University College
Preparation for the study of nursing
The curriculum in pre-nursing meets the minimum academic requirements for application to the traditional Bachelor of Science degree program in nursing offered by the School of Nursing at VCU.
Admission to and satisfactory completion of the one-year preparation program does not constitute admission to the professional program at VCU. In the fall of the year preceding the year of desired admission, the student must apply separately to the professional program in the School of Nursing through the VCU Office of Undergraduate Admissions, P.O. Box 980632, Richmond, VA 23298-0632.
| First semester | Credits |
| BIOL and BIOZ 101 Biological Concepts and Laboratory | 4 |
| PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| SOCY 101 General Sociology | 3 |
| UNIV 111 Focused Inquiry I | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Second semester | |
| BIOL 205 Basic Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 217 Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry II | 3 |
| Laboratory science* | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
*If high school chemistry (with laboratory) with a minimum grade of C has not been completed, one semester of general chemistry with laboratory (CHEM 101 and CHEZ 101) must be taken. If high school chemistry with a minimum grade of C has been completed, choose from: BIO 201 and BIOZ 201, BIOL 152 and BIOZ 152, BIOL 151 and BIOZ 151, BIOL/ENVS 103, PHYS 101 and PHYZ 101, or PHYS 107. Additional science must be from the biology, chemistry or physics department and include an additional laboratory component.