Pre-nursing Coursework

Required prerequisite courses

These courses are required for the traditional BSN program application:

IU Bloomington: ANAT-A 225

IU Fort Wayne: BIOL 20300

IU Indianapolis: BIOL-N261

IU Bloomington:PHSL-P 225

IU Fort Wayne: BIOL 20400

IU Indianapolis: BIOL-N217

IU Bloomington:ENG-W 131, ENG-W 170, ENG-W 171, CMLT-C 110, or ENG-W 231

IU Fort Wayne: ENGL 13100, ENGL 23301

IU Indianapolis: ENG-W131, ENG-W231

IU Bloomington: SOC-S 100, SOC-S 101, SOC-S 102, or SOC-S 230

IU Fort Wayne: SOC 16101 or SOC 16300

IU Indianapolis: SOC-R100

IU Bloomington: PSY-P 101, PSY-P 102, or PSY-P 155

IU Fort Wayne: PSY 12000

IU Indianapolis: PSY-B110

IU Bloomington: See Mathematical Modeling courses

IU Fort Wayne: See Analytical Reasoning: Math courses

IU Indianapolis: See Analytical Reasoning course

  • Indianapolis students must choose a course from List A

Important notes about required courses

  • The Human Anatomy and Human Physiology courses must include in-person lab sections. Labs may not be taken online.
    • Students will be asked to attest to the completion of an in-person lab at the time of application to the School of Nursing. Students may be asked to submit course syllabus or documentation of the in-person component of the course.
  • Anatomy and Physiology requirements must be met with graded college coursework, not by S (Satisfactory), P (Pass), or T (Test) credits
  • Knowledge and competencies from courses in Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and Math are time-limited for nursing applicants. If any were completed more than seven years before starting nursing coursework, applicants must retake the course to remain eligible for admission and progression. Contact iunurse@iu.edu with any questions or concerns.
  • A course may be repeated for an attempt at a higher grade. The grade on the most recent attempt must be used to calculate the nursing admission GPA. A grade of C (2.0) or higher must be attained for each course. This includes grades earned in microbiology and all nursing courses.
  • Students who complete multiple courses to meet general education requirements for analytical reasoning or math modeling may use the best grade, not most recent.

Credit Transfer Equivalencies

If you are completing college credit coursework from non-Indiana University institutions, please use the following resources for credit equivalencies and articulations:

IU Bloomington Credit Transfer Service

IU Indianapolis Credit Explorer

IU Fort Wayne