Prerequisite Courses
Before entering the first courses in the nursing major, students must complete the 8 prerequisite courses
listed below, with a minimum grade of “C” in each course. Some of these courses may be offered by CSUB only
once per year. It is recommended that science prerequisites courses be taken within the past ten years.
See the department of Nursing for current course policy.
| Course Number |
Description |
Quarter Units |
Semester Units |
|
| BIOL 250 |
Human Anatomy w/ Lab |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| BIOL 255/256 |
Human Physiology w/ Lab |
(6) |
(4) |
|
| BIOL 260 |
Microbiology w/ Lab |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| CHEM 150 or 203 or 211 |
Inorganic or Organic or Combination Chemistry w/ Lab |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| MATH 140 or PSYC 200 |
Elementary Statistics |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| COMM 108 |
Public Speaking |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| ENGL 110 |
Advanced English Composition |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| PHIL 102 or SOC 120 (CSU Area A3) |
Critical Thinking |
(5) |
(3) |
Nursing Cognate Courses
|
| PSYC 100 |
Intro to Psychology |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| SOC 100 or ANTH 100 |
Intro to Sociology or Cultural Anthropology |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| BIOL 270 |
Nutrition |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| PSYC 210 |
Lifespan Development |
(5) |
(3) |
|
| BIOL 355 |
Pathophysiology |
(4-5) |
(3) |
|
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