A printable list of prerequisites for the Regular, Accelerated, and RN-BSN tracks can be found under Nursing Degree Programs.
Students must be in the last semester of their prerequisites to submit their nursing application, or be finishing them in the summer/winter term. To be eligible for admission, the applicant must have 20 or less credits remaining to be completed in the semester before admission. Students with 21 or more credits would have to wait to apply.
There are a number of prerequisite courses that students can take online, that may include (e.g., CH 203, PSY 101, PSY 201, ENG 102, NURS 122, NUTR 223, PSY 210). For other courses available online, refer to the class schedule. Once admitted to the School of Nursing, all classes for the Nursing regular track and part-time track are classroom only. Classes for the accelerated track may be a combination of online and classroom. All RN-BSN classes are online.
Yes. For the regular and accelerated BSN tracks, the biological science courses, BIOL 223 (Anatomy and Physiology I), BIOL 224 (Anatomy and Physiology II) and BIOL 251 (Microbiology) must be completed within seven (7) years from the term of admission to the School of Nursing (e.g., if BIOL 251 was completed Fall 2001 and the applicant is applying for Fall 2009, there has been a time frame of eight years). The applicant can either repeat the course or complete a challenge process to waive the policy.
There is no time limit on any prerequisite courses for the RN-BSN track.
No. However there are prerequisite nursing courses. For example, the required prerequisite nursing course for the regular track is NURS 122 - Medical Terminology (formerly NURS 111).
There are two required nursing courses for the accelerated track:
NURS 122- Medical Terminology (formerly NURS 111) and NURS 337 - Pathophysiology.
There are several electives that students may take prior to beginning their degree track:
NURS 100 - Exploring the Nursing Profession
NURS 310 - Cultural Issues in Health Care
NURS 430 - Aging and Health
