Career Pathway: Pre-Nursing
Program Description
The nursing program is a partner in the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) and offers a competency-based curriculum jointly developed by nursing faculties from the consortium schools. Acceptance to the program allows for co-admission to the community college and Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) nursing programs. The program is designed as four years of full-time study, with the first year devoted to prerequisites and/or preparatory courses required for admission to the restricted (limited) admission nursing program. Successful completion of the second and third years leads to an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) offered by the community college. The program continues for one additional year leading to a Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BS, N) offered by the Oregon Health & Science University. The full program may be completed at the partner school campus.
This Career Pathway includes only the pre-requisites needed to apply for the AAS in Nursing.
Pathway Course Recommendations
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| BI 222 | Intro to Genetics | 3 |
| BI 231 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| MTH 105Z | Math in Society (MTH 095 or higher accepted) | 4 |
| WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| BI 232 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| FN 225 | Human Nutrition | 4 |
| PSY 215 | Lifespan Development | 4 |
| WR 227Z | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| BI 233 | Anatomy and Physiology III | 4 |
| BI 234 | Microbiology | 4 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Minimum Credits | 39 | |
Advising notes
- Work closely with you UCC advisor to ensure you are following the right path to meet your goals.
- All prerequisites must be passed with a C or better.
- This pathway does not guarantee acceptance into the nursing program, full application process will be required. For more information about applying to the AAS in Nursing, see the Nursing page, here.