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Undergraduate Prerequisites

The following eight prerequisite courses must be completed prior to entry into the nursing program.

G.E. Area A1 (COMM 3,7, or 8) (3 units)
G.E. Area A2 (ENGL 1/ENGL 10/ENGL 5B) (3 units)
G.E. Area A3* (3 units)
G.E. Area B4* (3 units)
Anatomy (PHYAN 64/BIOL 64) (3 units)
Physiology (PHYAN 65/BIOL 65) (5 units)
Chemistry (CHEM 3A) (4 units)
Microbiology (MICRO 20/BIOL 20) (4 units)
Total (28 units)

* See G.E. list for approved courses.

  • Each prerequisite must be completed with a minimum C grade - CR/NC grades are not acceptable
  • A GPA of 3.0 is required in the eight prerequisite courses.