Nursing AA Degree Curriculum Requirements ADN Program

Prerequisite Requirements for A.D.N. Program

Pre-Nursing

PHS 1Scientific Concepts

3

BIO 50AHuman Anatomy

3

BIO 50ALHuman Anatomy Laboratory

1

BIO 50BHuman Physiology

3

BIO 50BLHuman Physiology Laboratory

1

BIO 3General Microbiology

3

BIO 3LGeneral Microbiology Lab

1

ENG 1AFreshman English

3

ENG 1BFreshman English

3

 

SPE 10Introduction to Communication

2

PSY 1Introduction to Psychology

3

PSY 12Child/Human Development

3

PHI 10Critical Thinking

3

RST 41Introduction to Christian Ethics

3

SOC 1Introduction to Sociology

3

ART 5Fundamentals of Art

3

BIO 50A, BIO 50AL, BIO 50B, BIO 50BL, BIO 3 and BIO 3L: Must have been completed within five years prior to admission

RST 41: Must be completed within the first academic year in the nursing program or if transferred in prior to admissions must meet the nursing department requirements for bioethics as an upper division course.

Those wishing to apply to the A.D.N program may choose to fulfill the pre-requisite courses at Mount Saint Mary’s University. Admission to this Pre-ADN component is based on.

  • High school transcript
  • SAT or ACT test scores and
  • College transcripts showing satisfactory completion of English 1A, Psychology 1, and one general studies course (GS III A, B, C or G)