Prerequisite Courses: Nursing

Admission into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) occurs once a year in the Fall semester. Admission is highly competitive with limited seats. Please review the BSN Application and Admission Criteria prior to applying.

The following courses—which are required for the BSN degree—must be successfully completed for full admission consideration into the BSN program. A minimum 2.75/4.0 cumulative GPA is required in all courses. Students selected for admission into the BSN program who have not/will not complete a pathophysiology course prior to transfer will be required to take CHS 260 before starting the nursing program. All but three (3) of the nursing specific prerequisite courses must be complete at the time of application.

See the Dominican University Bulletin for course descriptions or Transfer Guides for transfer equivalents.

*Only one course in each category is required. Do not repeat courses in the same category.

**Students selected for admission into the BSN program who have not/will not complete a Pathophysiology course prior to transfer will be required to take CHS 260 during the summer prior to fall admission at Dominican. A grade of C or higher must be earned in CHS 260 for the student to progress in the BSN program.

Notes

• Chemistry and biology science courses must be completed within five years of the application deadline to the nursing program. Students must retake science courses after five years of this date.
• If an outdated science course has a CLEP exam available, a student may sit for the exam, but must earn a numerical value equivalent to the required prerequisite grade of B- or higher.
• CLEP results must be submitted to the executive director of BSN program by the application deadline of March 15, 2023.
• Audited courses are not accepted.
• The Elizabeth T. MacNeil School of Nursing will transfer up to 12 semester hours for completed courses from another nursing program in either Nursing Fundamentals, Health Assessment, or Pharmacology. Transfer courses (including CLEP) are not accepted in other nursing subject.