Pre-nursing Coursework

Pre-nursing course requirements

If you are an Indiana University student planning to apply to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program, you must complete between 29 and 31 credit hours of pre-nursing coursework before submitting your application. All pre-nursing coursework must be completed by the end of the spring semester of your freshman year.

Earn a 3.0 GPA for the 29-31 credits of required nursing program requirements. Grades earned in transfer courses will count in the calculation of admission GPA.

You must achieve a minimum grade of C in the required courses. The most current grade will be used when a course is repeated for admission.

Required courses (65 percent of admission score)

ENGL 13100 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I
PSY 12000 Elementary Psychology
SOC 16101 Principles of Sociology
BIOL 20300 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
MA 21300 Finite Mathematics (or Calculus)

General education courses (35 percent of admission score)

BIOL 20400 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
COM 11400 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Arts & Humanities course
CHM 10400 or Social Science course

Important notes about required courses

The required science courses must have in-person labs.

Required anatomy and physiology, math, and microbiology courses must have been completed within seven years of application.

Pre-nursing Coursework

Pre-nursing course requirements

Required courses (65 percent of admission score)

General education courses (35 percent of admission score)

Important notes about required courses

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