Anatomy and Physiology (6)
Microbiology (3)
Chemistry (3) 
Life Span Development (non-nursing course) (3)

Additional Prerequisite Courses
These courses are available as Independent Learning or Internet courses. Prerequisite courses may also be transferred from your basic nursing program.

COMM 210 - Fund Pub Com (3)
FCSFN 340 - Principles of Human Nutrition (3)
HSC 180 - Principles of Community Health (3)
SOC 100 - Principles Sociology (3)
PSYSC 100 - General Psychology (3)
PSYSC 241 or SOC 382 - Statistics or Applied Social Statistics(3)

Nursing Courses:
The R.N. to B.S. track offers two different options for progression. The 6 semester program follows the following sequence:

First Year
Fall - NUR 302 - Nursing Foundation and Issues (3)
Spring - NUR 322 - Research in Nursing (3)
Summer - NUR 405** - Management and Leadership (3)

Second Year
Fall - NUR 303** - Health Assessment (3)
Spring - NUR 401** - Applied Nursing Concepts (4)
Summer - NUR 404** - Community Health (3)

**Nursing courses with clinical components of 45 hours.

The three semester option requires students to take two nursing courses per semester. If you wish to enroll in this sequence it is highly recommended that you have completed all the nursing prerequisite courses. The sequence is as follows:

Fall - NUR 302 & 303** (6)
Spring - NUR 322 & 401** (7)
Summer - NUR 405* & 404** (6)

University Core Courses:
These courses can be completed before, during, or after the nursing sequence. The University Core courses are available as Independent Learning courses or some credit can be obtained as transfer credit or from national examinations.

ENG 103 - English Composition 1 (3)
ENG 104 - English Composition 2 (3)
MATHS 125 - Mathematics and it's Applications (3)
HIST 150 - The West in the World (3)
Fine Arts (3)
Humanities (3)
International/ Global Studies (3)
Distribution Elective (3)
PEFWL - Physical Education Fitness/ Wellness (2)
General Electives - 10+ Credit Hours

National examination credit including CLEP, Dantes and Excelsior College credit may be considered to meet prerequisite and core requirements. If you are interested in the options, please discuss the specifics with the R.N. to B.S. advisor. Quarter hour transfer courses will be given special consideration.

Writing Competency Exam: You will be required to pass a writing competency exam before graduation. It is taken in your junior year (62 hours) after obtaining credit for ENG 103 and ENG 104.