Pre-Requisites

TRADITIONAL PROGRAM
PREREQUISITE COURSES
Engl 1101-1102 (Composition I and II)
Math 1101 (Math Modeling) OR Math 1111 (College Algebra)
Biol 1110K-1120K (Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II) must be completed within 5 years prior to beginning the nursing sequence
Biol 2300 (Microbiology and Public Health)
Biol 2310 (Microbiology and Public Health Lab)
Chem 1151K-1152K (Survey of Chemistry I and II w/labs) strongly recommended OR
Biol 1103K-1104K (Introductory Biology I and II w/labs) OR
Phys 1111K-1112K (Introductory Physics I and II w/labs)

Minimum Program GPA:  2.8

ACE (Achieving the Curriculum Expeditiously) PROGRAM
PREREQUISITE COURSES
Chem 1151K-1152K (Survey of Chemistry I and II w/labs) strongly recommended OR
Biol 1103K-1104K (Introductory Biology I and II w/labs) OR
Phys 1111K-1112K (Introductory Physics I and II w/labs)
Biol 1110K-1120K (Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II) must be completed within 5 years prior to beginning the nursing sequence
Biol 2300 (Microbiology and Public Health)
Biol 2310 (Microbiology and Public Health Lab)
Psyc 3140 (Abnormal Psychology) must be completed within 5 years prior to beginning the nursing sequence
Engl 1101-1102 (Composition I and II)
Math 1101 (Math Modeling) OR Math 1111 (College Algebra)
Math 1070 (Statistics)
HHS 3000 (Communication/Cultural Diversity) must be taken at Georgia State University
Nurs 2010 (Health and Human Development) must be taken at Georgia State University

**All core course requirements must be satisfied before entering into the nursing program by way of…

1. Completion of a previous bachelor’s degree
   OR
2. Completion of core course requirements for a Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing degree as outlined in the current Georgia State University Undergraduate Catalog.  (see Core Curriculum below)

**All Georgia legislative requirements must be satisfied before entering into the nursing program. These include…

1. A reading and writing competency examination (Regents’ Test)
   AND
2. Examinations or comparable courses in United States history, Georgia history, the United States Constitution and the Georgia Constitution. 
   Information on the legislative requirements is available from the Georgia State University Counseling Center, located on the web at www.gsu.edu/counseling.

Minimum Program GPA:  All applicants to the Accelerated Program with a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum program GPA of 3.0 to be considered for admission. All applicants to the Accelerated Program without  a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum program GPA of 3.25 to be considered for admission.