Major: Prenursing Studies
Do you like the thought of helping people young and old battle everything from common colds to life-threatening illnesses? Do you want help making sure that you'll qualify for a bachelor's degree program in nursing?
If you’ve answered yes to these questions, a prenursing program might be a good fit for you. You’ll take a variety of science and math courses that will help you get into a nursing major. You’ll also enroll in liberal arts courses to get a broad education while making sure that you really do want to become a nurse.
Prenursing studies programs prepare students for admission into professional nursing programs.
Did You Know?
- There are many types of nurses, from licensed practical nurses to advanced-practice nurses. Each requires a different level of education.
Are You Ready To...?
- Work with an adviser to make sure you meet all necessary requirements for the nursing school of your choice
- Meet minimum grade requirements for prerequisite science courses
- Learn the parts and processes of the body
- Build communication as well as science skills
- Explore nursing careers through one or more internships
It Helps to Be...
Ready to balance a heavy load of science courses.
College Checklist
- Does the college have a nursing school on campus?
- Are prenursing students given priority for acceptance into the nursing school?
- What percentage of prenursing students go on to nursing school?
- Will the program help you find an internship?
- Does the college offer other degree programs that interest you (in case you decide that nursing is not for you)?
Did You Know?
- Many prenursing programs share a campus with a professional school of nursing.
Course Spotlight
As a prenursing student, you’ll study human anatomy and physiology. You’ll learn about the chemical basis of life and study the composition and purpose of everything from individual cells to whole organs, such as the lungs.
Get ready to memorize facts about the skeletal system, the muscular system, the nervous system, and just about every other part of the human body you can imagine -- and some you can’t.
