Pre-requisites

Associate of Science in Vocational Nursing

Required general education courses must be completed prior to applying to the program (14‐19 units).

Hartnell College Monterey Peninsula College Cabrillo College Gavilan College
  • ENG‐1A – College Composition and Reading
    OR
    ENG‐1AX – intensive College Composition and Reading
 ENGL 1A



 ENGL 1A
or
ESL 1A

 ENGL 1A
  • MAT‐13 – Elementary Statistics
      
  • *BIO‐11 – Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology
 ANAT 5 BIO 13A +BIO 13AL BIO 15 or AH 15
OR      

*BIO‐5 – Human Anatomy

 ANAT 1 & ANAT 2 BIO 4 BIO 9
AND      

*BIO‐6 – Introductory Physiology

 PHSO 1 BIO 5 BIO 9
AND      

*BIO‐6L– Physiology Laboratory

 PSHO 2 BIO 5 BIO 9
  • *PSY‐2 – General Psychology
 PSYCH 1 PSYCH 1 PSYCH 10  (Beg 2013)

Additional Required General Education Courses

MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH NVN COURSES

Hartnell College Monterey Peninsula College Cabrillo College Gavilan College
  • *NVN 70- Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
 n/a n/a AH 3
OR      

*PSY 25- Developmental Psychology - Lifespan

 PSYC 25 PSYCH 8 n/a
  • ANT‐2- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
 ANTH 4 ANTHR 2 ANTH 3
  • *NUTR-1 - Nutrition
 SOI 1 SOC 1 SOC 1A
     
  • COM‐1 – Introduction of Public Speaking
    OR
    COM‐3 – Survey of Human Communication
 SPCH 1 COMM 1 CMUN 1A

 

Certificate of Achievement

Required general education courses must be completed prior to applying to the program (14-19 units).

Hartnell College Monterey Peninsula College Cabrillo College Gavilan College
  • ENG‐1A – College Composition and Reading
    OR
    ENG‐1AX – intensive College Composition and Reading
 ENGL 1A


 ENGL 1A
or
ESL 1A


 ENGL 1A
  • MAT‐13 – Elementary Statistics
      
  • *BIO‐11 – Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology
 ANAT 5 BIO 13A +BIO 13AL BIO 15 or AH 15
OR      
*BIO‐5 – Human Anatomy ANAT 1 & ANAT 2 BIO 4 BIO 7
AND      
*BIO‐6 – Introductory Physiology PHSO 1 BIO 5 BIO 9
AND      
*BIO‐6L* – Physiology Lab PSHO 2 BIO 5 BIO 9
  • *PSY‐2 – General Psychology
 PSYCH 1 PSYCH 1 PSYCH 10  (Beg 2013)

Additional Required General Education Courses

MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH NVN COURSES

Hartnell College Monterey Peninsula College Cabrillo College Gavilan College
  • *NVN 70- Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
 n/a n/a AH 3
OR      

*PSY 25- Developmental Psychology - Lifespan

 PSYC 25 PSYCH 8 n/a
  • *NUTR-1 - Nutrition
 SOI 1 SOC 1 SOC 1A
     

 

Courses with an asterisk* are required to be completed within five years of application to the program. Applicants are permitted to repeat prerequisites for a better grade provided the course was completed more than five years ago.  It is required that all prerequisites be completed before applying to the program. In progress courses will be not be considered.  We recommend that you meet with a Hartnell Nursing and Health Sciences counselor to review your academic plan. To comply with federal, state and local regulations for health care providers, students accepted to the Hartnell College Nursing program are required to meet all current Health Sciences Programs clinical compliance requirements according to program guidelines; including health screening, vaccination and drug testing requirements, and provide documentation thereof. Students are also required to complete a criminal background check. Information will be provided at orientation which all incoming students are required to attend.