Nursing Prerequisites
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2023-24 Academic Year
BSN Prerequisites |
WSC Course |
Credit Hours |
Anatomy and Physiology I and II or Human Anatomy and Human Physiology |
BIO 220 Human Anatomy and BIO 340 Human Physiology |
8 |
Microbiology |
BIO 385 Microbiology |
4 |
Chemistry |
CHE 106 General Chemistry I (General Studies CAT 7) |
4 |
English Composition I and II |
ENG 102 Composition Skills (General Studies CAT 1), ENG 200 |
6 |
Nutrition |
FCS 207 Nutrition (General Studies CAT 9) or FCS 317 Nutrition through the Life Cycle |
3 |
College Algebra |
MAT 121 College Algebra (General Studies CAT 3) |
3 |
Statistics |
MAT 180 Applied Probability and Statistics or SSC 319 Statistics for the Social Sciences |
3 |
Ethics |
PHI 105 Ethics and Values (General Studies CAT 6) |
3 |
Introduction to Psychology |
PSY 101 General Psychology (General Studies CAT 5) |
3 |
Human Growth and Development |
PSY 230 Lifespan Development |
3 |
Introduction to Sociology |
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology (General Studies CAT 5) |
3 |
1Humanities |
Often General Studies CAT 4 or CAT 6 |
3 |
2 Family and Human Behavior |
Often General Studies CAT 9 |
3 |
3Political Science and Social Organizations |
Often General Studies CAT 8 |
3 |
4Culture, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender |
Often General Studies CAT 2 or CAT 5 |
3 |
Free electives |
BIO 110 Biology Concepts (General Studies CAT 2) |
3-5 |
Note: Students must also obtain a certified nursing assistant (CNA) certificate.
1Humanities electives include all ART, CNA (Communication Arts), ENG (English), MUS (Music), PHI (Philosophy), and SOC 110 courses. Honors sections accepted.
2Family and Human Behavior electives include CNA 201, CNA 210, all CSL (Counseling), CJA 405, EDU 217, FCS 110, FCS 220, FCS 230, all PSY (Psychology), SOC 220, SOC 305, SOC 355, and SOC 415. Honors sections accepted.
3Political Science and Social Organizations electives include all ECO (Economics), GEO (Geography), POS (Political Science), SOC 110, SOC 320, SOC 420, and SOC 460. Honors sections accepted.
4Culture, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender electives include ART 440, EDU 217, GEO 300, HIS 120, HIS 170, HIS 171, HIS 465, HSC 296, MLC 110, PGH 200, all languages courses (FRE, GER, or SPA), SOC 110, SOC 345, SOC 350, SOC 445, and SOC 465. Honors sections accepted.