# Nursing Prerequisite Admission Courses (A.S. Degree)

Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: Nursing

Source: https://solano.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog2025-2026/program/nursing-prerequisite-admission-courses-spring-2026

**Minimum Units Required:** 41.0 - 44.0 units

These courses do not lead to a certificate, degree or transfer agreement in themselves. However, they are required prerequisites for admission to the Registered Nursing Program.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Pre-Nursing Courses: Complete with a minimum grade of C** | | 38-41 |
| **Required Courses** | | 24 |
| BIO 004 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIO 005 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIO 014 | Principles of Microbiology | 4 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| NUTR 010 | Nutrition | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| **English: Select one course** | | 4-5 |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 001E | College Composition for Non-native English Speakers | 5 |
| **Chemistry: Select one course** | | 4-5 |
| CHEM 001 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 010 | Intermediate Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 012 | Chemistry for the Health Sciences | 5 |
| **Developmental: Select one course** | | 3 |
| CDFS 070 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 006 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| **Critical Thinking: Select one course** | | 3-4 |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 002 | Fundamentals of Persuasive Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 006 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| ENGL 002 | Critical Thinking and Writing About Literature | 4 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |