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Nursing
Application Deadline: December 1
*Completed applications and materials must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. on December 1 to be considered for the nursing program.
Promote Wellness. Prevent Illness. Provide Care.
The University of Delaware School of Nursing offers a traditional undergraduate program designed for beginning students of nursing, including high school graduates and change-of-major students. This is a four-year on-campus program and students are directly admitted to the Nursing program, beginning their Nursing curriculum as freshman.
This sequential curricular development will allow students to build a solid foundation for nursing practice. To support the student experience, a state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratory and resource center allow students to pursue independent and collaborative coursework.
The faculty is committed to providing the highest caliber nursing education possible. The innovative curricular design, laboratory resources, and dynamic faculty provide students with the best educational program.
CAREER PATHWAYS
- Nursing in Hospitals, Clinics & Community Healthcare Settings:
- Perioperative
- Community Health/Public Health
- Behavioral Health/Psychiatric
- Maternity/Women's Health
- Critical Care/Emergency
- Primary Care/Family Practice
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Medical-Surgical Nursing:
- Oncology/Hematology
- Cardiovascular
- Neurological
- GI
- Renal
- Orthopedic
- Geriatric
- Pediatric/School Nursing
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Post-Master's Certificate
- Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Doctorate in Nursing Science (PhD)
Watch: Why choose UD's School of Nursing?: youtube.com/watch?v=Y8oIuyrkPiA
Sample curriculum
This is a sample curriculum of the Traditional Undergraduate Program
| Fall | Spring | |
UNIV101
|
First Year Experience | History and Culture Change Breadth (Fall or Spring) |
| NURS111 | Nursing and Health Promotion | KAAP 221 Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology II (Fall or Spring) |
KAAP220
|
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology I |
KAAP 231 Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology II Lab |
| KAAP230 | Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology I Lab |
CHEM 101 General Chemistry |
| NURS120 |
Introduction to Population Health (Service Learning) |
NTDT200 Concepts in Nutrition (Fall or Spring) |
| ENG110 |
Seminar in Composition (Fall/Spring) |
NURS233 Professional Nursing Practice |
| PSYC100 |
General Psychology or Social Behavioral Breadth (Fall or Spring) |
NURS234 Simulated Clinical Practicum |
| Fall | Spring | |
| NURS243 | Pathophysiologic Foundations | NURS246 Family Health & Wellness |
| NURS263 | Health Assessment |
NURS247 Family Health & Wellness Practicum |
| NURS264 |
Health Assessment Lab | NURS222 Pharmacology Across the Lifespan |
| HLTH241 | Ethical Aspects of Healthcare (Fall or Spring) |
STAT200 Statistics (Fall or Spring) |
Free Elective |
MEDT270 Medical Microbiology (Fall or Spring) |
| Fall | Spring | |
| NURS362 | Healthcare Research and Evidence-Based Practice
|
NURS375 Nursing Care of Adults II (Fall or Spring) |
| NURS330 | Clinical Learning Lab |
NURS353 Nursing Care of Adults Practicum I |
| NURS365 |
Nursing Care of Adults Practicum I (Fall or Spring) |
NURS337 Nursing Care of Children (Fall or Spring) |
| NURS335 | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (Fall or Spring)
|
NURS357 Nursing Care of Children Practicum (Fall or Spring) |
| NURS355 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum (Fall or Spring)
|
Free Elective |
| Fall | Spring | |
| NURS438 | Leadership in Professional Nursing Practice |
NURS408 Spheres of Care Across the Lifespan |
| NURS428 |
Women's Health Across the Lifespan |
NURS418 Public and Global Health |
NURS429
|
Women's Health Across the Lifespan Practicum
|
NURS448 Clinical Reasoning |
| NURS475 | Nursing Care of Adults Practicum II |
NURS477 Community Health Nursing |
| NURS 411/412/414 OR HLTH | Restricted Elective (Fall or Spring)
|
NURS485 Integrative Practicum - Capstone Preceptorship (MANDATORY) |
