Northland Pioneer College
Division of Arts and Sciences

The Division of Arts and Sciences recommends that students interested in applying to the Nursing Program at Northland Pioneer College take the following sequence of courses.

Recommended Pre-Nursing Course Sequence

First Year
Second Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
CHM 130
Fundamental Chemistry
4 credit hours		 BIO 181
General Biology I
4 credit hours		 BIO 201
Human Anatomy & Physiology I
4 credit hours		 BIO 202
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
4 credit hours
ENL 101
College Composition I
3 credit hours		 HES 145
Nutrition
3 credit hours		 BIO 205*
 Microbiology
4 credit hours

NAT 101
Nursing Assistant
5 credit hours and
Completion of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) License
ENL 102*
College Composition II
3 credit hours
MAT 112, 121, 142 or 152**
3-4 credit hours		 3 credit hours in Arts and Humanities*

3 credit hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences*

3 credit hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences*

* Nursing Core Course which is not a prerequisite but is recommended prior to entering Nursing Program.

**MATH 109 is a prerequities for MATH 112.  Information on applicable math courses is available from the Department of Mathematics Web site.

Additional information on nursing prerequisites is available from the Nursing Program Web page.

Prerequisite General Education Courses for Nursing Program

Arts and Humanities Courses

Choose one (1) of the following courses (3 credit hours):
  • ART 101 Understanding Art
  • ART 115 Art History I
  • ART 116 Art History II
  • ENL 220 World Literature I
  • ENL 221 World Literature II
  • HUM 150 Humanities in the Western World I
  • HUM 151 Humanities in the Western World II
  • MUS 150 Music Appreciation
  • PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHL 105 Introduction to Ethics
  • SPT 130 Introduction to Theatre

Social and Behavioral Sciences Courses

Choose two (2) of the following courses (totaling 6 credit hours):
  • PSY 240 Developmental Psychology
  • ANT 102 Cultural Anthropology
    or
    PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
    or
    SOC 120 General Sociology