College of Health and Human Services
College of Health and Human Services - School of Nursing Prerequisites for the Undergraduate Nursing Program (BSN) Accelerated BSN applicants: Must complete the nursing prerequisite courses by the end of the spring term prior to the fall semester you intend to begin the nursing program. A regionally accredited bachelor’s degree will meet general education requirements. Traditional BSN applicants: Must complete the nursing prerequisite courses and general education requirements (except ENGH 302) by the end of the spring term prior to the fall semester you intend to begin the nursing program. NURSING PRE-REQUISITES COURSE NAME Bioethics Human Lifespan Development Statistics Nutrition CREDITS 3 3 3 3 GMU COURSE PHIL 309 PSYC 211 STAT 250 NUTR 295 NVCC EQUIVALENT PHI 227 PSY 230, PSY 231 or PSY 232 MATH 240 or MATH 241 DIT 121 Important: The three science courses below cannot be more than five years old for pre-licensure applicants, and two out of the three sciences must be complete at the time of application. Human Anatomy & Physiology I Human Anatomy & Physiology II Microbiology 4 4 4 BIOL 124 BIOL 125 BIOL 246 & BIOL 306 BIO 141 or BIO 231 BIO 142 or BIO 232 BIOL 205 or BIOL 150 GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (Note: See reverse side for information about Mason’s General Education Waiver) General Education Category English Composition Literature Credits 3 3 Communication Information Technology Social Science 3 3 3 Western Civilization 3 Arts 3 Global Understanding 3 GMU Course(s) ENGH 101 Approved core course listed in GMU catalog COMM 100 or COMM 101 CDS 130 or IT 104 PSYC 100 is required for Mason students. HIST 100 or 125 Approved core course listed in GMU catalog GCH 205 is recommended (or approved course in GMU catalog) Quantitative Reasoning 3 STAT 250 Electives Advanced English Composition 7 3 Any course ENGH 302 NVCC Equivalents ENG 111 ENG 125 or Any 200-level Lit i.e. ENGL 241 or ENGL 251 SPD/CST 100, 110, 115, or 126 ITE 115 Recommended: PSY 200, PSY 201, or PSY 202 HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 211, 212, 225, 226, 243, 244 ART 101, MUS 101, 121, or SPD/CST 141 REL 231 and REL 232 OR REL 100, 230 or SPD/CST 229 MATH 151, 152, 173, 181, 241, 271, or 272 Any course transferable to Mason No equivalent at community college NOTES PSY 213 at NVCC will satisfy the statistics requirement ONLY if the applicant has another college-level math (i.e. MATH 151, 152, 173, 181, 271, or 272 at NVCC) or has already completed a bachelor’s degree. MATH 240 or 241 satisfies Mason’s quantitative math requirement and the BSN statistics requirement. Mason’s ENGH 302 is the only general education requirement that may be taken while enrolled in nursing courses. M:\shared\chhs.osa\Program Info Sheets/Equiv Table – NURS Pre-reqs - 2015 4/27/15 RN to BSN applicants: Must complete BOTH the nursing pre-requisites and general education courses prior to the semester you intend to begin the nursing program. Students must hold an RN license or intend to have one prior to starting this program. NURSING PRE-REQUISITES for RN’s COURSE NAME Bioethics Statistics Human Anatomy & Physiology I Human Anatomy & Physiology II Microbiology CREDITS 3 3 4 4 4 GMU COURSE PHIL 309 STAT 250 BIOL 124 BIOL 125 BIOL 246 & BIOL 306 NVCC EQUIVALENT PHI 227 MATH 240 or MATH 241 BIO 141 or BIO 231 BIO 142 or BIO 232 BIOL 205 or BIOL 150 NAS 161 & NAS 162 (8 credits) at NVCC will fulfill the requirements for Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology ONLY for applicants who hold a current US based RN license. This option requires 4 additional elective credits for a total of 19 elective credits. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES General Education Category English Composition Literature Credits 3 3 Communication Information Technology Social Science 3 3 3 GMU Course(s) ENGH 101 Approved core course listed in GMU catalog COMM 100 or COMM 101 CDS 130 or IT 104 PSYC 100 is recommended Western Civilization 3 HIST 100 or 125 Arts 3 Global Understanding 3 Approved core course listed in GMU catalog GCH 205 recommended (or approved course in GMU catalog) Quantitative Reasoning Electives Advanced English Composition 3 STAT 250 15-19 3 Any course ENGH 302 NVCC Equivalents ENG 111 ENG 125 or Any 200-level Lit i.e. ENGL 241 or ENGL 251 SPD/CST 100, 110, 115, or 126 ITE 115 Recommended: PSY 200, PSY 201, or PSY 202 HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 211, 212, 225, 226, 243, 244 ART 101, MUS 101, 121, or SPD/CST 141 REL 231 and REL 232 OR REL 100, 230 or SPD/CST 229 MATH 151, 152, 173, 181, 241, 271, or 272 Any transferable course No equivalent at community college NOTES PSY 213 at NVCC will satisfy the statistics requirement ONLY if the applicant has another college-level math (i.e. MATH 151, 152, 173, 181, 271, or 272 at NVCC) or has already completed a bachelor’s degree. MATH 240 or 241 satisfies Mason’s quantitative math requirement and the BSN statistics requirement. Mason’s ENGH 302 is the only general education requirement that may be taken while enrolled in nursing courses. General Education Requirements Please visit http://provost.gmu.edu/gened/approved-course-listing/ to see list of general education requirements. Please note that students who obtain an AA, AS or AA&S degree from NVCC with a qualifying GPA are not always eligible to receive a General Education Waiver (which waives all Mason general education course requirements except ENGH 302). The waiver is awarded by Mason’s Office of Admissions, not the School of Nursing. Contact Mason’s Admissions Office for more information about General Education Waiver eligibility requirements or visit http://admissions.gmu.edu/transfer/gaa.asp. Please note that an Associate of Applied Science will not waive general education requirements under any circumstances. Transfer Search Engine Please visit http://admissions.gmu.edu/transfer/transferCreditSearch.asp to determine if your course is transferrable to Mason. The database contains courses that have been evaluated to offer transfer equivalency at the University, including all courses from the Virginia Community College System. Please note that this database is dynamic and is constantly being updated. While this data is as accurate and current as possible, the University retains the right to revise a transfer credit evaluation at any time. M:\shared\chhs.osa\Program Info Sheets/Equiv Table – NURS Pre-reqs - 2015 4/27/15
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