Kirkwood Community College (KCC) / IOWA 3+1 Plan of Study
PREREQUISTIES
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 151 | Nutrition | 3 |
| BIO 168 | AP I | 4 |
| BIO 173 | AP II | 4 |
| BIO 186 | Microbiology | 4 |
| ENG 105 | Comp I | 3 |
| HSC 189 | Intro to Nursing | 4 |
| PSY 111 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 121 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| SPC 101 or 112 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication or Public Speaking | 3 |
| XXX | BSN elective credit (select from elective list) | 3 |
| XXX | BSN elective credit (select from elective list) | 2 |
| Total Credits | 39 |
KIRKWOOD TERM 1
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PNN 228 | Foundations of Nursing I | 6 |
| PNN 280 | Pharmacology I | 2 |
| PNN 721 | Foundations of Nursing Clinical I | 2 |
| PNN 293 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13 |
KIRKWOOD TERM 2
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PNN 229 | Foundations of Nursing II | 4 |
| PNN 282 | Pharmacology II | 2 |
| PNN 446 | Nursing Care of the Growing Family | 4 |
| PNN 723 | Foundations of Nursing Clinical II | 2 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
| Take LPN Boards |
KIRKWOOD TERM 3
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ADN 171 | Concepts of Nursing I | 5 |
| ADN 740 | Concepts of Nursing Clinic | 3 |
| ADN 176 | Advanced Concepts in Mental Health Across the Continuum | 4 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
KIRKWOOD TERM 4
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ADN 180 | Advanced Concepts of Nursing | 4 |
| ADN 760 | Advanced Concepts of Nursing Clinical | 4 |
| ADN 183 | Advanced Concepts in OB & Pediatric Nursing | 4 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
KIRKWOOD TERM 5
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 106 | Comp II | 3 |
| XXX | VSUCP Course (choose from the VSUCP list) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 |
KIRKWOOD TERM 6
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MAT 157 | Statistics | 4 |
| XXX | LVPA Course (choose from the LVPA list) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 7 | |
| Apply to Iowa BSN Program |
KIRKWOOD TERM 7
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 110 | Intro to Chemistry | 3 |
| XXX | IGI Course (choose from the IGI list) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 |
KIRKWOOD TERM 8
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| XXX | Elective Course (choose from the elective list) | 3 |
| XXX | Second VSUCP, LVPA or IGI Course (choose from this list) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 |
IOWA SEMESTER 1
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS:3160 | PRI - Professionalism & Patient Safety | 3 |
| NURS:3111 | Caring for Vulnerable Populations | 3 |
| NURS:3460 | PRII - Research | 3 |
| NURS:3734 | Introduction to Human Genetics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
IOWA SEMESTER 2
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS:3660 | PRIII - Improving Health Systems | 3 |
| NURS:3518 | Pathology | 3 |
| NURS:3650 | Community & Public Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS:3655 | Community & Public Health Nursing Practicum | 2 |
| NURS:XXXX | Nursing Elective (choose from NURS:3736; NURS:3737; NURS:3740; NURS:3741) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 14 |
IOWA SEMESTER 3
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS:4160 | PRIV - Leadership & Professional Engagement with Project | 5 |
| NURS:4170 | Baccalaureate Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credits | 6 |