Nursing hours required at catawba college

Foundations and Skills (25 semester hours maximum)

• First Year Seminar (3 semester hours) GEN 1200. First Year Seminar is required of all first-time students, transfers and re-entering students with fewer than 18 hours earned.

First Year Writing (3 semester hours) ENGL 1103. Based on placement scores, students may be required to complete ENGL 1101 prior to enrolling in ENGL 1103.

• Second Year Writing (3 semester hours) ENGL 2111 or other APPROVED writing-focused course at 2000 level

• Quantitative Literacy (4-6 semester hours)

• Foreign Language Literacy through the Intermediate I level (0-9 semester hours, depending on placement)

• Wellness Activity and Literacy (1 semester hour)

Perspectives (26 semester hours)

• Historical and Social (6-9 semester hours) in at least two different disciplines from APPROVED courses.

Must include PSYC 1110 General Psychology (3 semester hours) and one of the following: SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology, SOC 1202 Global Societies, SOC 1301 Marriage and Families, or SOC 1501 Social Problems (3 semester hours)

• Interpretive (6- 9 semester hours) in at least two different disciplines selected from APPROVED courses.

Must include PHIL 2170 Ethics (3 semester hours)

• Creative (3-6 semester hours) selected from APPROVED courses.

• Natural Sciences (8 semester hours) selected from APPROVED courses.

Must include BIOL 2419 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 semester hours) AND BIOL 2420 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 semester hours)

**Additional courses may be designated in the college class schedule.

Non-Western Perspective (3 semester hours)

• The Non-Western Perspective is a graduation requirement and may be fulfilled by APPROVED courses from Foundations and Skills or Perspectives.

Additional Requirements (10-11 semester hours)

• BIOL 1501 Molecules and Cells or BIOL 1123 Fundamentals of Microbiology (3-4 semester hours)

• CHEM 1104 Principles of Chemistry or CHEM 1501 General Chemistry I (4 semester hours)

• PSYC 1500 Human Development (3 semester hours)