A total of 2 credit hours of electives courses approved by the Whitson Hester School of Nursing are required. The following is a list of popular electives appropriate for NURS majors:

 BIOL – Various Biology credits may be appropriate for certain interests, CRNA school, etc.

 CHEM-Various chemistry courses may be appropriate for students with interest in graduate nursing degrees such as CRNA, etc.

 EXPW 1150 – Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3)

 EXPW 2130 - Concepts of Comprehensive Health (3) - Aimed at working in a school or educational health environment.

 EXPW 2150 - Human Sexuality (3) – Overview of human sexual behavior, physical development, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual health.

 EXPW 2160 - Drug Use and Abuse (2) – Overview of commonly used recreational drugs, effects on the user, health and personal effects of abuse, and societal issues related to substance use.

 EXPW 2430 - First Aid, Safety, & CPR (2) - Offers CPR certification.

 HEC 1010 - Lifespan Development (3) - Basic developmental class covering the lifespan, similar to Developmental Psychology but with more general focus.

 HEC 2200 - Development, Conception to Age 6 (3) - Early childhood physical, cognitive, and emotional development. Can be followed up by HEC 3500 (Middle Child/Adolescence).

 HEC 2220 - Medical Terminology - Covers basic medical terminology. Can cover material from first semester UDN's online med terminology component – good way to get a head start.

 LIST 4050 & 4090 OR NURS 4050 & 4090 (3 each) - Sign Language I & II

 PSY 2130 - Lifespan Psychology (3) - Physical, emotional, cognitive, and moral development throughout the human lifespan, emphasis on childhood.

 PSY 4150 – Psychology of Personality (3) - Application of psychological principles to an understanding of personality, development, and interpersonal adjustments.

 PSY 4160 – Abnormal Psychology (3) - Nature of abnormal behavior, etiology, symptomatology and treatment.

 SPAN 1015 - Spanish for Health Services (3) - Basic Spanish for careers in Health Services – equivalent to SPAN 1010. Not available if you have had higher level Spanish courses at TTU.

 Any foreign language course for students interested in international travel nursing jobs.

 NURS courses or other nursing related courses

NURS-BSN - Nursing, B.S.N.

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