Special Note for Athletic Training**, Pre-Health, Biology,
Chemistry, or Nursing Students
**Athletic Training majors, please note the importance of taking BIO 201 during your first fall
semester as indicated in sequencing below.
Each Fall semester, approximately 300 first-year students enter UNCW stating an intent to
pursue a career in the health professions after completing their undergraduate studies.
Admission to post-graduate professional schools of health is highly competitive and the
academic and personal preparation required to be a successful applicant is both rigorous and
challenging.
Students may need to take different courses than the suggested schedule due to
placement exams, AP/IP/CLEP test scores, or previous college credit. The University Studies
courses can be found here.
In order to be a Biology, Chemistry, or Nursing Major (or if you are interested in going to a
graduate school of health), you will be required to take more than one science course during
a majority of your semesters at UNCW (i.e. Biology and Chemistry in the same semester).
Please note that students are NOT required to take two science courses in their first semester,
but taking two science courses in their first semester will prepare them for future study.
Getting admitted to Nursing and Medical Schools is not easy. For example, in Spring 2015
UNCW’s School of Nursing admitted 50 undergraduate students from an applicant pool of 132.
This means that 63% of applicants were turned away. Grades (average GPA of admitted
students was 3.96) and what semester you take classes can be very important. Please talk to
your advisor at Orientation for further information.
Please note that the courses listed are suggested courses. You may not be able to enroll in
them your first semester. Your advisor will help you adjust your schedule at Orientation.
Athletic Training
 First Year Seminar
 BIO 201 (You will be a year behind if you do not take the equivalent of
BIO 201 before the Spring 2015 semester. BIO 201 needs to be taken in
the fall semester.)
 PSY 105
Biology/Marine Biology/Chemistry
 First Year Seminar
 BIO 201 or BIO 202
 CHM 101
 ENG 100/101 or 103 (dependent on placement)
 You will sign up for at least one more course at Orientation
Nursing
 First Year Seminar (UNI 101)
 BIO 201 or CHM 101
 PSY 105
 1 University Studies course
 You will sign up for Math course at Orientation
Pre-Health
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First-Year Seminar
BIO 201
CHM 101
ENG 100/101 or 103 (dependent on placement) or MAT 111/151/161
(dependent on placement and pre-health interest area)
 PSY 105 or SOC 105