Post-Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Prerequisite Equivalents
The following table summarizes the course subject, number of credit units and available course options at a variety
of institutions in Saskatchewan that can be used as prerequisites for the Post-Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing
(PDBSN) option.
If you are attending a post-secondary institution outside of Saskatchewan, please visit the University of Saskatchewan
Transfer Equivalents website (explore.usask.ca/admissions/transfer) for course equivalency information.
The College of Nursing does not pre-evaluate courses prior to receiving an application and respective fee.
Credit
Units (cu) University of Saskatchewan
Required Saskatoon
Course
Subject
Name of Institution
Saskatchewan
Polytechnic
Athabasca
University
of Regina
BIO 235
PAS 268 & 269
(prior to 2001) or
KHS 267 & 268
(2001-2010) or
KHS 168 & 267
(2001-2010) & 269
or KIN 267 & 268
(effective 2010) or
BIOL 110 & 111
Anatomy and
Physiology*
6 cu
HSC 208.6 or
PHSI 208.6 or
PHPY 302.3 & 303.3 or
ACB 221.3**, KIN 225.3 & 226.3 or
BIOL 317.3 & 318.3 or
BMSC 224.3 & PHPY 302.3
& (ACB 310.3 or ACB 221.3**) or
BMSC 224.3 & PHPY 303.3
& (ACB 310.3 or ACB 221.3**) or
BMSC 224.3 & PHPY 303.3
& (ACB 310.3 or ACB 221.3**)
Humanities
3 cu
Classics, Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Chinese, Cree, Philosophy,
Greek, Religious Studies, English, Russian, French, Spanish, German, Hebrew,
Latin Literature, Sanskrit, Ukrainian, History, Women’s and Gender Studies
Microbiology*
3 cu
Indigenous
Studies
3 cu
MCIM 224.3 (replaces MICRO
214.3), MCIM 223.3 or BMSC 210.3
or FABS 212 or FAMS 212
INDG 107.3
Nutrition*
3 cu
NUTR 120.3
Social Science
6 cu
Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography (Human), Linguistics, Indigenous
Studies, Political Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies
Statistics
3 cu
STAT 244.3 or 245.3 or 246.3 or
PLSC 214.3 (formerly PLSC 314.3)
* Must have been completed within the past 10 years.
** ACB 221.3 is only open to Kinesiology students.
usask.ca/nursing
APHY
162 &
262
BIOL 325
BIOL 220
–
INST 203
or 205
INDG 100 or 101
–
NUTR 331
KIN 275 or 475
–
MATH 215
or 216
STAT 160
STATS 120
or 260
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