College of Nursing

Academic Programs

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

Pre-Requisites/WSU General Education Requirements


Lower Division Course Work Pre-Requisite to the Nursing Major

Faculty at the College of Nursing believe that students need excellent preparation in lower division arts and sciences so as to meet expectations for critical thinking skills required in professional practice. GERs include specific campus requirements for graduation. College of Nursing prerequisite courses include:

Anatomy & Physiology  8 semester hours
Chemistry courses with labs to include   inorganic, organic and biochemistry 8 semester hours
Growth & Development Across the Life Span 3 semester hours
Human Nutrition 3 semester hours
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems 3 semester hours
Introduction to Psychology 3 semester hours
Microbiology 4 semester hours
Statistics 4 semester hours

 

WSU General Education Requirements

World Civilizations  [Gen Ed 110 and 111 or upper division coursework] substitutes for transfer students with more than 60 hours
6 semester hours
Communications Proficiency 6 hours, including at least 3 in written communications
Mathematics Proficiency a minimum of 3 hours
Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences 9 hours total, with at least 3 hours in each category
Intercultural Studies 3 semester hours
Sciences a total of 10 hours with at least 3 each in both biological and physical sciences, and including at least 1 credit hour of laboratory sessions
Tier III:  the only upper-division requirement in General Education 3 hours (typically fulfilled at the College of Nursing)
American Diversity [a course satisfying this requirement can be selected from one of the other requirement categories]
 3 semester hours
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