Required Prerequisite Equivalency Tables
Required Prerequisite Courses for Traditional and BSN Applicants – College Equivalency Tables
Equivalency tables are meant to be a guideline for evaluating coursework you have taken (or may take) at an accredited Texas institution. The following courses are required for students who plan to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing.
All courses are subject to approval by the School of Nursing when the student applies for admission. Applicants who are conditionally admitted will not be allowed to enroll in the School of Nursing until all 60 prerequisite hours have been completed with a grade of "C" or higher from an accredited institution. All Math and Science courses must be completed prior to the application deadline.
Course Name |
Course Number | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication English rhetoric/composition |
ENGL 1301 & 1302, or ENGL 1013 & 1023 |
6 |
| Mathematics College Algebra or higher, and Elementary Statistical Methods |
MATH 1314, MAT 1023 or higher, & MATH 1442, 1342, or STA 1053 |
6 |
| Natural Sciences Anatomy & Physiology with Labs |
BIO 2401 & 2402, or ANA 2083 & AHS 2091, & PHY 2103 & AHS 2111, Microbiology with Lab | 8 |
| Natural Sciences Microbiology with Lab |
BIO 2420 or 2421, or AHS 1053 & 1061 |
4 |
| Natural Sciences General Chemistry I General Chemistry II |
CHEM 1305 & 1307
or CHEM 1003 & 1203 |
6 |
| Natural Sciences Nutrition |
BIO 1322 or AHS 2043 | 3 |
| Humanities Literature, philosophy, and cultural studies |
3 |
|
| Visual & Performing Arts | Courses with the prefixes: ARTS, DANC, MUAP, MUEN, MUSI, DRAM, or equivalent | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences U.S. History |
HIST 1301 & 1302 | 6 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences U.S. & Texas Government* |
GOVT 2301 & 2302, or GOVT 2306 & 2305, or see below* | 6 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Psychology |
PSY 2301 or PSY 1013 | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Sociology |
SOC 1301 or SOC 1013 | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Growth & Development |
PSY 2314 or PSY 2503 | 3 |
*U.S. & Texas Government – Any of the following combinations: GOVT 2301 & 2305, GOVT 2301 & 2306, POL 1013 & 1213, POL 1013 & 1133