Second-Degree Accelerated Baccalaureate Program in Nursing - General education requirements

General education requirements

Prior to taking any nursing classes, you must have completed the following courses (you may have already taken many of these for your first degree):

• Human Anatomy and Physiology (2 semesters, with lab) - the equivalent of BIOL 203 & 204 at Purdue
• General Chemistry (2 semesters, with lab) - the equivalent of CHM 111 & 112 at Purdue
• Introduction to Pharmacology - the equivalent of PHPR 202 at Purdue
• Microbiology - the equivalent of BIOL 221 at Purdue
• Nutrition - the equivalent of F&N 303 at Purdue
• Statistics - the equivalent of STAT 301, SOC 382 or PSY 201 at Purdue
• Sociology or Psychology - the equivalent of any PSY or SOC class at Purdue
• Lifespan - the equivalent of NUR 208, CDFS 210 or PSY 230 at Purdue
• Cumulative adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 in previous course work, with 3.0 in 6 credit hours in chemistry and/or biology courses. No grade in any other required course can be less than a C.
• Science credits earned over ten years ago will be individually evaluated.
• All online/independent study courses must be reviewed and approved.

A faculty advisor in the School of Nursing must examine your transcript to determine if courses are acceptable or not.