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.

Required support courses include the following UNC courses, see Catalog for course description 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.

Rev. 8/25/2008
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