2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog 
    
    Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog

RIBN Curriculum Plan: Surry Community College and Western Carolina (A45110R)


Go to information for Nursing: RIBN Collaborative.  

RIBN students are required to take three Upper-Level Elective (ULE) courses (300-400 level) through WCU prior to year four. Two of the ULEs must be Upper-Level Perspective (ULP) courses. The third ULE may be a perspectives course or may be a nursing elective. Taking NSG 346 is preferred, however, the student can select another perspective or nursing elective. Student take UE 101 (WCU Distance) as a non-credit course (no cost) in the Summer prior to year one to establish their status as a WCU student.

Summer - Freshman Year


(9 Credit Hours)

YEAR TWO Fall - Sophomore Year


(10+ Credit Hours)

Spring - Sophomore Year


(14.5 Credit Hours)

Spring - Junior Year


(10 Credit Hours)

YEAR FOUR - Senior Year (WCU Online)


(9 Credit Hours)

  • NSG 327 Nursing in Healthcare Policy and Systems*
  • NSG 302 Community Health Nursing I*
  • NSG 305 Community Health Nursing III: Intervention Project*
  • NSG 374 Community Health in Nursing II: Practice Experience*

*Check WCU catalog

Spring - Senior Year (WCU Online)


(12 Credit Hours)

  • NSG 328 Nursing Leadership for Quality Healthcare*
  • NSG 331 Perspectives of Nursing Care for Older Adults*
  • NSG 471 Nursing Research I: Research Process*
  • NSG 472 Nursing Research II: Critical Reading*
  • NSG 473 Nursing Research III: Clinical*

* Check WCU catalog

Total Credit Hours: 115


W - Writing Intensive Courses  (ENG 111  pre-req.)