Curriculum & Courses
Designed for students with a bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field, the ABSN program is built on 66 core credits* of nursing major courses and electives. The program is offered in an accelerated eight-week format to allow for multiple starts each year. Degree completion requires a one-week skills bootcamp on our campus as a prerequisite to clinical work and a combination of preceptor and project-based clinicals, totaling 630 hours.
Clinical requirements are completed alongside course content to reinforce learning and foster clinical development. Students will complete preceptor-based clinicals in their local communities with the assistance of TU placement coordinators. TU will also assign a clinical faculty site visitor to support clinical experiences overseen by an experienced preceptor.
*Please note that the total credit hours required may vary based on your individual official transcript evaluations. Students may be required to take prerequisite math and English coursework as determined by TU placement assessments.
Online ABSN Courses
TU Curriculum (8 credits)
Block III (4 credits) - CHEM 1063/CHEM 1011 General Chemistry I Laboratory or CHEM 1013 General Chemistry I/CHEM 1011*
Block III (4 credits) - BIOL 2173 Human Physiology/BIOL 2171 Human Physiology Laboratory*
*Prerequisite for major coursework, must complete with a grade of C or better before beginning nursing courses.
Electives (6 credits)
General Electives (3 credits)
Nursing Major Electives (3 credits)
Nursing Foundation Courses (15 credits)
AHS 2122 Normal Nutrition (2 credits)
AHS 2223 Microbiology for Health Professionals (3 credits)
AHS 2133 Life Span Processes or PSY 3063 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
AHS 4043 Introduction to Applied Health Care Research (3 credits)
BIOL 2153 Human Anatomy (3 credits)*
BIOL 2151 Human Anatomy Laboratory (1 credit)*
*Prerequisite for major coursework, must complete with a grade of C or better before beginning nursing courses.
Nursing Major Courses (60 credits)
NSG 2111 On-Campus Skills Bootcamp (1 credit, 30 preclinical hours)
NSG 2003 Fundamentals of Nursing (3 credits)
NSG 2233 Pharmacology (3 credits)
NSG 2343 Acute and Chronic Care I (3 credits)
NSG 2373 Acute and Chronic Care I Practicum (3 credits, 135 clinical hours)
NSG 2443 Acute and Chronic Care II (3 credits)
NSG 2473 Acute and Chronic Care II Practicum (3 credits, 135 clinical hours)
NSG 3053 Health Assessment (3 credits)
NSG 3063 Theoretical Frameworks of Nursing (3 credits)
NSG 3073 Population Health (3 credits)
NSG 3071 Population Health Practicum (1 credit, 45 clinical hours)
NSG 3543 Nursing Care of Specialized Populations I (Gerontology/Mental Health) (3 credits)
NSG 3572 Nursing Care of Specialized Populations I Practicum (2 credits, 90 clinical hours)
NSG 4013 Nursing Care of the Family (3 credits)
NSG 4023 Healthcare Informatics (3 credits)
NSG 4263 Nursing Science V (3 credits)
NSG 4343 Nursing Care of Specialized Populations II (Maternal/Child) (3 credits)
NSG 4372 Nursing Care of Specialized Populations II Practicum (2 credits, 90 clinical hours)
NSG 4543 Quality Across Health Care Systems (3 credits)
NSG 4643 Capstone (3 credits)
NSG 4843 Acute and Chronic Care III (3 credits)
NSG 4873 Acute and Chronic Care III Practicum (3 credits, 135 clinical hours)
Nursing foundation and nursing major courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
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The University of Tulsa course
catalog.