** Admission requirements include:

• Fulfillment of the General Admission Requirements of Harper College.
• Submission of an official copy of American College Test (ACT) results. (This requirement will be waived for students who have completed 12 or more semester hours of college work.)
• High school graduation or equivalent (GED).
• Grade Point Average Requirement. All students must have a high school grade point average of 2.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale), or if twelve (12) semester hours of college credit have been completed, a college grade point average of 2.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale). Students who have previously enrolled at Harper College must be in good academic standing.
• Course Work Requirements. Completion of at least two semesters of high school biology with grades of "C" or better or one semester of college biology with a grade of "C" or better; two semesters of high school chemistry with grades of "C" or better or one semester of college chemistry with a grade of "C" or better; and two semesters of high school math (algebra or higher level) with grades of "C" or better or one semester of college math (elementary algebra or higher level) with a grade of "C" or better. Once college work has been completed in any of the subject areas, only college work will be used to determine if the particular subject admission requirement has been fulfilled.
• Completion of the Entrance Examination for Schools of Nursing.
• English Competency Requirement. Completion of the Harper College Writing/Reading Assessment Test or a college level English composition course with a grade of "C" or better.
• Math Competency Requirement. Students must pass the Harper College Math Assessment for Competency. This requirement will be waived for students who have completed one semester of college math (elementary algebra or higher level) with a grade of "C" or better.
• Attendance at a Nursing program information meeting.
• Satisfactory Harper College Nursing Admission score.
  FIRST YEAR

  First Semester
  BIO 160	Human Anatomy	4
  NUR 101	Nursing Fundamentals	9
  NUR 120	Pharmacology	2
  PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	3
  Mathematics		0
  total:		18
  Second Semester
  BIO 161	Human Physiology	4
  Computer elective		1
  NUR 102	Nursing Care of Clients with Commonly Occurring Health Needs	9
  PSY 228	Human Development	3
  total:		17

  SECOND YEAR

  First Semester
  BIO 130	Microbiology	4
  ENG 101	Composition	3
  NUR 201	Advanced Nursing I	10
  total:		17
  Second Semester
  ENG 102	Composition	3
  NUR 202	Advanced Nursing II	10
  SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
  NUR 210	Physical Assessment	1
  total:		17

  
  

  *Nursing is a limited enrollment program. See Limited Enrollment Programs section of this catalog for details.
  ** Subject to change. Contact the Admissions Office for additional information.

  1. A grade of "C" or better in all NUR courses, BIO 130, BIO 160 and BIO 161 is required for all students.
  2. Must be completed no earlier than three years before graduation.
  3. Group II math requirement is met by Nursing program admission requirements.
  4. Must be taken within three years of the required semester.
  5. CIS 100, CIS 101, CIS 117, CIS 125, HSC 100, OFC 133.
  6. Can be taken any time after NUR 102.