NURS at University of Pennsylvania

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate NURS coursework.

• NURS 1630Integrated Anatomy, Physiology, and Physical Assessment Iopens 22 courses (12 directly)
• NURS 1640Integrated Human Anatomy, Physiology & Physical Assessment IIopens 21 courses (13 directly)
• NURS 1650Integrated Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeuticsopens 8 courses (5 directly)
• NURS 1020Situating the Practice of Nursingopens 8 courses (2 directly)
• NURS 7810Well Women Health Care, Theoryopens 8 courses (2 directly)
• NURS 1030Psychological and Social Diversity in Health and Wellnessopens 7 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate NURS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 149 NURS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 405 more NURS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on NURS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in NURS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at NURS 3900

  1. NURS 0061Biologically-Based Chemistry
  2. NURS 1630Integrated Anatomy, Physiology, and Physical Assessment I
  3. NURS 1640Integrated Human Anatomy, Physiology & Physical Assessment II
  4. NURS 1650Integrated Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics
  5. NURS 2250Pediatric Nursing
  6. NURS 3800Nursing in the Community
  7. NURS 3900Leadership in the Complex Healthcare System

• 7 courses deep, ending at NURS 7860

  1. NURS 7430Fetal Evaluation
  2. NURS 7830Health Care of Childbearing Women, Theory
  3. NURS 7870Intrapartum / Postpartum / Newborn Care, Theory

• 6 courses deep, ending at NURS 3690

  1. NURS 0061Biologically-Based Chemistry
  2. NURS 1630Integrated Anatomy, Physiology, and Physical Assessment I
  3. NURS 1640Integrated Human Anatomy, Physiology & Physical Assessment II

• 6 courses deep, ending at NURS 7140

  1. NURS 7370Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Professional Role and Advanced Clinica
  2. NURS 7360Advanced Principles of Pediatric Acute Care
  3. NURS 7140Manag of Crit Ill Child w/ Acute/Chronic Cond: Nurs of Crit Ill Child Adv Clinical

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for NURS yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under NURS yet.

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Department events

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