Distribution of credits

¹The “Major-Specific General Education Courses” together with the “Remaining General Education Courses”, fulfill UMFK’s General Education requirement.

Core Courses

All core courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C.

• CHY 100: Chemistry I 4 credits
• HLT 160: Medical Terminology 1 credits
• NUR 205L: Clinical Preparation Lab 2 credits
• NUR 245: Clinical Judgment and Reasoning 3 credits
• NUR 386: Health Care Policy 3 credits
• NUR 407: Leadership and Management in Healthcare 3 credits

Major-Specific General Education

These courses are required for this major and also fulfill General Education requirements. Minimum grade of C is required for these courses.

• BIO 220: Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credits
• COS 103: Introduction to Information Technology 3 credits
• FRE 163: Applied French for Health Care Professionals 3 credits
• PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology 3 credits

Healthcare Technician Concentration (HCT)

This concentration is designed to allow students to build academic and scientific skills in preparation for careers as Healthcare Technicians or in pre-nursing positions. Upon completion of the Healthcare Technician Concentration, students are eligible for placement on the Maine CNA Registry. Students who successfully complete the Allied Health Core Courses and Healthcare Technician Concentration Core Courses are eligible to apply for admittance to the nursing major.

All concentration courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C.

• BIO 221: Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credits
• NUR 101: Foundations of Professional Nursing 2 credits
• NUR 102: Foundations of Professional Nursing II 2 credits
• NUR 201L: Fundamentals of Nursing Lab I 1 credits
• NUR 202L: Fundamentals of Nursing Lab II 1 credits
• NUR 309: Holistic Health Assessment 3 credits
• NUR 309L: Holistic Health Assessment Lab 1 credits
• PSY 308: Life Span Human Development 3 credits

Remaining General Education

Refer to the General Education (All Associates Degrees)  list for details.

• ENG 100: English Composition I 3 credits
• ENG 101: English Composition II 3 credits
• COM 200: Speech 3 credits
• MAT1xxx or higher
• Choose of of these 3:

     *History

     *Literature

     *Visual & Performing Arts

Typical Course Sequence

This may vary based on student selections.