Academic Advising Information
As a pre-nursing student scheduling classes, take the following into consideration:- Since all nursing program prerequisites must be met prior to enrollment in nursing courses, complete the prerequisites first. Do not postpone taking transitional studies courses.
- Because of the demanding nature of the nursing curriculum, students are encouraged to complete general education courses prior to entering the sequence of nursing courses. This will lighten the credit hour load while in nursing.
- Following completion of the chemistry and transitional studies prerequisites, pre-nursing students are encouraged to take the biology and psychology courses first. Followed by the remaining general education courses.
- Factors to take into consideration when sequencing general education courses:
- PSYC 1030 (General Psychology) must be completed prior to PSYC 2130 (Lifespan Development), if taken prior to entering the Nursing Program.
- All curriculum courses must be completed with a grade of C or better in order to meet graduation requirements. Earning A's and B's is necessary to be a competitive candidate.
- Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology must have been taken within five years of enrollment in the first nursing course.
Elective Courses
Humanities/Fine Arts elective and Math elective must be chosen from the approved list in the Chattanooga State Catalog.Recommended math electives:
- MATH 1010 Contemporary Math
- MATH 1130 College Algebra
- MATH 1530 Introduction to Statistics
MATH 1410 is NOT acceptable for Nursing/Allied Health programs.
The following are samples of semester-by-semester plans of the curriculum for each of the Nursing Program options that provide for completion of prerequisites and/or general education courses prior to enrollment in the first nursing course.
| Pre-Nursing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
| BIOL 1430 | CHEM 1010 | BIOL 2230 |
| BIOL 2010 | BIOL 2020 | |
| PSYC 1030 | PSYC 2130 | |
| MATH elective | ||
| First Year Nursing | ||
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
| NS 119 | NS 128 | |
| ENGL 1010 | Humanities/Fine Arts elective | |
| Second Year Nursing | ||
| Fall | Spring | |
| NS 238 | NS 249 | |
| Pre-Nursing - Year #1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
| BIOL 2010 | BIOL 2020 | MATH elective | |
| PSYC 1030 | |||
| Pre-Nursing - Year #2 | |||
|
BIOL 1430 |
CHEM 1010 |
BIOL 2230 | |
|
PSYC 2130 |
|
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| First Year Nursing | |||
| NS 110 Night | NS 120 | ENGL 1010 | |
| Second Year Nursing | |||
| NS 210 Night | NS 220 | Humanities/Fine Arts elective | NS230 |
| Pre-Nursing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
| BIOL 2010 | BIOL 2020 | CHEM 1010 |
| PSYC 1030 | PSYC 2130 | MATH elective |
| First Year Nursing | ||
| BIOL 2230 |
BIOL 1430 |
NS 024 or NS 027 |
| ENGL 1010 | Humanities/Fine Arts elective | |
| Second Year Nursing | ||
| Fall | Spring | Fall |
| NS238 or NS210N | NS249 or NS220N | NS230N |
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