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Nursing Program Prerequisites





**At the present time, only students with COMPLETED Prerequisites will be considered for admission to the Nursing Program.



Students requesting application to the Nursing Program must have the following:


1. Criminal background check demonstrating they have not been convicted of any crime outlined in Administrative Procedure 3.200 and 3.201.

2. High School Diploma or GED

3. Minimum of 2.0 college cumulative grade (excluding college preparatory courses)

4. Completion (prior to submitting an application)of the following 21 credit hours of Nursing Program general education pre-requisite courses with no less than a C grade in each course


a. ENC 1101 Freshman English 1 3cr

b. BCS 1085 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 3cr

c. BSC 1085L Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab 1cr

d. BSC 1086 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 3cr

e. BSC 1086L Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab II 1cr

f. MAC1105 College Algebra 3cr or MGF1106 Math For Liberal Arts 3cr

g. SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology 3cr.

h. MCB 1000 Microbiology 3cr.

i. MCB 1000L Microbiology Lab 1cr.




The above listed courses must be completed with no less than a C grade in each course, prior to submitting an application to the Nursing Program (Deadline for FALL Entry is January 15th of each year. Deadline for SPRING Entry is June 1st of each year.