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Bakersfield College
Registered Nursing Program Prerequisites
and General Education Requirements
Bakersfield College Prerequisites |
West Hills College Prerequisites |
Porterville College Prerequisites |
Comments |
Elementary Algebra MATH BA or B200A (Elementary Algebra) |
MATH 63? (Intermediate Algebra) | MATH P055 (Elementary Algebra) | |
Chemistry CHEM BIA (General Chemistry) or CHEM B2A (Introductory General Chemistry) or CHEM B11 (Principles of Inorganic/Organic/Biochem) |
CHEM 1A (General Chemistry 1) or CHEM 2A (Introductory Chemistry) | CHEM P106 (Introduction to Chemical Principles) | No repeats or withdrawals from all science course prerequisites are allowed. Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher in Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology, with the exception of CHEM P106. |
Human Anatomy BIOL B14 (Human Anatomy) |
BIO 32 (Human Anatomy) | ANAT P110 (Human Anatomy) | |
PHYSIOLOGY BIOL B15 (Human Physiology) |
BIO 35 (Human Physiology) | PHYL P101 (Human Physiology) | |
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY BIOL B16 (General Microbiology) |
BIO 38 (Microbiology) | MICROBIOL P106 (Microbiology) | |
EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION ENGLISH ENGL B1A (Expository Composition) |
ENG 1A (Composition and Reading) | ENGL P101A (Expository Composition) | Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher in all English courses taken. |
COURSES REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE | |||
SPEECH SPCH B1 (Speech Communication) or SPCH B2 (Interpersonal Communication) or SPCH 3 (Business Communications) |
SP 1 (Elements of Speech) or SP 5 (Interpersonal Communication) or Bus 28 (Business Communication) | SPCH P101 (General Oral Communication) or SPCH P102 (Interpersonal Communication) | |
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE PSYC B1A (General Psychology) and select either SOCI B1 (Introduction to Sociology) or ANTH B2 (Cultural Anthropology) |
PSYCH 1 (General Psychology) and select either SOC 1 (Introduction to Sociology) or ANTH 2 (Cultural Anthropology) | PSYCH P101A (General Psychology) and select either SOC P101 (Introduction to Sociology) or ANTH P102 (Cultural Anthropology) | |
SOCIAL SCIENCE HIST B17A (History of the United States) or other Social Science course |
HIST 17A (History of the U.S. 1492-1877) | HIST B17A (History of the United States) or other Social Science course | |
HUMANITIES PHIL B12 (Ethnics of Living and Dying) or other Humanities course |
PHIL 3? (ETHICS) | PHIL P112 (Ethnics of Living and Dying) or other Humanities course | |
RECOMMENDED COURSES | |||
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MEDS B60 |
HS 5 (Medical Terminology) | Not Available |
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