# Registered Nursing Admission Requirements (Program Prerequisites)

Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: Nursing, Registered

Source: https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/nursing-registered/#RegNursingAdmReqmts

Application packets are evaluated for completeness and applicant admission eligibility. Application packets that are incomplete are not considered for admission. A complete application packet consists of the following:

-   completed application signed by the applicant;
-   official transcripts for all colleges (including Sierra College) referenced in the application, including those documenting fulfillment of prerequisite courses;
-   official high school transcripts if using high school mathematics courses to meet the mathematics prerequisite;
-   official course descriptions for all prerequisite courses taken outside of Sierra College (official course descriptions must match the year and semester the course was completed as documented on the transcript);
-   TEAS results with a score of 62% or higher;
-   for veterans, a copy of DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty;
-   current and active e-mail address.

The qualifying score using the Chancellor’s Predictor of Success formula is 84% or higher. The nursing department complies with all academic regulations and requirements.

The following courses must be completed with grades of "C" or better prior to entry into the Registered Nursing program:

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BIOL 0004 | Microbiology 1 | 5 |
| BIOL 0005 | Human Anatomy 1 | 5 |
| BIOL 0006 | Human Physiology 1 | 5 |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| HDEV 0001 | Human Development Through the Lifespan | 3 |
| or PSYC 0104 | Developmental Psychology |  |
| NUTF 0010 | Principles of Nutrition 1 | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| **Demonstrated mathematics proficiency by one of the following:** | |  |
| ↳ MATH 0012 | College Algebra |  |
| ↳ MATH 0016A | Calculus for Social and Life Sciences |  |
| ↳ MATH 0016B | Calculus for Social and Life Sciences |  |
| ↳ MATH 0024 | Modern Business Mathematics |  |
| ↳ MATH 0029 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics |  |
| ↳ MATH 0030 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I |  |
| ↳ MATH 0031 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus II |  |
| ↳ MATH 0042 | Business Calculus |  |
| ↳ PSYC 0142 | Introduction to Psychological Statistics |  |
| ↳ SOC 0015 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology |  |
| ↳ STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics |  |

Courses in microbiology, anatomy, physiology, and nutrition must be completed within seven years of application to the Registered Nursing program.

#### Program Corequisites

These courses must be completed with grades of "C" or better before the student enters the last semester of the nursing program.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| SOC 0001 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| or ANTH 0002 | Cultural Anthropology |  |

All selected applicants are given provisional acceptance pending successful completion of a clear background check and drug screen, and completion of a health assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner stating that the applicant is clear to perform the requisite duties without restriction.