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Department of Nursing
136 Gooch Hall
University of TN at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7131
(731) 881-7939 Fax
Chair: Dr. Victoria Seng
nursing@utm.edu

 

UT Martin - Parsons Center

Municipal Building

535 Tennessee Ave. South

Parsons, TN 38363

(731) 847-3880

(731) 847-3866 fax

Sue Trzynka, PhD, RN Coordinator

eltrzynka@utm.edu

 

UT Martin - Ripley Center

315 S. Washington
Ripley, TN  38063

(731) 221-8778

(731) 221-8768 fax

Ethel Spivey, MSN RN Coordinator

espivey@utm.edu

 

UT Martin - Selmer Center

1269 Tennesse Ave.
Selmer, TN 38375

(731) 646-1636

Dr. Nancy Warren, Coordinator

nwarren@utm.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Curriculum Requirements

 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree

Current First Aid and CPR certification is required prior to the first nursing course
and must be kept current while enrolled in nursing courses.

General Education Courses
Microbiology 251..........................................................................................................................4
Psychology 110 ...........................................................................................................................3
Fine Arts elective selected from approved general education listing..............................................................................................................................................3
Biological and Physical Systems (Note 1:Chemistry 121, Zoology 251, 252)...............................................................................................................................................12
Communication and Computer Literacy: English 111, English112,
Communication 230, and Computer Science 201................................................................................................................................................12
Ethical Awareness: Philosophy 160.........................................................................................3
Humanities selected from approved general education listing...............................................................................................................................................3
Mathematics: Mathematics 140 or 185 or 251, and 210.......................................................6
Social Dynamics: Psychology 120.............................................................................................3
Total hours General Education................................................................................................49

NOTE 1: Highly recommend both Chemistry 121 and 122 if considering higher education and advanced practice, e.g. a speciality area. Zool 352 highly recomended before Sophomore term.

Major Field Courses: Clinical Nursing

Nursing Level I:
Nursing 201 ................................................................................................................................2
Nursing 202 ................................................................................................................................2
Nursing 212 ................................................................................................................................6
Nursing 221 ................................................................................................................................2
Nursing 231 ................................................................................................................................6
Nursing 241 or 312 ....................................................................................................................5

Nursing Level II:
Nursing 321 or 350 ....................................................................................................................7
Nursing 331 .................................................................................................................................7
Nursing 341 ................................................................................................................................6
Nursing 362 ................................................................................................................................1

Nursing Level III:
Nursing 401 ................................................................................................................................4
Nursing 406 ................................................................................................................................4
Nursing 411 ................................................................................................................................6
Nursing 431 ................................................................................................................................6
Nursing 442 ................................................................................................................................6
Nursing 451 ................................................................................................................................3

Nursing 481 ................................................................................................................................2
Total Hours Major Field ...........................................................................................................74

Minimum hours required for graduation: .........................................................................123

Courses Offered by Department of Nursing

Nursing 201 Pharmacology I (F)
Nursing 202 Pharmacology II (as needed)
Nursing 212 Foundations in Nursing I (F)
Nursing 221 Concepts and Theories in Nursing (F)
Nursing 231 Foundations in Nursing II (Sp)
Nursing 241 Health Assessment (Sp)
Nursing 280-289 Topics in Health Care (F, Sp)
Nursing 312 Health Assessment (F)
Nursing 321 Acute and Chronic Health Care Nursing I (F)
Nursing 331 Acute and Chronic Health Care Nursing II (Sp)
Nursing 341 Mental Health Nursing (F)
Nursing 350 Transition to Professional Nursing (Sp)
Nursing 362 Trends and Issues in Nursing (Sp)
Nursing 380-389 Topics in Health Care (F, Sp)
Nursing 401 Family Health Nursing (F)
Nursing 406 Pediatric Health Care Nursing (F)
Nursing 411 Advanced Health Care Nursing (Sp)
Nursing 431 Community Health Nursing (F)
Nursing 442 Leadership and Management in Nursing (Sp)
Nursing 451 Research in Nursing (Sp, Su)
Nursing 480-489 Topics in Health Care (F, Sp)


Complete course descriptions can be found in the Course Description section of the catalog or to view online click here.


This information is found on the UTM Catalog.