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

Required general education 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 
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

Additional Required General Education 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)

Required general education courses must be completed prior to applying to the program (15-21 units).

VN Certificate of Achievement Pre-requisites
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 71 BIOL 71 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 Lab 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

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.