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School of Nursing
University of Northern Colorado
Gunter Hall 3080, Box 125
Greeley, CO 80639
Phone: 970-351-2293
Fax: 970-351-1707

 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: NURSING (B.S. Nursing)

Prerequisites/Required Support Courses

 

Prior to clinical admission all prerequisite courses must be completed. At the time of application (early January of the year the student intends to start the clinical portion of the program) students must have completed prerequisite courses or be enrolled in courses that will be completed prior to mid-May of the year of clinical admission.

The following information lists course prerequisites for UNC and the course equivilancies for other Colorado institutions (click HERE for a downloadable version). See the Catalog for course descriptions and Community College Transfer Guide for Colorado and Wyoming school courses that can be transferred to UNC for credit.

Nursing Prerequisites:

UNC	CU-BOULDER	CSU	ALL COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGES
*CHEM 281 Fundamentals of Biochemistry	(Biochemistry is senior level course) Gen Chem is CHEM 1111 and 1131	CHEM 107 and 108 (lab) and CHEM 245 and 246 (lab)	CHEM 101 and 102 Or CHEM 109 or 205
*BIO 101 Biology	EBIO 1210 and 1230 (lab) or MCDB 1150 and 1151 (lab)	BZ 110 or Life 102	BIO 105 or 111 or 116 or 204
BIO 245 Anatomy/Physiology Intro	IPHY 3410 Anatomy IPHY 3415 Anatomy Lab	BMS 301 Anatomy	BIO 201, or 230 and 231, or 232 and 233
BIO 246 Anatomy/Physiology Advanced	IPHY 3430 Physiology	BMS 300 and 302 Physiology	BIO 202
NURS 327 Pharmacology	None	BMS 450	None
**NURS 326 Pathophysiology	None	MIP 315	HPR/BIO 216 (4 credits)***
**FND 357 Nutrition in Health & Illness	IPHY 3420	FSHN 350 and 450	None
*STAT 250/150  Statistics	PSYC 3101 or SOCY 2061 or MATH 2510	STAT 201 or 301 or 307	MAT 135
**PSY 230 Life Span Growth & Development	PSYC 4684	PSY 175 or HDFS 101	PSY 235
*ENG 122 College Composition (UNC prerequisite to ENG 123)	WRTG 1150	CO 130	ENG 121
*ENG 123 College Research Paper	WRTG 1250 or 3020	CO 150	ENG 122

• *Courses above also meet LAC requirements.
• **Offered online through Colorado Consortium:  www.colorado.edu/ccis
• ***3 credit course is NOT equivalent
• Please refer to the Liberal Arts Core Transfer Guides - All Colorado Community Colleges, the Community College Advising Center or the UNC Admission Office for course equivalencies within the Liberal Arts Core (LAC) program
• Nurse Aide Certification (CNA) is required before application to the clinical program. The course can be taken at most community colleges. HERE are some listings.

Rev. 8/25/2008