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.