NURSING ELECTIVE CREDIT HOURS as of FALL 2016
• The BSN degree requires 8 credit hours of advisor-approved Nursing Elective hours.
• All or at least 2 credit hours of the required 8 Nursing Elective credit hours must be upper division nursing
classes from the APPROVED NURSING ELECTIVE CLASSES listed below (NURS) in section 1.
• If needed, other Nursing Elective credit hours can be taken from the APPROVED NON-NURSING CLASSES
listed below in section 2.
• If you are in the BSN major you can also look on Wolverine Track in the Nursing Electives - 8 Credits
section for the list of approved classes. Also found on www.uvu.edu/nursing, student resources tab.
ONLY APPROVED CLASSES WILL FILL THE NURSING ELECTIVE CREDIT HOURS.
Section 1. APPROVED NURSING CLASSES FOR NURSING ELECTIVE CREDIT HOURS
Please check the UVU catalog for any prerequisite classes.
Some classes are not offered every semester.
Dept
NURS
NURS
NURS
NURS
NURS
Dept
NURS
NURS
NURS
NURS
Course
4110
4130
4210
4220
4230
Cr
2
2
2
3
3
Title
Advanced Pharmacology
Critical Care in Nursing
Concepts in Child Bearing
Advanced Pediatrics
Palliative Care in Nursing
Cr
Title
4300 2 Nursing Theory
481R 1-6 Internship in Nursing (Summer only)
490R 2 Sections vary each semester
495R 1-3 Independent Study (see instructor)
Course
More than 1 section of "R" classes can be taken for credit.
Limit of 4 credit hours for 490R and 3 credit hours for 495R.
Section 2. APPROVED NON-NURSING CLASSES FOR NURSING ELECTIVE CREDIT HOURS
(check catalog for any prerequisites, then check with that department advisor about waiving any not taken, tell them you are a nursing student)
Dept Course Cr
Title
BESC 3550 3 Thanatology--Death and Dying
BIOL 3500 3 Genetics
BIOL/
CHEM
BIOL
BIOL
CHEM
CHEM
CJ
CJ
ENGL
ENGL
ESMG
ESMG
ESMG
ESMG
ESMG
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC/
ZOOL
3600
4450
4455
3620
4800
3300
3400
3030
3320
3200
4550
491R
492R
493R
3270
3500
3700
EXSC 4200
EXSC 4400
FAMS 4670
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Biological Chemistry
Immunology
Immunology Laboratory
Biological Chemistry II
Pharmacology
Victimology
Drugs and Crime
3
3
3
3
Writing in the Disciplines
Grant and Proposal Writing
Hlth & Safety Program Mgmt
Prin of Disaster & Emer Mgmt
1-3 Topics in Cardiology & Medical Trends
1-3 Topics in Trauma and Pharmacology
1-4
Topics in Medical Litigation
3 Exercise Testing & Prescription
3 Kinesiology
3
3
3
3
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Metabolism
Dept Course Cr
Title
HLTH 3000 3 Hlth Concepts of Death & Dying
HLTH 3160 3 Health Care Law
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HLTH
HONR
HONR
MICR
MICR
3200
3240
3250
3260
3300
350G
3600
3800
4150
4250
4300
440G
498R
499R
3200
4300
MICR 4500
PHIL 3520
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Principles of Community Hlth
Womens Health Issues
Consumer Health
Modifying Health Behavior
Hlth Promotion for Older Adults
International Health
Social Promotion
Epidemiology
Community Hlth Progr Dev & Eval
Hlth Services Org and Policy
Community Health Ethics
Health and Diversity
Honor Thesis (w/ department appr)
Honor Project (w/ department appr)
Emer & Re-Emer Diseases & Zoonoses
Pathogenic Microbiology
3 Virology
3 Bioethics
Phys Activity Prom in the Comm
Family Dynamics and Systems
(over)
APPROVED NON-NURSING CLASSES FOR NURSING ELECTIVE CREDIT HOURS (cont'd)
(check catalog for any prerequisites, then check with that department advisor about waiving any not taken, tell them you are a nursing student)
Dept
PSY
PSY
PSY
PSY
PSY
PSY
PSY
PSY
PSY
SOC
SPAN
SW
ZOOL
ZOOL
ZOOL
Course
3100
3200
3210
3220
3400
3420
3430
3450
3500
320G
412R
3750
4700
4750
4780
Cr
Title
3 Psychology of Gender
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Infancy & Childhood Developmt
Adolescent Development
Adult Development
Abnormal Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Psychopharmacology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Social Psychology
Race and Minority Relations
Spanish for the Professions
Child Abuse/Neglect & Domestic Violence
4 Advanced Anatomy
4 Human Phys A Cell Biology Approach
4 Neuroscience
For NON-NURS classes check the catalog for any prerequisites, then check with that department
advisor about waiving any not taken and giving approval to register.
Sometimes it may help to tell them you are a nursing student.