UTMB - School of Nursing (Student Affairs & Admissions) | Master's Program

RN-MSN Program

Prerequisite Courses | Admission Requirements | Application Deadlines | Reference Letter | Course Descriptions

Prerequisite courses are listed below with the minimum number of semester hours required for each. These courses may be completed at any accredited junior college or university. No course may be used to fulfill the requirements of more than one prerequisite category. The prerequisite courses are listed below together with the minimum number of semester hours required for each:

The prerequisite courses are listed below together with the minimum number of semester hours required for each:

Lower Division Courses	credit hours
Anatomy and Physiology (must include lab)	6-8
Microbiology (must include lab)	3-4
Chemistry (Any chemistry not including remedial courses. Must include a lab)	3-4
Nutrition	3
Pathophysiology Acceptable Course List	3
Introductory Psychology	3
Introductory Sociology	3
Lifespan Growth & Development or a course that covers infancy through the adult stage of life	3
Humanities*	3
Statistics (Math, Psych, or Business)	3
English I - Composition I or Technical Writing	3
English II - Any type of English Course	3
U.S. History	6
U.S. & Texas Government	6
Performing Arts **	3
Free Elective/s ***	2-6
Total:	Minimum of 60
* Humanities: Prefixes for course selection: HUMA, PHIL & ENGL-when the course applies to the study of literature (i.e. British, American or World) Philosophy Anthropology Cultural Studies Classical Literature Performing Arts: Prefixes for course selection: ARTS, DANC, DRAM, MUAP (applied music), MUEN (ensemble music) & MUSI Art Music Dance Drama Theater * Free Elective/s: Suggested: Medical Terminology, Medical Spanish, Cultural Anthropology, Genetics, Environmental Biology, Child Growth & Development , Spanish, Introduction to Gerontology, Crisis Intervention

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