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Courses from University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR

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

HRSPREREQUISITESCOURSE NUMBERS
   
 BIOPHYSICAL SCIENCES 
4 hoursChemistry & LabCHEM 1073 & 1071 or CHEM 1203/1201L or CHEM 1123 & 1121 or CHEM 1223 & 1221
4 hoursMicrobiology & LabBIOL 2013 & 2011L
8 hoursAnatomy & Physiology & LabsBIOL 2213 & 2211L and BIOL 2443 & 2441L
   
 SOCIAL SCIENCES 
3 hoursHistory (U.S. or Amer. Govt.)HIST 2003 or 2013 or PLSC 2003
9 hoursSocial Sciences (available options: psychology, anthropology, economics, geography, sociology, or history)*Some examples include: PSYC 3093, HDFS 1403, ANTH 1023, ECON 2013
   
 HUMANITIES AND ENGL. COMP. 
6 hoursEnglish Composition I & IIENGL 1013 & ENGL 1023
6 hoursFine Arts/Humanities (available options: humanities, logical reasoning, art, foreign language, or philosophy)*Some examples include: HUMN 3163, ARHS 1003, PHIL 2203, FREN 1003
3 hoursSpeech CommunicationsCOMM 1313
   
 ADDITIONAL COURSES 
3 hoursCollege AlgebraMATH 1203
3 hoursIntroductory StatisticsPSYC 2013 or STAT 2303 or ESRM 2403
3 hoursNutritionNUTR 1213
   
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.  7/7/22 (22-23 RV)

The College of Nursing updated the required prerequisites for the BSN programs in fall 2022

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