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BS - Nursing

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 001B Composition 2
A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable).
COMM 020 Public Speaking
   OR
COMM 020N Public Speaking
CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry
CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry
BIOL 065 Human Anatomy
BIOL 066 Human Physiology
MICR 020 General Bacteriology
STAT 095 Elementary 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
   OR
KIN 067 Development of Human Potential
NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions
PSYC 001 General Psychology

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