Health, B.S.

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Program Chair: Nadine Brooks, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNML

Available in the Day College.

The mission of the Pre-nursing and Community Health program is to prepare committed graduates who are academically ready for further study in the area of nursing and advise and support them toward placement in nursing programs.

The Bachelor of Science in Pre-nursing and Community Health degree prepares students to enter the Midlands Technical College nursing program and provides them with a solid foundation in community and public health.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will comprehensively describe major chronic illnesses and disabilities and their impact on health outcomes, health promotion and behavior.
Students will demonstrate problem solving skills by applying, analyzing, and synthesizing content knowledge in public health.
Students will relate the functions and relationships within the human body. Students will relate the pathophysiology of disease to the anatomy and physiology in the human body.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of medical terminology.

Requirements

BIO 123 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
BIO 226 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
BIO 326 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4
PSY 303 - Lifespan Development Credits: 3
PUBH 111 - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
PUBH 112 - Global Patterns and Policies in Public Health Credits: 3
PUBH 364 - Nutrition Credits: 3
BIO 260 - Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals Credits: 4
OR
BIO 265 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BIO 120 - Human Health and Epidemiology Credits: 4
OR
PUBH 120 - Human Health and Epidemiology Credits: 4
CHEM 110 - Survey of Chemistry Credits: 4
OR
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
PUBH 430 - Management, Ethics, and Law in Healthcare Credits: 3
OR
PSY 201 - Professional Ethics Credits: 3
Choose 3 s.h. from the following:
PUBH 261 - Personal Health and Wellness Credits: 3
EXSC 261 - Personal Health and Wellness Credits: 3
PUBH 262 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
PUBH 263 - Drug Education Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 41

Restricted Electives

BIO 110 - Foundations of Biology Credits: 4
MATH 140 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
PSY 102 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
Courses required for Midland Technical College’s ADN program include BIO 226, BIO 260 or 265, BIO 326, PSY 102, PSY 303, MATH 140, and ENG 101.

Courses required for the Midlands Technical College Pre-nursing Certificate program include BIO 123, BIO 226, BIO 326, PSY 102, PSY 303, MATH 140, ENG 101, and LA 100. Five semester hours of these courses and NURS 115 must be taken at Midlands Technical College to obtain the pre-nursing certificate.