Community College students should meet with a counselor as soon as possible to determine the equivalent courses offered at that institution. Students should complete as many as possible of the lower division requirements listed below, prior to transfer.
Lower Division Course Requirements | Community College Course Equivalents | |
THIS MAJOR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE CHECK THE WEB SITE ON A REGULAR BASIS. | ||
| Students may complete lower division prerequisites and General Education requirements at other colleges. Courses taken at other colleges must carry credit that is transferable to SJSU and be equivalent in content and units to those courses required by the Major. New Requirements effective Spring 2007 - The last 30 semester or 45 quarter units of coursework calculated in the score for entry to the School of Nursing will be limited by the following: 1) All courses will include at least 3 semester or 4 quarter units of academic credit. One and two semester unit courses (and their quarter unit equivalents) are excluded. 2) A course that has been repeated to improve a grade is excluded. All courses included in the 30 semester unit (and their quarter unit equivalents) calculation must be taken for the first time. Admission to SJSU does not guarantee admission to the Nursing Major. Students must complete all nine prerequisite courses before applying to the School of Nursing. Please contact School of Nursng for specific prerequisite requirements (408-924-3131). Only grades of "C" or better will be acceptable. If a student earns less than a "C" grade, the student may repeat the prerequisite course only once. | ||
Please Note: A change in prerequisites occurred for students applying to the School of Nursing after Spring 2007. This change means that the School of Nursing's prerequisite courses will be in alignment with other CSU campuses offering nursing as a major. Check with the School of Nursing frequently regarding the anticipated changes. | ||
Prerequisites for the Major: | ||
| ENGL 001A Composition I | Engl 100 Composition & Reading | |
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | Engl 110 Composition & Literature OR Engl 165 Advanced Composition | |
| COMM 020 Public Speaking | Spch 100 Fundamentals of Speech & Persuasion | |
| OR | ||
| COMM 020N Public Speaking | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 410 Health Science Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 420 Health Science Chemistry II | |
| BIOL 065 Human Anatomy | Biol 250 Anatomy | |
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | Biol 260 Introductory Physiology | |
| MICR 020 General Bacteriology | Biol 240 General Microbiology | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Math 200 Elementary Probability & Statistics | |
| A passing score on the WST | ||
| A minimum passing score on the ATI "TEAS" test | ||
Support for the Major: | ||
| CHAD 067 Development of Human Potential | Psyc 200 Developmental Psychology | |
| OR | ||
| KIN 067 Development of Human Potential | Psyc 200 Developmental Psychology | |
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | CA&S 310 Nutrition | |
| PSYC 001 General Psychology | Psyc 100 General Psychology | |
Lower Division General Education (39 semester or 58 quarter units) - some of the courses listed above may be approved for general education credit as well as major preparation at your institution. Please see your college counselor/advisor to review your general education in order to receive FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO TRANSFER to San José State University. You may be required to take additional lower division general education courses if you do not provide SJSU WITH A FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION upon transfer.
American Institutions Requirement (3-9 semester or 5-15 quarter units) - may be satisfied within the lower division general education requirements.
Physical Education Requirement (2 courses) - at least 2 different activities.
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