Nursing
Students who are not nursing majors interested in pursuing a Nurse Practitioner degree or a Masters of Science in nursing most often will need to complete the following pre-requisites: Bio 143 and 243 or Bio 247 and 266, Bio 231, Nurs 110, Psych 125, Psych 241, Stat 212.
Typical First Year Schedule
Fall
- WRIT 111 or REL 121 or Conversation Program
- Foreign Language
- PSYCH or SOAN (see planning sheet)
- GE/Elective
Interim
- NURS 110 (FY or Soph)
Spring
- WRIT 111 or REL 121 or Conversation Program
- Foreign Language
- PSYCH or SOAN (see planning sheet)
- BIO 121
Additional Information
MSN has two paths, one for undergrads who majored in nursing and another for career changers with a college degree in something other than nursing. This latter path is the one I work with. Pre-reqs are most often:
- Biology 143 and Biology 243 (a year of human anatomy and physiology)
- Psych 125, Developmental Psychology and Psychpathology (the last is not always required)
- Nutrition
- Microbiology (but only the offerings in which microbiology appears in the title of the course
- Statistics
CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS COURSEWORK/PLACEMENT
- Not applicable.
Placement
- Not applicable.
Informational Events
Nurses week in May.
Nursing major social events in fall and spring.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dept Vice-Chair of Nursing: Mary Beth Kuehn (kuehn@stolaf.edu) for nursing majors
Professor of Biology: Kevin Crisp (crisp@stolaf.edu) for non-nursing majors