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Prerequisites for the Nursing Program

Students who hold a Bachelor’s Degree or a University Parallel Associate’s Degree prior to the start of upper division nursing coursework:

General Biology

Microbiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II

Introduction to Sociology

Human Growth and Development

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Statistics of the Behavioral Sciences

College Algebra or Math for the Liberal Arts

The following courses are required for all applicants that do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or a University Parallel Associate’s Degree prior to the start of upper division nursing coursework. Those with a * following them (up to nine hours) can be taken in the summer semester when nursing classes are not being held:

English Composition I and II

College Algebra or Math for the Liberal Arts

General Biology

Microbiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II

US History I and II or World Civilization I and II *

Introduction to Literature or Topics in Literature *

Fine Arts Elective *

Fundamentals of Speech

Introduction to Sociology

Human Growth and Development

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Statistics of the Behavioral Sciences

Introduction to Microcomputer Applications *

Students transferring in with a degree are exempt from General Biology if credit is awarded for Microbiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology I &II. In addition, students with a degree may also be exempt from College Algebra if credit is awarded for Statistics of Behavioral Science.

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