Undergraduate Nursing Prerequisites
All students are required to complete the following prerequisite courses before transferring into the Upper Division Nursing program at Howard University.
Students may have courses in progress while applying to the Upper Division Nursing program, as long as all courses are complete before the start of the semester.Be advised that all prerequisite courses must be taken within the past five years.
Please see the available transfer guides below for equivalent courses at neighboring colleges:
| Course | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| Course General Chemistry I with Lab | Semester Hours 4 |
| Course General Biology with Lab | Semester Hours 4 |
| Course Anatomy & Physiology I & II with Lab | Semester Hours 8 |
| Course Microbiology with Lab | Semester Hours 4 |
| Course College Algebra or Higher Level Math | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course Statistics | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course Nutrition for Health Science Majors | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course English Composition I & II | Semester Hours 6 |
| Course Principles of Speech | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course Literature (English, American) | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course African-American Studies | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course Fine Arts (Art, Music, Dance, Theater) | Semester Hours 2 |
| Course General Psychology | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course Introduction to Sociology | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course The Family | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course Human Growth & Development Across the Life Span | Semester Hours 3 |
| Course TOTAL | Semester Hours 58 Semester Hours |