Students are required to fulfill the Pre-Nursing Core prior to the program start date. The Pre-Nursing Core can be fulfilled through coursework taken at other universities or community colleges. For a list of articulated courses at other institutions, we recommend visiting the Assist Website. Please be aware of the Repeat Rule. Pre-Nursing Core courses for which the student earns less than a grade of C (2.0) may be repeated only once.
| CSU GE Area | CSUSM Course |
CSUSM |
Units | Corequisite (C) Prerequisite (P) |
| B2 | BIOL 175 | Intro to Anatomy/Phys I | 4 | None |
| BIOL 176 | Intro to Anatomy/Phys II | 4 | P--BIOL 175 | |
| BIOL 160 | Microbiology | 4 | None | |
| B3 | CHEM 105 | Organic & Biochemistry for Life | 4 | P -- ELM requirement |
| B3 | CHEM 105L | Organic & Biochemistry for Life Laboratory | 1 | C -- CHEM 105 |
| B4 | MATH | **Any CSU B4 statistical mathematics course | 3 | P -- ELM requirement |
| A1 | GEO 102 | Oral Communication | 3 | None |
| A2 | GEW 101 | Written Communication | 3 | None |
| A3 | LTWR 115 | Critical Reading & Thinking | 3 | P -- GEW 101 |
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or |
MATH 110 | Critical Thinking | 3 | None |
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or |
PHIL 110 | Critical Thinking | 3 | None |
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or |
PSYC 110 | Critical Thinking in Psychology | 3 | None |
Note: All science courses completed must include labs.
Attention International Applicants: Oral Communication, Written Communication and Critical Thinking must be taken in the United States.
