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ASN Requirements

Pre-application requirements: Must be completed before your application is submitted

  • Cumulative College GPA of 3.0. Applicants with a cumulative college GPA between 2.80 to 2.99 can apply to the program with a written petition, stating the reason for the lower cumulative college GPA. Please address your petition to the Nursing Committee. The petition does not guarantee admission into the ASN program.
  • Complete one of the following:
    1. Math 0850, 1010, or higher math course passed with a grade of “C” (2.0) or better or
    2. ALEKS PPL score of 30 or above.

Prerequisite courses:  Must be completed before the ASN program begins.

  • BIOL 2320, 2325               Human Anatomy, Human Anatomy lab
  • BIOL 2420, 2425               Human Physiology, Human Physiology lab
  • CHEM 1110, 1115               Elementary Chemistry, Elementary Chemistry lab
  • ENGL 1010                         Expository Composition
  • Current, Utah CNA license.

All prerequisite courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” for the ASN degree. Prerequisite courses are limited to a total of three attempts, for any one course, to achieve the “C” grade or above, including transfer courses. Applicants, who have taken a prerequisite course more than three times, will not be considered for admission to the ASN program.

Co-requisite courses:  Must be completed by the end of the ASN year.  Exception: PSY 1010 or HFST 1500.

  • PSY 1010 or HFST 1500*   General Psychology or Human Development
  • ENGL 2010                         Intermediate Research Writing
  • Math 1040**                      Introduction to Statistics

GE requirements:  Must be completed by the end of the ASN year.

  • Humanities
  • Fine Arts
  • American Institution

Suggested courses: Highly recommended but not required.

  • NURP/NURS 1101              Drug Dosages and Calculations
  • BIOL 2060 or 2200           Introductory or General Microbiology
  • BIOL 2650                          Pathophysiology
  • BIOL 1610                           Biology I
  • NURS 1010                         Introduction to Nursing
  • HFST 1020                          Foundations of Nutrition
  • PSY 1010 or HFST 1500*   General Psychology or Human Development
  • NURP 1000                         Medical Terminology 

 

Please meet with a Snow College Academic Advisor to make sure all requirements for an ASN degree will be met.

All prerequisite and co-requisite courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” for the ASN degree. We follow Snow College’s grade requirement for the GE courses.

Co-requisite and suggested courses, completed with a minimum grade of “B-”, may be given points in the application process.

*PSY 1010 or HFST 1500 is required for the ASN degree and must be completed by the end of the first semester in the ASN program. If the additional course is completed, you may receive points in the application process.

** Associate degrees require a quantitative literacy course, i.e. MATH 1030 or higher; however, students transferring to a BSN or higher nursing program may need MATH 1040.