In preparation for the Entry Level MSN program, seven pre-nursing courses must be completed at any accredited college or university (cumulative GPA of 3.0). The science courses must include labs. All courses must be at least three (3) semester credits. Courses taken under the quarter system must be at least four (4) quarter credits. All prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. However, the GPA across the seven prerequisites must also be at least 3.00. The prerequisite course grades are heavily weighted in the admission process.
Although there is no age limit for most prerequisites, nursing courses build on the prerequisites, with mastery of the content in these courses expected. Thus, students with very old courses may wish to retake them.
Not all of the prerequisite courses are available at Metropolitan State University. Students may take applicable courses at any accredited college or university. Some colleges may offer a sequence of courses rather than a single course (such as Anatomy and Physiology I and II, or Child and Adolescent Development and Adulthood and Aging).
Courses
- Statistics: Upper division or graduate course containing Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) this course must be taken within the past five years;
- Chemistry (with laboratory component);
- Human Anatomy (with laboratory component);
- Human Physiology (with laboratory component);
- Microbiology (with laboratory component);
- Nutrition; and
- Life span growth and development (must cover the entire life span).
Students who have questions about the applicability of a course to meet one of the prerequisites should contact the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Metropolitan State University for additional information. Some courses may need to be approved by petition. Petitions may be obtained by contacting the undergraduate advisor.