Area Nursing Prerequisite Grid

Transfer Equivalencies for Pre-licensure Nursing Programs

College	Biology	Microbiology	Nutrition	Chemistry	English	Psychology	Developmental	Sociology	Math	Other
Alvernia University 3-year BSN	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230	BIO 220	CHE 101 & CHE 102		PSY 140	PSY 210		MAT 210
Drexel University¹	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 110 & CHE 111 or CHE 101 & CHE 102	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 151 and MAT 121 or 210 or BUS 220	PHI 110 or AHA 207 SS Elective HUM Elective Any Language 3 Open Electives
Gwynedd Mercy University	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230	BIO 220	CHE 101 & CHE 102	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 120 or higher	HIS, PHI, HUM 160, ENG, MUS, ART, Language
Harcum College	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230			ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 100 or MAT 120 or MAT 151 or MAT 152	HUM Elective
Holy Family University²	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230	BIO 220	CHE 101 3	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 151⁴ and MAT 210⁴	2 semesters of consecutive Foreign Language PHI 100/110, HUM 10, COMM 111, HIS 110
Immaculata University³ 4-year program	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 101	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	BUS 220 or MAT 210	PHI 100/110 or AHA 207 HUM 160 ART or ENG Literature 1 semester of a Foreign Language 1 HIS civilization
La Salle University⁴	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 101	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 120 & MAT 210	Students should meet with a Transfer Advisor to choose core requirements and ENG 115 or 112
Neumann University⁵	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 102	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 210	See a Transfer Advisor for additional core requirements
PA College of Health Sciences Associate Degree Program Tracks⁶	BIO 150 & BIO 151⁸	BIO 230			ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140		SOC 110	MAT 120 or MAT 128	AHA 207
PA College of Health Sciences 3 or 4-year BSN Track	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230	BIO 220		ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140		SOC 110	MAT 210	AHA 207
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing⁷	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230	BIO 220	CHE 110 or CHE 101	ENG 100	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 210
Thomas Jefferson University⁸	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240⁹	BIO 220	CHE 110 or CHE 101	ENG 1009 ENG 112 Any ENG above 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 151 and MAT 210 or BUS 220	PSY 220 Pick 1: PHI 100/110, SOC 215/SOC 210/SOC 120 or PSY 225 AHA 207 9 credits of electives
Villanova University⁹	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 110 & CHE 111	ENG 100	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 210	PHI 100 HUM 160 Pick 1: HIS, POL, ECO
Widener University¹⁰	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 110 or CHE 101 or CHE 102	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140		SOC 110	MAT 210 or BUS 220 or MAT 121	PHI 100 200 level PSY or SOC Pick 2: HUM, PHI, HIS, ENG, MUS or Foreign Language Pick 1: PSY, SOC, ADJ, POL, or COMM course

Notes:

1. Drexel University: The 2-year non co-op option requires completion of all prerequisite courses listed above prior to application. Students applying to the 3-year one co-op option only need to have completed the ENG 100, 112, PSY 140, BIO 150, 151, 230 or 240, CHE 101 and 102 or 110 and 111 and any foreign language course. Drexel University acceptable Social Science electives include: ADJ 240; Any ECO; SWO 101; Any POL; Any SOC; Any PSY. Drexel University acceptable Humanities electives include: ART 100; COMM; HUM 100; MUS 101; Any foreign language; Any PHI.

2. Holy Family University: Students will receive credit for CHE 101 if they complete with a passing grade, BIO 150 & BIO 151 at DCCC. Regardless of the number of transferrable credits, the program at Holy Family University will take students 2.5 years to complete due to course and clinical sequencing. MAT 151 is a prerequisite for entry into the program. MAT 210 is not a prerequisite for entry into the program, and can be completed at Holy Family University if a student chooses.

3. Immaculata University: Students must receive a grade of B or higher in BIO 150, 151, 220, 230/240 and CHE 101. BIO 220 must be taught by an RD. These courses must have been completed within the past 5 years. Only two attempts to earn the required grade are permitted. (2023)

4. La Salle University: Students not participating in the Dual Admission program with La Salle University may need to take additional courses to meet Core requirements. Meet with a Transfer Advisor for additional information.

5. Neumann University: All science courses must be completed with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above based on first graded attempt of completion. Anatomy & Physiology I, II, Microbiology, and Chemistry are factored into science GPA. All science, plus Nutrition and Statistics, must be taken within five years of application to Nursing major. (2023)

6. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences: Applicants must complete Human Anatomy & Physiology I and any second transferrable course with a grade of “C” or better prior to entering NUR 110. Students can select day or evening/weekend attendance. (2023)

7. Roxborough Memorial hospital School of Nursing: All science courses require a 2.5 GPA or higher. BIO 150 & 151 must be taken within five years of application to program. College chemistry is not required if taken in high school (with lab) and completed with “C” or higher.

8. Thomas Jefferson University: Students who complete ENG 100 can use the course to meet 3 cr. of the 9 cr. elective requirement.(2023)

9. Villanova University: Not currently accepting transfer students due to lack of clinical sites. (2023)

10. Widener University: Students must complete a minimum of 60 college credits prior to the Widener program start (including the pre-requisite courses listed above) in order to be eligible. All other credits completed in addition to the pre-requisite courses and up to a total of 60 credits are transferable into Widener's program as block credit. Only courses completed with a grade of C or higher are eligible for transfer. A minimum cumulative 3.0 is required. (2023)