Completing the requirements of the first-year schedule that follows will prepare you to enter a nursing program in which you can become an R.N. You'll need to apply to a school of nursing as early as possible.

Pre-Nursing Sample Schedule

First Semester

• Human Anatomy and Physiology* 4 hrs.
• General Chemistry* 4 hrs.
• English Composition 3 hrs.
• Introductory Psychology 3 hrs.
• Liberal Arts Seminar 3 hrs.

Second Semester

• Human Anatomy and Physiology* 4 hrs.
• Microbiology* 4 hrs.
• Speech 3 hrs.
• General Sociology 3 hrs
• Lifespan Psychology 3 hrs.

* Must include laboratory

After completing the pre-nursing requirements, you may choose to remain at Wesleyan to take additional general education courses for the B.S.N. program before transferring to a nursing school. Your Nebraska Wesleyan advisor will help you plan a program to complete a B.S.N. degree according to current requirements.  Some options for becoming a nurse are outlined below.