Offered by UNMC College of Nursing
Kearney Division

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Admission Statement
Admission to UNMC nursing school is competitive and based on scholastic record, personal recommendations and an admission interview. Students applying to nursing schools other than UNMC College of Nursing should check with those schools for specific course and admission requirements.

A. Complete pre-nursing requirements with grade of at least a "C" = 62 hours
The UNMC College of Nursing requires completion of 62 credit hours of pre-nursing pre-requisites with a grade of "C" or better for admission.

B. Complete nursing curriculum with grade of at least a "C" = 66 hours

Total = 128 hours *See undergraduate nursing courses.

Pre-Nursing Requirements:

MATH requirement

ACT Math score of 20 or better
OR
Math Department Placement test score of >17
OR
MATH 101, Intermediate Algebra 3 hour
 

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)

BIOL 225, Human Anatomy and Physiology I - 4 hours

BIOL 226, Human Anatomy and Physiology II - 4 hours

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours

ENG 102, Expository Writing II - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours

FSID 150, Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours
Take 4 hours from:

CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours

CHEM 150GS, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry - 4 hours

CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours   (see prerequisites)

CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

Microbiology

BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours

Nutrition

FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours

Statistics

Take 3 hours from:

STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

Ethics

Take:
PHIL 120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours

*Cultural, Race, Ethnicity or Gender

Take 1 course from:
GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
HIST 250, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251, American History - 3 hours
SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
SOC 250, Anthropology - 3 hours

*Humanities

Take 1 course from:
ENG Literature

ART 100GS, Art Structure - 3 hours

ART 120GS, Drawing I - 3 hours

MUS 100GS, Introduction to Music - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
THEA 120GS, Introduction to the Theatre - 3 hours

*Family and Human Behavior

Take 1 course from:

SOC 430, Family Life and Functions - 3 hours

FSID 151GS, Human Sexual Behavior - 3 hours
FSID 250, Infant Development - 3 hours
FSID 351GS, Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours

*Political Science & Social Organization

Take 1 course from:
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 170GS, Introduction to Political Thought - 3 hours
FSID 160GS - Personal Money Management - 3 hours

*Additional Required Elective

Take 1 additional course from starred areas above.
Free Electives - 7 hours

Total = 62

*See Nursing Adviser for additional course selections