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Bucks County Community College

Villanova University
College of Nursing

Bucks County Community College

Villanova Course Catalog

Credits

Equivalent Course

Credits

Physical Science and Math

BIO 1205 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

HAP 181 4
BIO 1206 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

HAP 182 4
BIO 1401 - Microbiology OR BIO 1181 - Principles of Cellular Biology and Genetics

3

BIO 228 3
CHEM 1134/1108 - General Chemistry II / Lab

4

CHE 101 4
NTR 2120 - Principles of Nutrition

3

HED 120 3
Statistics or MAT 1250

3

Physical science/math elective

3 - 7

Notes: Physical science and math electives may be selected from: biology, chemistry, math, astronomy, meteorology, nutrition, physics, computer science.

Social/Behavioral Science

PSY 1000 - General Psychology

3

PSY 110 3
PSY 2200 - Psychology of Human Development

3

SOC 1000 - Principles of Sociology

3

SOC 110 3
Social/behavioral science elective

3

HIS 111 or HIS 151 3
Notes: Social/behavioral science electives may be selected from: sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, political science, economics, geography, education, women's studies, peace & justice.

Humanities

ENG 1050 - Literary Experience

3

CMP 110 3
THL elective

3

THL elective

3

PHIL 2115 - Ethics for Health Care Professionals

3

Humanities elective

3

CMP 111 3
Humanities elective

3

COG 110 3
Humanities elective

3

HUM 120 or LIT 132 3
Notes: Humanities electives may be selected from: philosophy, religious studies, literature, foreign languages, art, music, theatre, classics.

Nursing Validation Exams

Excelsior Adult

8

Transfer* 6
Excelsior Maternal/child

8

Transfer* 6
Excelsior Psychiatric/Mental Health

8

Transfer* 7
Clinical Validation Exam

20

Transfer* 7

Transfer* 4
Notes: *A total of 26 Excelsior credits are given upon completion of BCCC courses: NUR 101, NUR 102, NUR 201, NUR 202. Students will take 16 credits of the Clinical Validation Exam.

Free Electives

Any

3

Any 3
Any

3

Notes:

Nursing

NUR 3000 - "Bridge" Theory

3

NUR 3005 - "Bridge" Lab

1

NUR 3110 - Undergraduate Nursing Research OR NUR 8904 - Graduate Nursing Research

3

NUR 4102 - Community Health Nursing and Health Promotion

6

NUR 4107 - Practicum in Community Health Nursing and Health Promotion

6

NUR 4110 - Nursing Management and Leadership

5