Nursing Admission Prerequisite Courses
Effective fall 2012, admission to all California State University post-licensure ADN-to-BSN and ADN-to-MSN degree programs includes completion of an Associate Degree in Nursing and these eight prerequisites:
| Nursing Program Prerequisite Course | CSU GE Breadth Area | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oral communication | A1 | |
| 2. Written communication | A2 | |
| 3. Critical thinking | A3 | |
| 4. Chemistry (general, integrated, inorganic or organic)-with or without lab, as it is taught on the campus where the course was taken | B1, B3 | |
| 5. Human anatomy (with required lab) | B2, B3 | |
| 6. Human physiology (with required lab) | B2, B3 | |
| 7. Microbiology (with required lab) | B2, B3 | |
| 8. Statistics | B4 | |
Other admission requirements may apply and will vary by CSU campus. Courses subject to change. Completion of nursing program prerequisites does not guarantee admission to a CSU BSN degree program.
