The following courses are required for the ASN Program for those wishing to enter the LPN/RN Advanced Placement Option. Grades for the prerequisites and an ACT score must be submitted as part of the application process (see admission procedure). Other non-nursing courses (those required in the sophomore year) may also be taken prior to application or may be taken with the nursing courses. Each semester's designated courses must be completed prior to registering for the next semester's nursing course. No courses may be delayed to a later semester. Prospective students who plan to take non-nursing courses at other institutions should contact the ASN Program chair regarding transfer of credit prior to taking the courses. A minimum grade of "C" must be earned in all required courses for the ASN curriculum. Two failures (below "C") in any required science course disqualifies a student from admission into the ASN Program. The Human Anatomy and Microbiology courses must include labs. Nursing Transition, Nursing Transition Clinical and Pharmacology are offered second summer term for LPN/RN students only. With successful completion of these courses the student advances to the sophomore year. In order to graduate you must have earned 31 hours of MUW credit. A student may enter the university as a pre-nursing student during any semester.
CURRICULUM PREREQUISITES
* BSB 120	Human Physiology			4
* BSB 121	Human Anatomy with Lab			4
	(Students must have completed BOTH Human Physiology and Human Anatomy with Lab OR Anatomy and Physiology I and II.)
MA 113	College Algebra			3
PSY 206	Human Growth and Development			3
EN 101	English Composition			3
BSM 131	Microbiology with Lab			4
FN 325	Nutrition			3
			Total	24
SECOND SUMMER TERM
** NU 112	Pharmacology			3
NU 144	Nursing Transition			4
NU 145	Nursing Transition Clinical			1
			Total	8
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
NU 214	Nursing III			5
NU 215	Nursing III Clinical			4
NU 216	Nursing Role III			1
SOC 201	Principles of Sociology			3
HKC	Physical Education			1
			Total	14
Spring Semester
NU 224	Nursing IV			4
NU 225	Nursing IV Clinical			4
NU 226	Nursing Role IV			2
NU 235	ASN Preceptorship			2
*** COM 101	Oral Communication			3
			Total	15
		Total Credit Hours		61
UN 101 Freshman Seminar is required of all entering MUW freshmen and transfer freshmen. * A&P I plus A&P II with labs for a total of eight hours credit may be transferred and will replace the 4 hours of Human Physiology plus the four hours of Human Anatomy with lab. ** After successful completion of NU 112, NU 144, and NU 145 the student is awarded credit for the freshman courses NU 114, NU 115, NU 116, NU 124, NU 125 and NU 126 (16 credits)  in place of NU 144 and NU 145 (5 credits). A minimum of thirty-one (31) semester hours (1/2 of 61) must be earned at MUW for graduation. *** It is recommended that Oral Communication be taken prior to the last semester, if at all possible, to better accommodate the ASN preceptorship scheduling. REVISED FALL 2006 ASN Program 1100 College Street MUW-910 Columbus, Mississippi 39701-5800 Phone: 1-662-329-7311 1-877-462-8439 ext. 7311 - toll free Fax: 1-662-329-8558 For program information and current application, e-mail: asn@muw.edu