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Area Nursing Prerequisite Grid

Transfer Equivalencies for Pre-licensure Nursing Programs

College Biology Microbiology Nutrition Chemistry English Psychology Developmental Sociology Math Other
Drexel University* 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
Soc Sci Elective1
HUM Elective2
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 University 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 University5
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 University6 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 University7 BIO 150 &
BIO 151
BIO 230 or 
BIO 240
BIO 220 CHE 101
CHE 102 or
CHE 110
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 Tracks
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 Sciences8
3-year BSN Track
BIO 150 &
BIO 151
BIO 230 BIO 220 CHE 101

ENG 100
&
ENG 112

PSY 140   SOC 110

MAT 210

AHA 207
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing(9) 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 University(10)

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 electives9
Villanova University 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 University(11) BIO 150 &
BIO 151
BIO 230 or
BIO 240
BIO 220 CHE 11011
or
CHE 10111 or
CHE 10211
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:
*     Drexel: 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 language course.

  1. Drexel University acceptable Social Science electives include:  ADJ 240; Any ECO; SWO 101; Any POL; Any SOC; Any PSY.
  2. Drexel University acceptable Humanities electives include:  ART 100; COMM 100; HUM 100; MUS 101; Any foreign language; Any PHI.
  3. 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.
  4. Holy Family University:  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.
  5. Immaculata University: Students must receive a grade of B or higher in BIO 150, 151, 220,and 230/240 and CHE 101/106. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Neumann University: All science courses require a 2.5 GPA or higher at the first attempt of completion. All science, including Nutrition and Statistics, must be taken within five years of application to Nursing major. Neumann prefers CHE 101 and CHE 102. Both must be completed in order to satisfy the Nursing Department's chemistry requirements.
  8. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences: Three-year evening/weekend associate degree program applicants must complete Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II with a grade of “C” or better prior to entering NUR 101. A 2.5 GPA is preferred in these courses. All applicants are required to complete ATI TEAS entrance exam. Only needed if student did not complete a chemistry in High School with a grade of "C" or higher.
  9. 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.

  10. Thomas Jefferson University: Students who complete ENG 100 can use the course to meet 3 cr. of the 9 cr. elective requirement.
  11. 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.
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