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BSN Prerequisites

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PREREQUISITE COURSES 

CREDITS 

General Education English Composition I 

General Education English Composition II  

General Education American/United States Government  

General Education U.S. History

General Education Social Science 1   

General Education Mathematics 2

Chemistry with Lab 3

4-5 

Microbiology with Lab 3

4-5  

Human Anatomy and Physiology I with a Lab (4-5 hours) AND
Human Anatomy and Physiology II with a Lab (4-5 hours) 

OR
 

Human Anatomy with a Lab (4-5 hours) AND
Human Physiology with a Lab (4-5 hours) 4  

8-10 

Elective hours sufficient to bring the total to 60 credit hours Varied

General Education  

  1. Western Culture 

  1. World Culture 

  1. Artistic Forms 

  1. Foreign Language 5

0-6 

  1. Core V General Education 6

  1. Core Area VI: Upper Division General Education6

  • General Education Items 1-5 are waived for those with an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a public regionally accredited college in Oklahoma.
    • Please note that general requirements will NOT be waived for an Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Art degrees.
  • General Education Items 1-6 are waived for those with a Bachelor’s degree from a US regionally accredited college or university.

1 Psychology is highly recommended for pursuing nursing graduate coursework. 

2 Statistics is highly recommended for pursuing nursing graduate coursework. 

3 The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education require that students complete 6 hours of science (one course must be a laboratory science) in the general education core of a baccalaureate degree. These 6 hours may be fulfilled by the prerequisite sciences required by OU Nursing and/or may come from other general education science courses. However, all prerequisite sciences must be successfully completed (Chemistry, Microbiology, Human Anatomy, and Human Physiology). 

4 For Human Anatomy and Human Physiology, standalone and survey courses cannot be mixed; applicants must complete Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II OR standalone Human Anatomy and Physiology. 

5 For the foreign language requirement, if taken in high school, coursework must be a passing grade; if taken in college, students must earn a grade of C or higher. This requirement can be satisfied by successfully completing two semesters of the same language at the college level. It also may be satisfied by successfully completing two years of the same language in high school or by demonstrating an equivalent level of competence on an assessment test. A high school transcript will be required if waived using high school coursework. 

6 Core V General Education and Core VI: Upper Division may be completed as a prerequisite or a graduation requirement. 

Additional Information:

  • Electives (must have earned 60 transfer prerequisite hours prior to enrollment)
  • Introductory Zoology and Introductory Biology are not required prerequisites for admission. They are listed above as they may be a prerequisite to our required science courses.