All students must complete the General Education core degree requirements (link to page 2 of general education core requirements), and they must complete the following courses specific to the concentration. Courses required for the concentration may also satisfy General Education requirements.
BIO 100 – Nutrition;
BIO 108, BIO 109 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II;
BIO 215 – Microbiology;
CHE 105 – Introductory Chemistry;
PSY 210 – General Psychology;
EDU 224 – Growth and Development; and
SOC 210 – Introduction to Sociology
Recommended Additional Courses
HLT 101 – Personal and Community Health;
CHE 201- Survey of Organic Chemistry;
BIO 101 – Medical Terminology
PRE-NURSING CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
For students planning to transfer to St. John’s College of Nursing
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric [3]
BIO 100 – Nutrition [3]
CHE 105 – Intro. Chemistry [4]
Humanities Elective [3]
MAT 096/99 – Interm. Algebra [3] OR MAT 125 – Statistics [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research [3]
CHE 201 – Survey of Org. Chem** [4]
PSY 210 – General Psychology [3]
BIO 215 – Microbiology [4]
MAT 125 – Statistics [3] OR Elective [3]
Total Hours 17
Second Year
First Semester
BIO 108–Anatomy & Physiology I [4]
PSC 211 Federal Gov [3]
SOC 210 – Intro. To Sociology [3]
PSY 215 – Growth & Develop. [3]
Humanities or Fine Arts *** [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
BIO 109–Anatomy & Physiology II [4]
PHI 201 – Intro. To Philosophy [3]
Fine Arts Elective [3]
SPH 110 – Fund. Of Speech [3]
Elective [3]
Total Hours 16
Coordinate with Senior Institution
St. John’s College of Nursing – suggestion: BU classes: MKTG 310 or SOCL 321; SCI – BUS 105/ ANY 110.
** Organic Chemistry is optional, it is not required by St. John’s College of Nursing
***Humanities elective recommended PHI 213 General Ethics
PRE-NURSING CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
For students planning to transfer to Millikin University
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric [3]
BIO 100 – Nutrition [3]
CHE 105 – Intro. Chemistry [4]
Humanities Elective [3]
MAT 114 – College Algebra [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research [3]
CHE 201 – Survey of Org. Chemistry [4]
PSY 210 – General Psychology [3]
BIO 215 – Microbiology [4]
MAT 125 – Statistics [3]
Total Hours 17
Second Year
First Semester
BIO 108–Anatomy & Physiology I [4]
PSC 210 – American Gov [3]
SOC 210 – Intro. To Sociology [3]
PSY 215 – Growth & Develop. [3]
Elective [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
BIO 109–Anatomy & Physiology II [4]
PHI 201 – Intro. To Philosophy [3]
Fine Arts Elective [3]
SPH 110 – Fund. Of Speech [3]
PSY 213 – Abnormal Psychology [3]
Total Hours 16
PRE-NURSING CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
For students wanting to transfer to Illinois State University:
Mennonite College of Nursing
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric [3]
BIO 100 – Nutrition [3]
CHE 105 – Intro. Chemistry [4]
HUM Elective [3]
MAT 096/99 – Interm. Algebra [3] OR MAT 125 – Statistics [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research [3]
CHE 201 – Survey of Org. Chemistry [4]
PSY 210 – General Psychology [3]
BIO 215 – Microbiology [4]
MAT 125 – Statistics [3]
Total Hours 17
Second Year
First Semester
BIO 108–Anatomy & Physiology I [4]
PSC 211– Federal Gov [3]
SOC 210 – Intro. To Sociology [3]
PSY 215 – Growth & Develop. [3]
Global Studies** [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
BIO 109–Anatomy & Physiology II [4]
PHI 201 – Intro. To Philosophy [3]
Fine Arts Elective [3]
SPH 110 – Fund. Of Speech [3]
PSY 213 – Abnormal Psychology [3]
Total Hours 16
* Recommended elective: BU PSYC 371: Death and Dying – meets ISU graduation requirement
** SCI Global Studies: HIS 108, HIS 110, HIS 220, HIS 224, PSC 231
PRE-NURSING CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
For students planning to transfer to
St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, Illinois
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric [3]
BIO 100 – Nutrition [3]
CHE 105 – Intro. Chemistry [4]
Humanities Elective [3]
MAT 114 - College Algebra OR MAT 106 – Numeracy [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research [3]
CHE 201 – Survey of Org. Chemistry [4]
PSY 210 – General Psychology [3]
BIO 215 – Microbiology [4]
MAT 125 – Statistics [3]
Total Hours 17
Second Year
First Semester
BIO 108–Anatomy & Physiology I [4]
PSC 210 – American Gov [3] OR PSC 211 Federal Gov [3]
SOC 210 – Intro. To Sociology [3]
PSY 215 – Growth & Develop. [3]
BUS 105 – Business Computers [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
BIO 109–Anatomy & Physiology II [4]
PHI 201 – Intro. To Philosophy [3]
Art, Music, or Theatre course [3]
SPH 110 – Fund. Of Speech [3]
PSY 213 – Abnormal Psychology* [3] OR PSY 211 Social Psychology [3]
Total Hours 16
PRE-NURSING CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
For students planning to transfer to
MacMurray College Nursing Program
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric [3]
BIO 100 – Nutrition [3]
CHE 105 – Intro. Chemistry [4]
ENG 111 – Comp & Rhetoric [3]
MAT 114 - College Algebra [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research [3]
CHE 201 – Survey of Org. Chemistry [4]
PSY 210 – General Psychology [3]
BIO 215 – Microbiology [4]
MAT 125 – Statistics [3]
Total Hours 17
Second Year
First Semester
BIO 108 – Anatomy & Physiology I [4]
PSC 210 – American Gov [3] OR PSC 211 Federal Gov [3]
SOC 210 – Intro. To Sociology [3]
PSY 215 – Growth & Develop. [3]
Humanities or Fine Arts [3]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
BIO 109 – Anatomy & Physiology II [4]
PHI 201 – Intro. To Philosophy [3]
Art, Music, or Theatre course [3]
SPH 110 – Fund. Of Speech [3]
PSY 213 – Abnormal Psychology* [3]
Total Hours 16
* PSY 213 Abnormal Psychology is optional; it is not required by MacMurray College Nursing Program.
