Porterville College
REGISTERED NURSING PREREQUISITES
Preparation for 4 year BS degree (BSRN)
Suggested
curriculum: Prerequisites and requirements
| FALL SEMESTER units | SPRING SEMESTER units |
| Anatomy 110------------4 | Physiology 101----------5 |
| Chemistry 106----------4 | Chemistry 108-----------4 No longer required at CSU, Bakersfield or Fresno State |
| English 101A------------4 |
English 101B or Philosophy 107----------3 |
| Anthropology 102------3 | Psychology 101A-------3 |
| Microbiology 106------5 | Political Science 101----3 |
| Speech 101---------------3 | History 117 or 118------3 |
| Math 122 (statistics)----5 | Biology118 (nutrition)-3 |
| CSU Breadth Area C----3 | Psychology 126----------3 (life span development) |
| CSU Breadth Area C----3 |
Courses listed above prerequisites for the bachelor’s degree nursing program as well as California State University breadth requirements.
To fulfill PC graduation requirements one of the Area C courses must be an ethnic studies course, 2 credits of physical education (if under age 21 at graduation), and Education 101 must be completed.