Pre-Nursing

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91做厙 strives to ensure that all students preparing for a nursing program understand the time constraints involved when trying to juggle a difficult course schedule and personal goals. Admission into most nursing programs is highly competitive. Pre-Nursing advisement provides students with the general academic background to be successful in their chosen health care field.

Nursing programs within the state of Texas require that students take a series of prerequisite courses in order to meet admission criteria. The Pre-Nursing program at 91做厙 consists of nine prerequisite courses and additional TX Core Curriculum courses.

Students are strongly encouraged to consult with the College of Health Sciences-Pre-Nursing advisor prior to undertaking the Pre-Nursing curriculum to be certain all course requirements are met in the required time-frame.

Nursing Prerequisites

91做厙 Course Course Name Hours
BIOL 2401 or BIOL 2403 HUMAN ANATOMY or HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I 4
BIOL 2402 or BIOL 2404 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY or HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II 4
BIOL 2420 APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 4
CHEM 1406 or CHEM 1411 INORGANIC & ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY or GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 4
MATH 1314 or MATH 1324 COLLEGE ALGEBRA or MATH FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING 3
MATH 1369 or MATH 1342 STATISTICS (MATH 1370/3379/PSYC 3402) 3
FSCN 2362 NUTRITION 3
PSYC 1301 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY 3
PSYC 3374   DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3

Additional Texas Core Requirements*

91做厙 Course  Course Name Hours
ENGL 1301 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3
ENGL 1302 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3
HIST 1301 AMERICAN HISTORY I 3
HIST 1302 AMERICAN HISTORY II 3
POLS 2305 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3
POLS 2306 TEXAS GOVERNMENT 3
KINE 2115 FITNESS FOR LIVING 1
Creative Arts Requirement    3
                                                     Language, Philosophy, and Cultural Requirement (PHIL 2306 and SOCI 2319 recommended) 6

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*Or must be core curriculum complete at transferring Texas institution.

You can use our  to see if your credits will transfer to 91做厙. For questions or additional information, please email prenursing@shsu.edu.