College of Health and Human Services - School of Nursing
Prerequisites for the Undergraduate Nursing Program (BSN)
Accelerated BSN applicants:
Must complete the nursing prerequisite courses by the end of the spring term prior to the fall semester you intend to begin
the nursing program. A regionally accredited bachelor’s degree will meet general education requirements.
Traditional BSN applicants:
Must complete the nursing prerequisite courses and general education requirements (except ENGH 302) by the end of the
spring term prior to the fall semester you intend to begin the nursing program.
NURSING PRE-REQUISITES
COURSE NAME
Bioethics
Human Lifespan Development
Statistics
Nutrition
CREDITS
3
3
3
3
GMU COURSE
PHIL 309
PSYC 211
STAT 250
NUTR 295
NVCC EQUIVALENT
PHI 227
PSY 230, PSY 231 or PSY 232
MATH 240 or MATH 241
DIT 121
Important: The three science courses below cannot be more than five years old for pre-licensure applicants, and two out of the
three sciences must be complete at the time of application.
Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Microbiology
4
4
4
BIOL 124
BIOL 125
BIOL 246 & BIOL 306
BIO 141 or BIO 231
BIO 142 or BIO 232
BIOL 205 or BIOL 150
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
(Note: See reverse side for information about Mason’s General Education Waiver)
General Education Category
English Composition
Literature
Credits
3
3
Communication
Information Technology
Social Science
3
3
3
Western Civilization
3
Arts
3
Global Understanding
3
GMU Course(s)
ENGH 101
Approved core course listed
in GMU catalog
COMM 100 or COMM 101
CDS 130 or IT 104
PSYC 100 is required for
Mason students.
HIST 100 or 125
Approved core course listed
in GMU catalog
GCH 205 is recommended (or
approved course in GMU catalog)
Quantitative Reasoning
3
STAT 250
Electives
Advanced English Composition
7
3
Any course
ENGH 302
NVCC Equivalents
ENG 111
ENG 125 or Any 200-level Lit i.e.
ENGL 241 or ENGL 251
SPD/CST 100, 110, 115, or 126
ITE 115
Recommended: PSY 200, PSY 201,
or PSY 202
HIS 101, 102 112, 211, 212, 225,
226, 243, 244
ART 101, MUS 101, 121, or
SPD/CST 141
HIS 111, REL 231 and REL 232
OR REL 100, 230 or SPD/CST 229
MATH 151, 152, 173, 181, 241,
271, or 272
Any course transferable to Mason
No equivalent at community college
NOTES
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PSY 213 at NVCC will satisfy the statistics requirement ONLY if the applicant has another college-level math (i.e. MATH 151, 152, 173, 181,
271, or 272 at NVCC) or has already completed a bachelor’s degree.
MATH 240 or 241 satisfies Mason’s quantitative math requirement and the BSN statistics requirement.
Mason’s ENGH 302 is the only general education requirement that may be taken while enrolled in nursing courses.
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RN to BSN applicants:
Must complete BOTH the nursing pre-requisites and general education courses prior to the semester you intend to begin
the nursing program. Students must hold an RN license or intend to have one prior to starting this program.
NURSING PRE-REQUISITES for RN’s
COURSE NAME
Bioethics
Statistics
Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Microbiology
CREDITS
3
3
4
4
4
GMU COURSE
PHIL 309
STAT 250
BIOL 124
BIOL 125
BIOL 246 & BIOL 306
NVCC EQUIVALENT
PHI 227
MATH 240 or MATH 241
BIO 141 or BIO 231
BIO 142 or BIO 232
BIOL 205 or BIOL 150
NAS 161 & NAS 162 (8 credits) at NVCC will fulfill the requirements for Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology ONLY for applicants
who hold a current US based RN license. This option requires 4 additional elective credits for a total of 19 elective credits.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
General Education Category
English Composition
Literature
Credits
3
3
Communication
Information Technology
Social Science
3
3
3
GMU Course(s)
ENGH 101
Approved core course listed
in GMU catalog
COMM 100 or COMM 101
CDS 130 or IT 104
PSYC 100 is recommended
Western Civilization
3
HIST 100 or 125
Arts
3
Global Understanding
3
Approved core course listed
in GMU catalog
GCH 205 recommended (or
approved course in GMU catalog)
Quantitative Reasoning
Electives
Advanced English Composition
3
STAT 250
15-19
3
Any course
ENGH 302
NVCC Equivalents
ENG 111
ENG 125 or Any 200-level Lit i.e.
ENGL 241 or ENGL 251
SPD/CST 100, 110, 115, or 126
ITE 115
Recommended: PSY 200, PSY 201,
or PSY 202
HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 211, 212,
225, 226, 243, 244
ART 101, MUS 101, 121, or
SPD/CST 141
REL 231 and REL 232 OR REL
100, 230 or SPD/CST 229
MATH 151, 152, 173, 181, 241,
271, or 272
Any transferable course
No equivalent at community college
NOTES
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PSY 213 at NVCC will satisfy the statistics requirement ONLY if the applicant has another college-level math (i.e. MATH 151, 152,
173, 181, 271, or 272 at NVCC) or has already completed a bachelor’s degree.
MATH 240 or 241 satisfies Mason’s quantitative math requirement and the BSN statistics requirement.
Mason’s ENGH 302 is the only general education requirement that may be taken while enrolled in nursing courses.
General Education Requirements
Please visit http://provost.gmu.edu/gened/approved-course-listing/ to see list of general education requirements. Please note that
students who obtain an AA, AS or AA&S degree from NVCC with a qualifying GPA are not always eligible to receive a General
Education Waiver (which waives all Mason general education course requirements except ENGH 302). The waiver is awarded by
Mason’s Office of Admissions, not the School of Nursing. Contact Mason’s Admissions Office for more information about General
Education Waiver eligibility requirements or visit http://admissions.gmu.edu/transfer/gaa.asp. Please note that an Associate of
Applied Science will not waive general education requirements under any circumstances.
Transfer Search Engine
Please visit http://admissions.gmu.edu/transfer/transferCreditSearch.asp to determine if your course is transferrable to Mason. The
database contains courses that have been evaluated to offer transfer equivalency at the University, including all courses from the
Virginia Community College System. Please note that this database is dynamic and is constantly being updated. While this data is as
accurate and current as possible, the University retains the right to revise a transfer credit evaluation at any time.
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