Pre-Nursing Requirements

Required Rockhurst or equivalent transfer courses:

• BL 3030 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3)
• BL 3031 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1)

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• BSCI 2250 - Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab (4)

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• BL 3040 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3)
• BL 3041 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory (1)

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• BSCI 2350 - Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab (4)

• * Proficiency in A&P is paramount for student success

   

• CH 1050 - Principles of General Chemistry (3)
• CH 1060 - Principles of General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHEM 1050 - Principles of Chemistry with Lab (4)

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• BL 3100 - Microbiology (3)
• BL 3101 - Microbiology Laboratory (1)

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• BSCI 2500 - Microbiology with Lab (4)

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• NS 1000 - Freshmen in Science Seminar (1)  *** Students entering Pre-Nursing in Fall semester required to take this course; students entering in Spring semester may take BL 1110  to replace the NS 1000 credit.
• HP 2400 - Nutrition (3)
• PY 1000 - Introduction to Psychology (3)
• SO 1000 - Introduction to Sociology (3)
• PY 2400 - Developmental Psychology (3)
• MT 1190 - Precalculus (3) * or higher
• BSS 2100 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
• *HSI or HSII Rockhurst course - select one HS course (3)

   *Note: This requirement may be satisfied with transfer credit in economics or government. 

• EN 1110 - College Composition I (3)

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• EN 1120 - College Composition II (3)

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• EN 1140 - English Composition (3)

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• EN 1150 - Honors Composition (3)

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• CT 2000 - Fundamentals of Communication (3)

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• TH 1000 - Christianity I: Foundations (3)

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• TH 1020 - Introduction to the New Testament (3)

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• TH 2000 - Introduction to World Religions (3)

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• PL 1100 - Reality and Human Existence (3)

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• BL 1250 - General Biology I (3) and
• BL 1251 - General Biology I Laboratory (1)

Electives:

Students will take additional pre-nursing electives to complete 60 required prerequisite credits.

Recommended to take:

• BL 2929  
•  PL 3100  or HP 4700  
• LT I and/or LT II course
• HS I and/or HS II course
• PL/TH swing course
• Students who receive advisor approval may opt to take NUR 3100   as an elective during the final semester of pre-nursing.

Minimum credit requirement: 60 credit hours

For information regarding Rockhurst’s Nursing BSN program, see Nursing, BSN  .