Prerequisites
All prerequisites and degree required courses must be completed with grades posted before applying to the nursing program.
Prerequisites Requirements
Required General Education Prerequisites
Complete the general ed. prerequisite courses with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0:
Required General Education Prerequisites Complete the general education courses with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0:
- ENGL 101 (Freshman Composition)
- MATH 108 (Statistics) or PSYCH 105 (Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences)
- COMM 100 (Elements of Public Speaking) or COMM 111 (Interpersonal Communication)
- PSYCH 100 (Introduction to Psychology)
- SOC 100 (Introduction to Sociology) or ANTHRO 102 (Cultural Anthropology)
- HUMANITIES (Choose two Humanities courses)
- Humanities are selected from Category III of the SBVC Graduation Requirements. Humanities must be representative of 2 different disciplines and only 1 applied humanities course is accepted.
- ETHNIC STUDIES (Choose one course)
- As of Spring 2024 application period, students will be required to have one Ethnic Studies course from Category VI of the SBVC Graduation Requirements.
Required Science Courses
Complete the science courses below with a minimum G.P.A of 2.8:
- BIOL *250 & *251 (Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II)
or - BIOL 260 & *261 (Human Anatomy & Human Physiology)
- BIOL *270 (Microbiology)
Chemistry 101 or 105 is a prerequisite for Biology 261 and 270. When considering
the prerequisite science courses, please note that Chemistry 105 or Chemistry 101
is required for students who participate in concurrent enrollment or who are planning
to transfer to the CSU system. Both Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II series (Biology
250 and 251) must be completed at the same institution. Human Anatomy and Human Physiology
(Biology 260 and 261) does not need to be completed at the same institution. Please
consult a counselor regarding course equivalency if you are considering taking a science
course or series at another college or university.
The nursing department will only allow two (2) repeats of any of the three prerequisite
science courses (Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology). A repeat occurs when a student
has already received a grade, which includes A, B, C, D, F, and W, for a course and
takes the course for a second time. Excused Withdrawals (EW) do not count as a repeat.
The repeat policy will apply to science courses taken at institutions, including SBVC
courses. If one of the science prerequisites expires (taken more than 5 years ago)
the repeat policy does not apply to that course. Please seek advice from a counselor
if you are considering taking courses at another institution, including Crafton Hills
College.
The nursing program is currently not accepting any science courses with online labs.
The only exception is for courses completed between Spring 2020 and Fall 2021. The
SBVC Nursing Program does not accept science prerequisites from Azusa Pacific University
(APU), Los Angeles Pacific University, the Integrated Health Science Program at the
Southern California University of Health Sciences located in Whittier, CA. nor from
any other private, for-profit, unaccredited, trade or career college or university
Resources
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