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Northwest Arkansas Community College – Bentonville, Arkansas

Courses from NW AR COMM COLLEGE, Bentonville, AR as of JULY 2023


NOTE:        PREREQUISITES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE BELOW LISTED COURSES.  CHECK YOUR COLLEGE CATALOG OR ADVISOR.

HRSPREREQUISITESCOURSE NUMBERS
   
 BIOPHYSICAL SCIENCES 
4 hoursChemistry & LabCHEM 1074 or CHEM 1104
4 hoursMicrobiology & LabMBIO 2014
8 hoursAnatomy & Physiology & LabsBIOL 2214 and BIOL 2224
   
 SOCIAL SCIENCES 
3 hoursU.S. History or American GovernmentHIST 2003 or HIST 2013
or PLSC 2003
9 hoursSocial Sciences (available options: psychology, anthropology, economics, geography, sociology, or history)*Some examples include: PSYC 2003, PSYC 2103, ANTH 1023 or HIST 1033 or HIST 1043
   
 HUMANITIES AND ENGL. COMP. 
6 hoursEnglish Composition I, English Composition IIENGL 1013, ENGL 1023
6 hoursFine Arts/Humanities (available options: humanities, logical reasoning, art, foreign language, or philosophy)Fine Arts: ARHS 1003 or MUSI 1003 or COMM 1003, or THTR 1003

Humanities: PHIL 2003, or Intermediate level foreign language
3 hoursSpeech Communications (available options: speech, oral communications, or technical writing)COMM 1303
   
 ADDITIONAL COURSES 
3 hoursCollege AlgebraMATH 1203
3 hoursIntroductory StatisticsPSYC 2013
3 hoursNutritionHLSC 2103
   
6 hoursElectives 
Total  
58 hours  

                *These are examples of approved courses but do not include all courses that may be accepted.  Please contact the College of Nursing Student Services Office if you have questions regarding a specific course.

Rev.  7/20/2023 (23-24 RV)

The College of Nursing updated the required prerequisites for the BSN programs in fall 2023.

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