Program Prerequisite Courses
•    BIOL 20A - Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (5 units)
•    BIOL 20B - Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab (5 units)
OR
•    BIOL 2 - Human Anatomy with Lab (5 units)
•    BIOL 4 - Human Physiology with Lab (5 units)
AND
•    BIOL 3 - Microbiology with Lab (5 units)
•    ENGL 1A - Composition and Reading (4 units) OR ENGL 1AS – Composition and Reading with Support 

** All Biology courses have a 7-year recency
**Please note: Online Biology Labs will not be accepted for entry into the program. 

• COMM 020 Interpersonal Communication Skills (3 units)
• MATH 013 Introduction to Statistics (4 units)
• PSYCH 001A Introduction to General Psychology (3 units)
• ENGL 001B Composition and Reading (4 units)
• SOC 001 Introduction to Sociology (3 units) OR ANTHR 003 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (3 units)
• Select one Ethnic Studies course from local AA/AS GE requirements. (3 units) Please see a Counselor for more information.

Semester 1 (11 units)

• NURS 1 Beginning Principles of Health Care (9 units)
• NURS 11 Ethics and Law for Nurses (1 unit) 
• NURS 12 Calculation of Drug Dosages for Health Professionals (1 unit)

Semesters 2 and 3 (23 units)

• NURS 3A Maternity Nursing (4 units) 
• NURS 3B Pediatric Nursing (4 units) 
• NURS 4A Medical-Surgical Nursing (4 units) 
• NURS 4B Psychiatric Nursing (4 units) 
• NURS 13 Pharmacology (3 units) 
• NURS 14 Nutrition (2 units) 
• NURS 20 Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement in Nursing (2 units)
• Employment: Start working as a Registered Nurse
• Transfer: Transfer to Cal State East Bay or another 4-year institution

Semester 4 (10 units)

• NURS 5 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing (9 units)
• NURS 10 Leadership and Management (1 unit)

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