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Required Courses for Admissions - College Equivalency Tables

Equivalency tables are meant to be a guideline for evaluating coursework you have taken (or may take) at a Texas institution. The following courses are required for students who plan to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing.

All courses are subject to approval by the School of Nursing when the student enters. No student may enroll in upper-division nursing courses until he/she has completed the 62 hours of prerequisite courses and has been formally accepted.

COMMUNICATION

Courses
Semester Hours
Course Number**

English rhetoric /composition

6
ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302 or ENGL 1013 & 1023

MATHEMATICS

College-level Algebra equivalent or above
and
Elementary Statistical Methods
6
MATH 1314, MAT 1023 or higher
MATH 1442, 1342, or STA 1053
NATURAL SCIENCES
Anatomy & Physiology w/labs
8
BIO 2401 & 2402, or ANA AHS 2083, & 2091, & PHY AHS 2103 & 2111
Microbiology w/lab
4
BIO 2420 or 2421, or AHS 1053 & 1061
Chemistry w/labs
8
CHEM 1406 & 1407, CHEM 1305 & 1105, & 1307 & 1107 or CHEM 1003 & 1011 & 1203 & 1211
Nutrition
3
BIO 1322, AHS 2043
HUMANITIES
Literature, philosophy, modern or classical language/literature, and cultural studies
3
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
3
Courses with the prefixes: ARTS, DANC, MUAP, MUEN, MUSI, DRAM, or equivalent
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
U.S. History*
6
HIST 1301 & 1302, or see below*
U.S. Government*
6
GOVT 2301 & 2302, GOVT 2306 & 2305, or see below*
Psychology
3
PSY 2301, PSY 1013
Sociology
3
SOC 1301, SOC 1013
Growth & Development
3
PSY 2314 or PSY 2503

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* No more than three semester hours of credit by advanced standing examination in Government and three hours in History may be used to satisfy this requirement.

  • U.S. History - HIST 1043, 1053, 3003, 3023, 3033, 3093, 3173, 3183, 3423, 3433, 3443, 3473, 3813, 3823, 4123
  • Texas History - HIST 2053, 3123, 2301
  • U.S. & TX Govt. - Any of the following combinations: GOVT 2301 & 2305, GOVT 2301 & 2306, GOVT 2305 & 2306, POL 1013 & 1213, POL 1013 & 1133

For verification of courses not listed on this equivalency sheet, contact the Nursing Admissions Office at 210-567-2670.

** See Equivalency Tables below for each Texas college or university for course numbers. (Revised 11/07.)

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Texas Colleges Equivalency Tables

Baylor University

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award certificates, and baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees.

As authorized by the Board of Regents, and subject to the approval of the U. T. System, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has added race and ethnicity to the broad range of criteria considered for student admission and for awarding of scholarships and fellowships beginning with the academic year 2006-2007.