LPN Traditional Option Curriculum
Additional information about the Midland University LPN Traditional Nursing Program Option courses and credit information can be found in the Academic Catalog.
View the Academic CatalogLPN to BSN Curriculum (Prelicensure)
| Prerequisite Courses | ||||
| Course # | Course Name | *DRIVE | Semester Offered | Credits |
| WRI 101 | Composition I | E | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| WRI 102 | Composition II | E | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| **BIO 204 | Anatomy and Physiology I | R | Fall/Spring | 4 |
| **BIO 205 | Anatomy and Physiology II | Spring | 4 | |
| **SOC 130 | SOC 130 Principles of Sociology | I | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| **COM 101 | Oral Communication | E | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| **CHE 122 | Chemistry for Health Science | R | Spring | 4 |
| **PSY 120 | PSY 120 Fundamentals of Psychology | R | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| MTH 101 or MTH 140 | College Mathematics or College Algebra. May not need to take if math proficiency is met. | Fall | 3 | |
| Total possible credits | 30 | |||
Prerequisite courses – Completion of the following prerequisite courses are required for admission into the LPN to BSN program option. Additional non-nursing courses required in the LPN to BSN program option may be completed at Midland University or transferred in to meet program requirements.
Example of an LPN to BSN Program Curriculum Plan
| Semester One | ||||
| Course # | Course Name | *DRIVE | Semester Offered | Credits |
| NUR 206 | LPN to BSN Transition (3 credits); 5-11 total credits awarded upon completion | Fall | 3 | |
| NUR 210 | Health Assessment | Fall | 3 | |
| **SOC 130/ COM 101/PSY 120 | SOC 130 Principles of Sociology / COM 101 Oral Communication /PSY 120 Fundamentals of Psychology – if not yet completed | I/E/R | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| **BIO215 | Microbiology | R | Fall | 4 |
| **BIO 207 | Normal Nutrition | Fall | 3 | |
| Upon successful completion of NUR 206, LPN to BSN students complete the BSN traditional curriculum for the remainder of their Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. | ||||
| Semester Two | ||||
| NUR 205 | Medical Surgical Nursing Adult | Spring | 6 | |
| **PSY 210 | Developmental Psychology | R,E | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| **BIO 325 | Pathophysiology | Spring | 3 | |
| **CHE 290 | Pharmacology | Spring | 3 | |
| MID 201 | Career Development | V | Spring | 1 |
| Semester Three | ||||
| NUR 365 | Mother/Baby Nursing | D | Fall/Spring | 5 |
| NUR 375 | Mental Health Nursing | Fall/Spring | 5 | |
| **PHIL 250 | Foundations of Moral Decision Making | E | Fall | 3 |
| **MTH 210 | Elementary Statistics | R | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| Semester Four | ||||
| NUR 305 | Medical Surgical Pediatric Nursing | Fall/Spring | 9 | |
| NUR 392 | Nursing Research- Evidence-Based Practice | R, W | Spring | 3 |
| Elective/DRIVE | Elective/D course (need one D course and one elective prior to spring semester senior year) | D | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| Semester Five | ||||
| NUR 426 | Trends in Contemporary Nursing | R, W | Fall | 3 |
| NUR 405 | Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing | I | Fall | 9 |
| Elective/DRIVE | Elective/D course (need one D course and one elective prior to spring semester senior year) | D | Fall/Spring | 3 |
| Semester Six | ||||
| NUR 465 | Population Focused Care | E | Spring | 5 |
| NUR 416 | Leadership and Nursing Care Management | Spring | 3 | |
| NUR 497 | Nursing Capstone | V | Spring | 7 |
| Program Total Credit Hours required for graduation = 120 | ||||
*DRIVE – D – Digital Fluency R – Research and Critical Thinking I – Innovation V- Vocation and Leadership E – Engagement and Expression W – Writing; Within the 12 credits of required Humanities and Social Science Common Courses students are required to complete courses from at least 4 different attributed prefixes or disciplines. Within the 12 credits of required Lab Science courses students are required to complete 1 course from at least 2 different attributed prefixes or disciplines. Courses listed above with D, R, I, V, E, W, indicate the DRIVE attributed courses in the nursing curriculum. Additional Midland University courses necessary to meet DRIVE requirements will be listed in the Academic Catalog. Advisers will guide students with meeting the Midland University DRIVE requirements when registering for courses. The required Math course in the nursing major may meet the math requirement if a student demonstrates proficiency beyond MTH 101. All nursing courses preceded with NUR require a C+ to pass. All support courses/prerequisites indicated by ** require a C to pass. Clinical/Practicum hours are 1:3 hours/week of contact time per credit. Some academic programs, including Nursing, require more than this minimum.