The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Pre-Nursing
Honors Pre-Nursing
PRE-NURSING
This program offers the academic courses required for lower division
study in the undergraduate program of the University of Maryland
School of Nursing.
High School graduates, accepted as freshman at UMES, may enroll
for the freshman and sophomore years of study for the Pre-Nursing
Program . Following two years of successful study at UMES with a
cumulative grade point average of "C" or better, students may make
application to transfer to the University of Maryland School of
Nursing in Baltimore for completion of the remaining two years required
for the B.S. degree.
PRE-NURSING
Required and Recommended Course for the Pre-Nursing Program
I. General Education Requirements —33 credits
A. Curriculum Area I - Arts & Humanities —9 credits
Course No. Title
ENGL 203 Speech —3
Two courses from any of the following disciplines —6
ARTS: ARTS 101, MUSI 100, MUSI 101, MUSI 109, MUSI 310H
HISTORY: HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 333, HIST 334, HIST 341,
HIST 360
LANGUAGES: FREN 101 and FREN 102, GERM 101 and GERM 102, SPAN
101 and SPAN 102
LITERATURE: ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 315 or ENGL 315H,
ENGL 324, ENGL 360, ENGL 403
B. Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavorial Sciences —6
credits
Course No. Title
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology —3
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology I —3
C. Curriculum Area III - Biological and Physical Sciences
—8 credits
Course No. Title
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I —3
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II —3
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I Laboratory —1
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II Laboratory —1
D. Curriculum Area IV - Mathematics —3 credits
Course No. Title
MATH 109 College Algebra or —3
MATH 102 Survey of College Mathematics —3
E. Curriculum Area V - English Composition —6
credits
Course No. Title
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I —3
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II —3
F. Curriculum Area VI — Emerging Issues —1 credit
DNSC 100 First Year Experience Seminar —1
II. Program Core Course Requirements
Course No. Title Credits
BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I —3
BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Laboratory —1
BIOL 231 Human Anatomy & Physiology I —4
BIOL 232 Human Anatomy & Physiology II —4
BIOL 301 General Microbiology —4
Total —16
III. Supportive Course Requirements
Course No. Title Credits
HUEC 210 Elements of Nutrition —3
EDCI 305 Human Growth and Development or —3
HUEC 350 Practicum Human Development
Electives Select from Sociology, Anthropology, Economics,
Psychology, Political Science, Geography, History —6
Free Electives 2-3
Total —14-15
TOTAL PROGRAM MINIMUM REQUIRED CREDITS —63
NURSING PRE-PROFESSIONAL
PROGRAM
Recommended Course
Sequence
FRESHMAN
YEAR
Fall
Semester Cred.
ENGL 101 Basic
Composition I — 3
BIOL 111 Principles
of Biology I — 3
BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Lab —
1
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
— 3
CHEM 103 General
Chemistry I Lab — 1
MATH 109 College Algebra
— 3
DNSC 100 First
Year Experience Seminar —
1
Total — 15
Spring
Semester Cred.
CURR.
Area I Elective — 3
SOCI 101 Introduction
to Sociology — 3
CHEM 102 General
Chemistry II — 3
CHEM 104 General
Chemistry II Lab — 1
ENGL 102 Basic
Composition II — 3
FREE Elective — 2-3
CURR. Area I
Elective — 3
SOPHOMORE
YEAR
Fall
Semester Cred.
PSYC
200 Introduction
to Psychology — 3
BIOL 231 Human
Anatomy & Physiology I —
4
ENGL 203 Fundamental
of Contemp. Speech — 3
BIOL 301 General
Microbiology — 4
CURR. Area VI
Elective — 3
Total — 17
Spring
Semester Cred.
HUEC
210 Elements
of Nutrition — 3
BIOL 232 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
— 4
EDCI 305 Human
Growth & Development — 3
CURR. Area VI
Elective — 3
Total — 13
Total
Minimum Credits Required — 120
HONORS PRE-NURSING
This program offers the academic courses required for lower division
study in the undergraduate program of the University of Maryland
School of Nursing.
High School graduates, accepted as freshman at UMES, may enroll
for the freshman and sophomore years of study for the Pre-Nursing
Program . Following two years of successful study at UMES with a
cumulative grade point average of "C" or better, students may make
application to transfer to the University of Maryland School of
Nursing in Baltimore for completion of the remaining two years required
for the B.S. degree.
Required and Recommended Course for the Honors Pre-Nursing Program
I. General Education Requirements —43 credits
A. Curriculum Area I - Arts & Humanities —9 credits
Course No. Title
ENGL 203H Speech —3
Two courses from any of the following disciplines —6
ARTS: ARTS 101, MUSI 100, MUSI 101, MUSI 109, MUSI 310H
HISTORY: HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 333, HIST 334, HIST 341,
HIST 360
LANGUAGES: FREN 101 and FREN 102, GERM 101 and GERM 102, SPAN
101 and SPAN 102
LITERATURE: ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 315 or ENGL 315H, ENGL
324, ENGL 360, ENGL 403
B. Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavorial Sciences —6
credits
Course No. Title
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology —3
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology I —3
C. Curriculum Area III - Biological and Physical Sciences
—12 credits
Course No. Title
BIOL 111H Honors Principles of Biology I —3
BIOL 113H Honors Principles of Biology I Laboratory —1
CHEM 111H Honors Principles of Chemistry I —3
CHEM 113H Honors Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory —1
CHEM 112H Honors Principles of Chemistry II —3
CHEM 114H Honors Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory —1
D. Curriculum Area IV - Mathematics —3 credits
Course No. Title
MATH 110 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry —3
MATH 112 Calculus I —4
E. Curriculum Area V - English Composition —6
credits
Course No. Title
ENGL 101H Honors Basic Composition I —3
ENGL 102H Honors Basic Composition II —3
F. Curriculum Area VI - Emerging Issues —4 credits
Select from Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Psychology,
Political Science, Geography, History —3
Course No. Title
DNSC 100 First Year Experience Seminar —1
II. Program Core Course Requirements
Course No. Title Credits
BIOL 231 Human Anatomy & Physiology I —4
BIOL 232 Human Anatomy & Physiology II —4
BIOL 301 General Microbiology —4
Total —12
III. Supportive Course Requirements
Course No. Title Credits
HUEC 210 Elements of Nutrition —3
EDCI 305 Human Growth and Development or
HUEC 350 Practicum Human Development —3
Free Electives —2-3
Total —8-9
TOTAL PROGRAM MINIMUM REQUIRED CREDITS — 61
HONORS
PRE-NURSING
Recommended
Courses
FRESHMAN
YEAR
Fall
Semester Cred.
ENGL 101H Basic
Composition I —3
BIOL 111H General Zoology —4
CHEM 101 General
Chemistry I —3
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I Lab
—1
MATH 109
College Algebra —3
CURR. Area I Elective —3
DNSC 100 First
Year Experience Seminar —1
Total —18
Spring
Semester Cred.
SOCI 101H Intro
to Sociology —3
CHEM 102 General
Chemistry II —3
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II Lab —1
ENGL 102H Basic
Composition II —3
CURR. Area I
Elective —3
Total —13
SOPHOMORE
YEAR
Fall
Semester Cred.
PSYC 200 Introduction
to Psychology —3
BIOL 231 Human
Anatomy & Physiology —4
ENGL 203H Fundamentals
of Contemp. Speech —3
BIOL 301Microbiology
—4
Free
Elective —3
Total —17
Spring
Semester Cred.
HUEC
210 Elements
of Nutrition —3
BIOL 232 Human
Anatomy & Physiology II —
4
EDCI 305 Human
Growth & Development or
HUEC
102 Human
Dev: Life Span Pers. —3
CURR. Area I
Elective —
3
Total —13
Total
Minimum Credits Required — 120
Department of Natural Sciences Index
The University |
Academics | The
School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences | The
School of the Arts and Professions | The
School of Business and Technology | Courses
| Faculty | Appendix
|
