Registration Process for New Students in the School of Nursing & Health Innovations

For your first term at the University of Portland, all students in the School of Nursing & Health Innovations will be registered by the School of Nursing & Health Innovations Program Counselor. The nursing curriculum for the first year is a fairly set schedule to best prepare you for completing graduation requirements.

Technology Policy for Nursing Students

Typical First Semester Class Schedule for Nursing Major 

First year nursing students are typically registered for 16 credits. Below is a sample nursing schedule. Please note that schedules will vary based on study abroad interest, AP/IB score, transfer credits, etc.

NRS 104 Nursing Professionalism and Practice (3 credits)

CORE 101 Anchor Seminar (1 credit)

BIO 205 Foundations of Biology (3 credits) & BIO 005 Foundations of Biology Workshop (0 credits)

Three University Core Courses (9 credits)

For a total of ~16 credits

Typical First Semester Class Schedule for Integrative Health and Wellness Major 

First year IHW students are typically registered for 16 credits. Below is a sample IHW schedule. Please note that schedules will vary based on study abroad interest, AP/IB score, transfer credits, etc.

IHW 101 Introduction to Integrative Health in Populations (3 credits)

IHW 116 Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan (3 credits)

BIO 205 Foundations of Biology (3 credits) & BIO 005 Foundations of Biology Workshop (0 credits)

CORE 101 Anchor Seminar (1 credit)

Two University Core Courses (6 credits)

For a total of ~16 credits

Classes at UP are offered one, two, three, and sometimes four times a week. Labs or workshops for science courses meet once a week.

• University Core requirements are a set of courses that all students at the University of Portland must complete.
• CORE 101: All first-year students are registered for an Anchor Seminar and Anchor Seminar Workshop.
• Nursing Major requirements are the courses you need to complete for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Integrative Health and Wellness Major requirements are the courses you need to complete for the Bachelor of Science in Integrative Health and Wellness. 
• Elective courses are any courses you take that do not fulfill any of your Core or Nursing Major requirements.

Transferring into the Nursing program? Check out the Nursing Transfer Curriculum for course requirements.

School of Nursing & Health Innovations Contact Information:

All new students can contact their Program Counselor via the First-Year Experience team in the Shepard Academic Resource Center.

Phone: (503) 943-7895

Email: firstyear@up.edu