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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
PROPOSED CURRICULUM CHANGES TO THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
IN THE SCHOOL OF NURSING CHAPTER IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG,
2004-2006
Dean Dolores Sands of the School of Nursing has
filed with the secretary of the Faculty Council the following
proposed changes in the undergraduate program in the School of
Nursing chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006.
The dean and the faculty of the school approved and submitted
the proposed changes to the secretary on October 2, 2002. The
secretary has classified this proposal as legislation of exclusive
application and primary interest to a single college or school.
The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications
on December 3, 2002, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate Degree
Program Review from the Office of the General Faculty on December 4,
2002. The committee forwarded the proposed changes to the Office of the
General Faculty on January 22, 2003, recommending approval. The authority
to grant final approval on behalf of the General Faculty resides with
the Faculty Council.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General Faculty by the
date specified below, the legislation will be held to have been approved
by the Faculty Council. If objection is filed within the prescribed period,
the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council at its next
meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a member of the
Faculty Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office of the General
Faculty by February 10, 2003.
<signed>
John R. Durbin, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council Web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on January 26, 2003. Paper copies are available on request from the Office
of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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PROPOSED CURRICULUM CHANGES TO THE UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOL OF NURSING CHAPTER IN THE UNDERGRADUATE
CATALOG, 2004-2006
| On page 484 in the section DEGREES, after
the heading DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE IN NURSING make the following changes: |
This program consists of [131 to 132] 128
to 129 semester hours of coursework: [seventy to seventy-one] sixty-seven
to sixty-eight hours of prerequisite courses (the preprofessional
sequence) taken at the University of Texas at Austin or another
accredited college or university, followed by sixty-one hours
of upper-division nursing courses (the professional sequence)
taken at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.
Upon completion of the program, students are awarded the Bachelor
of Science in Nursing degree and have fulfilled the prescribed
course of study and clinical practice required to take the
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for licensure
as a registered nurse.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Students may fulfill the foreign language component of the University’s
basic education requirements by completing two years of a single foreign
language in high school, by earning an appropriate score on one of
the placement examinations administered by the University, or by completing
two semesters of college coursework in a single foreign language in
addition to the degree requirements given below. Nursing 354 may not
be counted toward the foreign language requirement. For students who
take college coursework to complete the foreign language requirement,
Spanish is recommended.
PREPROFESSIONAL SEQUENCE
Students must complete the [seventy or seventy-one] sixty-seven or
sixty-eight semester hours of coursework (preprofessional sequence)
listed below. Completion usually requires two and one-half academic
years (or four semesters and two summer sessions). All courses must
be completed before the student enrolls in upper-division courses in
nursing.
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Physiology and functional anatomy: Biology 416K, 416L |
8
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Biology: Biology 211, 212[, 214] |
[6] 4
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Microbiology: Biology [126L,] 226N |
[3] 2
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Chemistry (including three hours of biochemistry): Chemistry
313N, 314N |
6
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Mathematics 301, 302, 303D, or 305G |
3
|
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Nutrition 311 |
3
|
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Rhetoric and Composition 306, English 316K |
6
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United States government, including Texas government:
Government 310L, 312L |
6
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Growth and development: Human Development and Family
Sciences 313 and 113L, or Psychology 304 |
3 or 4
|
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United States history: History 315K, 315L |
6
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Introductory psychology: Psychology 301 |
3
|
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Fine arts elective |
3
|
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Nursing 310, Communication in Health Care Settings |
3
|
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Nursing 311, Ethics of Health Care1 |
3
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Nursing 264, Nursing Research |
2
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Introductory statistics: Educational Psychology 371,
Psychology 317, or Mathematics 316 |
3
|
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Introductory pharmacology: Pharmacy 338 |
3
|
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TOTAL
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[70 or 71] 67
or 68
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Professional Sequence
{no changes}
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footnote:
1. All students must take Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English
316K. In addition, all students must complete two courses certified
as having a substantial writing component; at least one of these
must be upper-division. Courses with a substantial writing component
are identified in the Course Schedule; Nursing 311 and 278 and
the section of Nursing 477P designated “RN” are generally
certified. Courses used to fulfill the writing requirement may
be used simultaneously to fulfill other requirements.
Rationale: This decision was made
after extensive consultation from the College of
Natural Sciences faculty. The content in BIO 214
and BIO 126L are considered not to be essential prerequisite
content for the professional sequence. Nursing students
in the pre-professional sequence will continue to
take BIO 211, BIO 212, BIO 226, BIO 416K, and BIO
416L (14 semester hours in biology). Additionally,
nursing students admitted to the professional sequence
will also be required to take N323, Genetics in Health
Care. This additional 3 semester hour course (N323)
will enable nursing students to apply and build on
content from BIO 212, Intro. Biology: Genetics and
Evolution, which will enhance their nursing practice.
This change was designed to reduce the total number
of student credit hours in order to align the School
with other nursing programs in Texas and the nation.
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