Nursing (BSN) Prerequisites

Nursing Prerequisites

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This set of courses requires a 3.00 minimum GPA for BSN admission consideration.

*MATH 1315¹- College Algebra

HIST 1310² - US History I

HIST 1320²- US History II

POSI 2310³ - Principals of American Government

POSI 2320³ - Functions of American Government

PSY 1300 - Intro to Psychology

*HDFS 1351 or PSY 3300 - Lifespan Development

*NUTR 2360 - Nutrition Science

Science Prerequisites

This set of courses requires a 3.00 minimum GPA for BSN admission consideration.

*BIO 2451⁴- Human Anatomy & Physiology I

*BIO 2452⁴ - Human Anatomy & Physiology II

*BIO 2440⁵ - Principles of Microbiology

*BIO 1330⁶ - Functional Biology

*CHEM 1341⁶ - General Chemistry I

¹We will also accept: MATH 1319, MATH 1329, MATH 2417 or MATH 2471. AP/1B credit is acceptable.

²We will also accept any 060 core curriculum equivalent. AP/IB credit is acceptable.

³We will also accept any 070 core curriculum equivalent. AP/IB credit is acceptable

⁴These courses must be current and completed within the last 5 years.

⁵We will also accept BIO 2400.

⁶These courses do not require labs.  We will also accept AP credit or “CR” in one, but not both courses.

*These courses require a minimum grade of ‘C’.

Note:

• These prerequisites are used to determine BSN application GPA’s.
• At least 3 of the 5 science prerequisites MUST be completed (and transcripts received) at the time of application submission to remain the most competitive.  Applicants who do not meet this requirement will automatically be defaulted to a provisional applicant which will be rescreened at the conclusion of the spring semester. Provisional alternates are NOT guaranteed a seat for conditional admission. 
• Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIO 2451 and BIO 2452) MUST be current and completed within the past 5 years to be eligible. Attempts made to meet this policy will not be counted within the maximum attempts policy.