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Pre-Nursing Program Suggestions 

Suggested community college program for students who plan to seek admission to UNMC College of Nursing - Kearney Division in pursuit of a B.S.N.


First Year
 

First Semester 

Hours  Second Semester 

Hours 

*General Chemistry or Organic Chemistry

4 Microbiology 4
*General Psychology 3 Nutrition 3
*Expository Writing I (Eng. Comp. I) 3 *Growth and Development 3
College Algebra 3 Expository Writing II (Eng. Comp. II) 3
***Humanities 3 *General Sociology 3
Hours  16  Hours  16 


Second Year
 

First Semester 

Hours  Second Semester 

Hours 

*Anatomy &
Physiology I

4 *Anatomy &
Physiology II
4
Ethics 3 ***Political Science, Social Organization 3
***Family & Human Behavior 3  ***Culture, Race, Ethnicity & Gender 3
Statistics 3 ****Electives 2
****Electives 3 ****Electives  
Hours  16  Hours  12 


*  Courses required for admission to the College of Nursing.  All other courses (with exception to 7-9 hours of free electives) must be completed by the start of the second semester of the nursing program.

**  Students must demonstrate readiness for college algebra (ACT score or college algebra prerequisite).

***  One 3-hour course in this category (refer to the "Non-Nursing Course Requirements" page at www.unmc.edu/nursing/curriculum/curric_non_nursing_courses.htm).

****  7 to 9 hours of college level courses acceptable to the University of Nebraska (as needed to complete 128 semester hours for the B.S.N.).                                                      

For additional information contact:

Hilary Christo, Student Services Coordinator
UNMC-College of Nursing
Kearney Division
Kearney, Nebraska  68849-4510
Telephone:  (308) 865-8322