Accelerated Track EIU Campus

Suggested Curriculum Plan

Charleston (EIU) Campus "Accelerated Track"

Semester I - IV to be completed at the accreditated college or university of the student's choice or at one of our partner schools.

(* Indicates opportunity to complete individual course at LCNs Danville Campus as a non-degree seeking student prior to becoming admitted into the LCN BSN program). 

Semester V - VIII are to be completed at LCN's Charleston (EIU) Campus.

 

Semester I  (Begin at Other College or University) Hours
English Composition I 3
Elective (Behavioral/Social or Science Preferred) 3
Speech 3
Fine Arts Elective 3
College Algebra 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 15
Semester II
English Composition II 3
Microbiology 3
Behavioral Science Elective 3
Philosophy 3
* Chemistry I 4
Total Semester Credit Hours 16
Semester III
Life Span Development 3
Social Science Elective 3
Anatomy & Physiology I 4
* Chemistry II 4
CPR Course [Through American Red Cross, American Heart Association or college/university where available.]
Total Semester Credit Hours 14
Semester IV
Anatomy & Physiology II 4
* Statistics 4
Nutrition 3
Ethics 3
Medical Terminology [May take online through LCN - N203 Language of Healthcare] 1
Total Semester Credit Hours 15
Semester V - (LCN Nursing Courses Begin either Fall or Spring Semester)
N200 Theories & Issues in Nursing 3
N201 Health Assessment of Ind. 3
N202 Patho Pharm Part I 3
N206 Interactional Dynamics 2
N210 Foundations of Nursing 5
Total Semester Credit Hours 16

Semester VI  (Either Spring or Summer Semester)

Cohort will determine sequence of this course.  This course may be taken in Semester VII.

N301 Nursing of the Adult Client 5
N305 Nursing of the Childbearing Family 5
N307 Patho Pharm Part II 3
N309 Nursing of the Gerontological Client 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 16

Semester VII (Either Summer or Fall Semester)

Cohort will determine sequence of this course.  This course may be taken in Semester VI.

N310 Nursing of the Mental Health Client 5
N308 Nursing of the Childrearing Family 5
N302 Nursing Research 3
N306 Nursing Elective 2
Total Semester Credit Hours 15
Semester VIII (Either Fall or Spring Semester)
N403 Nursing of the Client with Complex Health Situations 5
N404 Nursing in Community Health 5
N405 Nursing Leadership & Management 4
N408 Nursing Seminar 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 17


Total Program Credit Hours 124