Advising Course Plan - Health Sciences Major - Nursing Interest

Those interested in pursuing a career in Nursing should plan on completing a common core of prerequisite coursework (*), as well as taking the TEAS standardized exam. Some requirements may differ from the ones below, depending on the Nursing program in which you may be interested, so please make sure to look at various graduate program requirements for different universities. Therefore, you will want to begin looking at universities’ requirements during your 1st year as an undergraduate to better prepare you for graduate programs. Of course, make sure you satisfy all the Health Sciences (HLSC) major requirements listed in the course catalog (the plan below should allow you to do this).
Most students who have been interested in Nursing have gone on to complete an accelerated (usually 1-2 years) second bachelor’s degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Most nursing programs require at least a 2.8 GPA.

First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits 
BIOL 141P1,*1BIOL 142P1,*1 
HLSC 119V1PSYC 101S1,*1 
FSEM 100 (unless transfer student)11SOCI 101S1,*1 
General Education requirement11HLSC 200V1,*1 
 4 4 
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits 
SOCI 101S is recommended to be taken at some point during this year if it was not taken in First YearHLSC 2021,*1 
HLSC 2011,*1CHEM 142P*1 
CHEM 141P*1PSYC 2311 
BIOL 3011,*1General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course)11 
General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course)11  
 4 4 
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnitsSummerUnits
Junior Seminar must be taken during this yearHLSC 49811Take the TEAS standardized exam in preparation for Nursing school applications - by the end of summer before Fourth Year
HLSC 41111COMM 1081 
General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course)21PUBH 3761,*0.5 
COMM 1081MATH 125Q1 
HLSC 375 (recommended)1,*0.5  
 3.5 3.5 0
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits 
HLSC 49911General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective1 
PHIL 316V (or equivalent (counts as an HLSC elective), or other Personal & Social Responsibility course (R, E, W, D, J course))11General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective1 
PUBH 3771,*0.5General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective1 
Elective1General Education requirement (A, B, H, L course) or elective1 
Elective.5  
 4 4 
Total Units 31
1

Required for HLSC major.

*

Common core of prerequisite course work.