student body and to provide communication
channels among administration, faculty and stu-
dents. Council representatives are elected from
each class annually.

FLORIDA NURSING STUDENTS
ASSOCIATION
 The Florida Nursing Students Association
(FNSA) is a preprofessional organization
designed to orient the nursing student to mem-
bership and participation in the professional
organization, the American Nurses' Association.

NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
 The Nursing Alumni Association of the Col-
lege of Nursing is composed of faculty and
graduates of the programs offered by the Col-
lege of Nursing. The objectives of this organiza-
tion are to stimulate mutual help and
improvement in nursing; to promote collegiality
among the graduates of the college; to advance
the interests of the college and the university;
and to promote the professional and education-
al advancement of nursing in cooperation with
local, state, and national organizations.

Baccalaureate Curriculum
 The curriculum leading to the degree Bache-
 lor of Science in Nursing follows:

 PRE-NURSING STUDIES
 The following recommended course list
 enables students to satisfy the university-wide
 General Education Requirement (refer to the
 Lower Division section of this catalog) and
 required preprofessional courses.
 Pre-Nursing Requirements
 Composition (6 credits).....................................6
 ENC 1101 ................................... .......... .... (3)
 EN C 1102.................................... ............. (3)
 Literature and Arts .................................................6
 History and Philosophy ..... ............ ..........6
 International Studies ...................................... 6
 Mathematical Sciences (6 credits)......................6
 MGF 1202 ........................................................(3)
 STA 3122...................................... ....(3)
 Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits) ...........6
 SYG 2000.............................................. ....(3)
 PSY 2013 or SOC 2000.................................... (3)
 DEP 3003 or EDF 3110 ................................... (3)
 Physical and Biological Sciences (9 credits) ......19
 APB 2170 with Lab................................(4)
 HUN 2201 .................................... ............ (3)
 PET 3320 with Lab ......................................... (3)
 PET 3350 with Lab ......................................... (3)
 CHM 1020 and 1021....................................... (6)
 Electives....................................................
 S64
 Required pre-professional courses require a
 grade of C or better.

 Generic BSN Studies
 The upper division major in Nursing Studies
 is five semesters in length and provides profes-
 sional experience in a variety of clinical settings.
 These settings include hospitals, community


health agencies and clinics, primary service
institutions, and homes. Nursing courses
include extensive classroom activities correlated
with supervised observation and practice in pri-
mary, secondary, tertiary, restorative, and con-
tinuing care settings.
 Courses in the first two semesters focus on
the functional health patterns of the adult
patient and on various states of wellness and ill-
ness including supporting laboratory experi-
ences with adult patients on medical-surgical
units in hospital settings. Courses in health
assessment, pharmacotherapeutics and patho-
physiology provide additional theoretical con-
tent for the application of the nursing process.
An introductory course directed toward profes-
sional socialization provides the student with
the opportunity to analyze historical, cultural,
legal, and ethical issues in professional nursing
practice.
 In semesters three and four, courses focus on
the specialty areas of maternal-newborn nurs-
ing, child health nursing, mental health nursing,
and family/community health nursing. The
conceptual courses for each specialty area are
accompanied by laboratory courses that provide
for the application of the nursing process with
clients in a variety of clinical settings. Addition-
al supporting courses include research, psy-
chopathology, and electives. The second
professional socialization course continues the
student's analysis of the legal, ethical, economic,
political, and practice issues of the nursing pro-
fession.
 The fifth semester permits the student to
 focus on the concepts of complex nursing care
 with acutely ill children and adults who may be
 in tertiary, special care, or rehabilitation set-
 tings. The practicum is the culminating labora-
 tory experience in the program and provides
 opportunity for integration and synthesis of
 professional role behaviors. A course in nursing
 leadership and management supports the
 practicum.

 SAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY

 SUMMER SEMESTER 1
 Course Credits
 NUR 3115 Conceptual Bases of Nursing
 Process ..................................................... 3
 NUR 3115C Clinical Laboratory in Nursing
 Process...................................... ............ ................
 NUR 3066C Introduction to Health
 Assessm ent ................................... ................
 NUR 3825 Professional Socialization 1 ................2
 12

 FALL SEMESTER 2
 NUR 3255 Conceptual Bases of
 Adult Health Nursing.................................3
 NUR 3255L Clinical Laboratory in Adult
 Health Nursing ............................. ..............4
 NUR 3145 Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing
 Practice .............................................................. 2
 NUR 3125 Pathophysiological Bases for
 Nursing Practice ..........................................3
 12


NURSING


 SPRING SEMESTER 3
NUR 3455 Conceptual Bases of Maternal-
Newborn Nursing ............................................... 2
NUR 3455L Clinical Laboratory in Maternal-
 Newborn Nursing ...............................................3
NUR 4635 Conceptual Bases of Family/
 Community Health Nursing ........................3
NUR 4635L Clinical Laboratory in Family/
 Community Health Nursing ..........................3
NUR 4165 Introduction to Research Process
 in Nursing ............................................ ............... 2
 13

 FALL SEMESTER 4
NUR 3355 Conceptual Bases of Child
 Health Nursing ................................................. 3
NUR 3355L Clinical Laboratory in Child
 H health N ursing ....................................................3
NUR 4535 Conceptual Bases of Mental
 Health Nursing ...........................................2
NUR 4535L-Clinical Laboratory in Mental
 Health Nursing ................................................. 3
NUR 4155 Psychopathological Theories in
 Nursing Practice .................................................2
 13

 SPRING SEMESTER 5
 NUR 4259 Conceptual Bases of Complex
 Nursing ................... .............................. 3
 NUR 4259L Clinical Laboratory in Complex
 N ursing ........................................... ......3
 NUR 4826 Professional Socialization 2 ...............2
 NUR 4827 Nursing Leadership and
 M management .................................. ...... .. 2
 NUR 4945L Practicum in Professional Nursing.4
 14
 Subtotal (Upper Division).............................64
 Subtotal (Lower Division) ...............................64
 Total 128

 Registered Nurse BSN Studies
 The College of Nursing offers a course of
 study for Registered Nurses wishing to pursue a
 baccalaureate degree. Curriculum alternatives
 permit RNBSN students to meet College of
 Nursing graduation requirements through cred-
 it by examination, flexibility in course offerings,
 classroom attendance and clinical experiences.
 Part-time and full-time courses of study are
 available. Full-time students can expect to com-
 plete the RNBSN course of study in three
 semesters. Part-time students follow a five
 semester curriculum plan.
 Course work focuses on development of
 professional nursing practice and includes con-
 tent which will broaden and strengthen the reg-
 istered nurse student's repertoire of knowledge
 and skills. Initial semesters focus on the role of
 the professional nurse through the use of the
 nursing process. Courses in health assessment,
 professional socialization, research and fami-
 ly/community nursing support, clinical experi-
 ences with individuals, families, and groups in
 community settings. The practicum is the culmi-
 nating clinical experience and provides an
 opportunity for integration and synthesis of