Pre-requisites

Required general education courses must be completed prior to applying to the program (18-24 units).

Hartnell College	Monterey Peninsula College (MPC)	Cabrillo College	Gavilan College	Cuesta College	DeAnza College	Evergreen Valley College (EVC)	San Jose City College (SJCC)	Mission College
ENG‐1A – College Composition and Reading or ENG‐1AX – Intensive College Composition and Reading	ENGL 1A	ESL 1A or ENGL 1AH or ENGL 1AMC or ENGL 1AMCH	ENGL 1A	ENGL 201A	EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or EWRT 1AS + 1AT	ENGL 001A	ENGL 001A	ENG 001A or ENG 001AX
MAT‐13 – Elementary Statistics	MATH 16	MATH 12	MATH 5	MATH 247	MATH 109	MATH 13	MATH 13	MAT 010 or MAT 010X
*BIO‐11 – Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology	ANAT 5	BIO 13A+13AL	BIO 15 or AH 15	BIO 212+212L	BIO 11	BIOL 20	BIOL 20	n/a
or
*BIO‐5 – Human Anatomy	ANAT 1+2	BIO 4	BIO 7	BIO 205	BIOL 40A+40B+40C	BIOL 071	BIOL 071	BIO 047
and
*BIO‐6 – Introductory Physiology	PHSO 1	BIO 5	BIO 9	BIO 206	BIOL 40A+40B+40C	BIOL 072	BIOL 072	BIO 048 or BIO 048H
and
*BIO‐6L– Physiology Laboratory	PHSO 2	BIO 5	BIO 9	BIO 206	BIOL 40B+40C	BIOL 072	BIOL 072	BIO 048 or BIO 048H
*PSY‐2 – General Psychology	PSYCH 1	PSYCH 1 or PSYCH 1H	PSYCH 10  (Beg 2013)	PSYC 201	PSYC 1	PSYCH 001	PSYCH 001	PSY 001 or PSY 001H

 

Additional Required General Education Courses
MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH NVN COURSES

Hartnell College	Monterey Peninsula College (MPC)	Cabrillo College	Gavilan College	Cuesta College	DeAnza College	Evergreen Valley College (EVC)	San Jose City College (SJCC)	Mission College
*NVN 70- Growth and Development Across the Lifespan	n/a	n/a	AH3
OR
*PSY 25- Developmental Psychology - Lifespan	PSYC 25	PSYCH 8	n/a	HDHS 212 (formerly FMST 212)	PSYCH 14	PSYCH 092	PSYCH 092	PSY 012
*NUTR-1 - Nutrition	NUTF 1	NUTR 20	AH 11	NUTR 210	NUTR 10	FCS 19	FCS 19
Ethnic Groups Course (2024-2025 Hartnell College catalog, see page 76)

 

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.