Before taking any courses, make sure a Nursing Advisor at nursing@tesu.edu. There are no time limits on prerequisite courses. All prerequisite course and general education requirement credits must be completed prior to acceptance into the program.
If you have a prior bachelor’s degree, the following courses must be completed to start nursing courses. Please meet with an advisor before taking any of these courses.
Prerequisite Courses
Required Credits
Required Grade
Test for Credit?
Anatomy and Physiology 1 with Lab
4
C (73) or better
No
Anatomy and Physiology 2 with Lab
4
C (73) or better
No
Microbiology with Lab
4
C (73) or better
No
Chemistry or Pathophysiology
3
C (73) or better
No
Nutrition
3
C (73) or better
NO
Statistics
3
C (73) or better
No
If you do not have a prior bachelor’s degree, the following courses must be completed to start nursing courses. Please meet with an advisor before taking any of these courses.
Prerequisite Course
Required Credits
Required Grade
Test for Credit?
Anatomy and Physiology 1 with Lab
4
C (73) or better
No
Anatomy and Physiology 2 with Lab
4
C (73) or better
No
Microbiology with Lab
4
C (73) or better
No
Chemistry
3
C (73) or better
No
Nutrition
3
C (73) or better
Yes*
Statistics
3
C (73) or better
No
Mathematics
3
C (73) or better
Yes*
Ethics
3
Passing
Yes*
Introduction to Sociology
3
Passing
Yes*
Introduction to Psychology
3
Passing
Yes*
Developmental Psychology (Across the Lifespan)
3
Passing
Yes*
*Please check with the School of Nursing and Health Professions Advisor at nursing@tesu.edu for more information on test for credit and accepted exams.
Statistics: HPS-2000 (Statistics for the Health Professional)
Anatomy and Physiology 1 (with Lab): BIO-2110
Anatomy and Physiology 2 (with Lab): BIO-2120
Microbiology (with Lab): BIO-2510 (Introduction to Microbiology)
Chemistry: CHE-1110 (General Chemistry I), or CHE-1120 (General Chemistry II)
Nutrition: BIO-2080 (The Science of Nutrition)
Ethics: PHI-2860 (Contemporary Ethics) or PHI-3840 (Ethics and the Business Professional) or ETH-2200 (Leading the Way: A Path Towards Ethical Learning)
Introduction to Sociology: SOC-1010 (Introduction to Sociology)
Introduction to Psychology: PSY-1010 (Introduction to Psychology)
Yes, the credit by examination option is available for the following prerequisite courses:
Nutrition
Ethics
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Please check with the School of Nursing and Health Professions Advisor at nursing@tesu.edu for more information on credit by examination and accepted exams.
The credit by examination option is not available for the following prerequisite courses:
Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab
Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab
Chemistry
Microbiology with Lab
Statistics
These must be taken as classes and have grades from regionally accredited institutions.