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Nursing Prerequisites

Course Prerequisites

The following 8 prerequisite support courses are required for consideration into the BS in Nursing program:

Prerequisite Science Courses

BIOL 2200 Microbiology for Allied Health Majors or equivalent (4 units)

BIOL 2230 Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Allied Health Majors or equivalent (4 units)

BIOL 2240 Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Allied Health Majors or equivalent (4 units)

CHEM 2070 Fundamentals of General, Organic & Biochemistry or equivalent (5 units)

Prerequisite Non-science Courses

Course that fulfills GE Category A2 Written Communication (3 units)

Course that fulfills GE Category A3 Critical Thinking (3 units)

Course that fulfills GE Category A1 Oral Communication (3 units)

Math 1201 Introduction to Statistical Thinking (3 units)

PSYC 1100 or equivalent and PSYC 2201 or equivalent are not a required prerequisite course to be considered for admission to the Nursing program; however, PSCY 2201 is a prerequisite course for each of the first semester nursing courses (NURS 2602, NURS 2821, NURS 3016). Thus, PSYC 2201 should be taken as soon as possible after PSYC 1100 and before taking NURS 2601, NURS 2821, and NURS 3016.

  • Your grades for PSYC 1100 and PSYC 2201 will be used in the cumulative GPA calculation, NOT in the prerequisite GPA calculation
  • The Department of Nursing (DON) will accept credit/no-credit grades for prerequisite courses, but encourages applicants to receive letter grades for all prerequisite classes. If a Credit grade is received for a prerequisite course, this will be considered similar to an AP credit course which has no value in calculating GPAs.
  • At least 2 of the 4 prerequisite science courses AND at least 2 of the 4 prerequisite non-science courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher to be considered.
    • All prerequisite courses for Fall semester admission must be completed by the end of the previous CSUSB Spring term
    • All prerequisite courses for Spring semester admission must be completed by the end of the previous CSUSB Fall term

GPA Requirements to Apply to Nursing

  • The GPA requirement includes both overall and prerequisite courses
  • Overall Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or greater
    • This GPA is calculated using ALL completed college coursework
    • Prerequisite GPA of 3.0 or greater, and achieved a course grade of C or higher in all 8 prerequisite courses
      • This GPA is calculated using the first earned letter grade of each prerequisite course

Please note that although these are the minimum GPA requirements, meeting these minimums does not guarantee admission into the Nursing program. Admission into the nursing program is extremely competitive and exceeding the minimum GPA requirements greatly improves your chances for admission.