Pre-Nursing - A.S. [Belmont Partnership]

Required General Education Courses

• SPCH 103 - ♦Public Speaking Credits: (3)
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: (3)
• HIST 1110 - ♦World Civilization from Primitive Culture to 1650 Credits: (3)
• HIST 1120 - ♦World Civilization from 1650 to Present Credits: (3)

• (or American History I & II)¹

• Humanities and/or Fine Arts  Credits: (9) ²

(Must include at least one Literature course^1,3)

• MATH 1130 - ♦College Algebra Credits: (3)
• or  MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics Credits: (3)
• BIOL 2010 - ♦Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4) ⁴
• BIOL 2020 - ♦Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: (4) ⁴
• PSYC 1030 - ♦General Psychology Credits: (3)
• SOCI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Area of Emphasis Requirements

• AHC 204 - Health Assessment Credits: (3) ⁵
• BIOL 1010 - ♦Introduction to Biology I Credits: (4) ⁴  (Prior to BIOL 2010)
• HED 120 - ♦Introduction to Wellness Credits: (3)
• HED 220 - Principles of Nutrition Credits: (3)
• PHED [Physical Education Activity]  Credits: (1)
• PHIL 260 - Introduction to Biblical Studies Credits: (3)
• PSYC 210 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: (3) ⁶
• PSYC 2130 - ♦Life Span Psychology Credits: (3)

Footnotes:

¹World Civilization and World Literature will satisfy required global units at Belmont University.

²ART 1030 or MUS 1030 required.

³A literature course should be taken during the final semester.

⁴Hybrid or online courses in BIOL are not accepted by Belmont University.

⁵Health Assessment is satisfied by HLTH 2110 taken at Nashville State Community College.

⁶Abnormal Psychology is offered at Vol State only in the fall semester.

Computer Literacy Requirement

See http://www.volstate.edu/ComputerLiteracy/ for Computer Literacy Requirements

NOTE:

For additional information with helpful tips on requirements and application process for the Belmont/VSCC Partnership, refer to Belmont University’s website at:  http://www.belmont.edu/nursing/pdf/program_of_study/Belmont_Nursing_Packet_Rev_Oct_2011.pdf