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 210 or BUS 220 & MAT 151	PHI 110 Soc Sci Elective HUM Elective 2 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 1	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 151² and MAT 210²	2 semesters of consecutive Foreign Language PHI 100/110, HUM 10, COMM 111, HIS 110
Immaculata University 4 year program	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230	BIO 220	CHE 110 or CHE 101 or CHE 102	ENG 100 & ENG 112	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	BUS 220 or MAT 210	HUM 160 PHI 100 ENG literature 2 HIS civilization BIO 110
La Salle University³	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 101 or CHE 110	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
Neumann University⁴	BIO 150 & BIO 151⁴	BIO 230 or BIO 240⁴	BIO 220	CHE 101 CHE 102 or CHE 110 CHE 102⁴	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 151⁵	BIO 230	BIO 220		ENG 100	PSY 140		SOC 110	MAT 100⁶	AHA 207
PA College of Health Sciences 3-year BSN Track	BIO 150 & BIO 151⁵	BIO 230	BIO 220	CHE 101	ENG 100	PSY 140		SOC 110	MAT 151 & MAT 210
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing	BIO 150⁷ & BIO 151⁷	BIO 230	BIO 220	CHE 110⁸ or CHE 101⁸	ENG 100	PSY 140	PSY 210	SOC 110	MAT 210
Thomas Jefferson University	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	BIO 150 & BIO 151	BIO 230 or BIO 240	BIO 220	CHE 110¹⁰ or CHE 101¹⁰ or CHE 102¹⁰	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. 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.
2. 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. 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.
4. Neumann recommends that all science courses receive 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 for Neumann.
5. Students must complete both BIO 150 and BIO 151 at DCCC in order to receive credit at 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.
6. Students should complete MAT 100 if they did not complete or pass Algebra II in High School. This serves as a prerequisite to the program and will not count towards ASN degree requirements for Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences.
7. A 2.5 GPA is preferred in these courses. All applicants are required to complete ATI TEAS entrance exam.
8. Only needed if student did not complete a chemistry in High School with a grade of "C" or higher.
9. Thomas Jefferson - BIO 240 meets prerequisite requirements for Nursing, BST, Rad Sci. Does not meet requirements for PT and considered an elective for BS/MS OT. Students who complete ENG 100 can use the course to meet 3 cr. of the 9 cr. elective requirement.
10. Students must complete BIO 150, BIO 151, CHE 101 or CHE 110 and BIO 230 or BIO 240 at DCCC in order to receive credit for the Chemistry at Widener. Students must receive a "C" or higher grade in order for the courses to transfer to Widener.