Pre-Nursing Certificate

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(Code 110N)

Students must successfully complete the Pre-Nursing Certificate to be eligible for admission into Montcalm Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. Criminal background checks and drug screenings are required.

Program Requirements

in required sequence

GNST 105 - College Success for Health Occupations 0.5 credit ¹
BIOL 202 - Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credit ²
ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 credit ³
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 credit ³
BIOL 203 - Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credit ² ²
POLI 110 - Introduction to Social Science I 4 credit ³ or
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 credit ³
BIOL 201 - Microbiology 4 credit
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 credit ⁵
NRSG 120A - Communication Concepts in Nursing 1.5 credit ⁶ or
NURS121A - Communication Concepts in Nursing 1.5 credit ⁶
NRSG 120B - Computer Concepts in Nursing 0.5 credit ⁷ or
NURS 121B - Computer Concepts in Nursing 0.5 credit ⁷
OR
CMIS 101 - Computer Literacy 3 credit ⁸
OR
CMIS 115 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 credit ⁹
NRSG 110 - Nutrition & Diet Therapy in Nursing 2 credit ⁶ or
NURS 111 - Nutrition & Diet Therapy in Nursing 2 credit ⁶

Humanities:

2.0 grade or higher

Minimum of three credits from the following:

PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 credit (recommended)
ARTS 120 - Introduction to Art 2 credit
ARTS 225 - Art for the Elementary Teacher 3 credit
CHNS 130 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese I 4 credit
CHNS 131 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese II 4 credit
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit
ENGL 200 - American Thought & Literature I 3 credit
ENGL 201 - American Thought & Literature II 3 credit
ENGL 212 - Oral Interpretation 3 credit
ENGL 220 - English Literature from the Beginning to 1798 3 credit
ENGL 221 - English Literature from 1798 to Present 3 credit
ENGL 230 - Short Story 3 credit
ENGL 235 - Children’s Literature 3 credit
ENGL 236 - Youth Literature 3 credit
ENGL 240 - The Novel 3 credit
ENGL 265 - Introduction to Film 4 credit
FREN 120 - Elementary French I 4 credit
FREN 121 - Elementary French II 4 credit
GERM 101 - German I 4 credit
GERM 102 - German II 4 credit
HUMN 100 - Introduction to Western Culture 4 credit
HUMN 110 - World Cultures and Geography 3 credit
HUMN 200 - Western Culture to 1600 4 credit
HUMN 201 - Western Culture since 1600 4 credit
HUMN 270 - Issues In Leadership 3 credit
HUMN 271 - Study Abroad 3 credit
MUSI 100 - Fundamentals of Music 3 credit
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 credit
MUSI 110 - Music in the Elementary Classroom 3 credit
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 credit
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 credit
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 credit

Mathematics:

One of the following:

MATH 100 - Elementary Algebra 4 credit
MATH 102 - Mathematical Investigations 4 credit
MATH 104 - Intermediate Algebra 4 credit
MATH 120 - Trigonometry 3 credit
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 credit
MATH 190 - Elementary Statistics 3 credit
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 credit
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 credit

Note:

Minimum of 30 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required.

Suggested Electives

Assist with nursing program success

AHEA 103 - Long-Term Care Nurse Assistant 3.5 credit
AHEA 106 - Dosages & Solutions Nursing/Allied Health 1 credit ¹⁰
AHEA 116 - Body Systems and Disease 3 credit
AHEA 215 - Medical Terminology 3 credit

Note:

Should be taken in the first semester of the Pre -Nursing Certificate or as soon as minimum COMPASS scores have been attained
3.0 grade or higher in last four years prior to program entry/maximum of two attempts
2.0 grade or higher
3.0 grade or higher in last four years prior to program entry
2.0 grade or higher in last four years prior to program entry/maximum of two attempts
2.3 grade or higher in last 18 months prior to program entry/maximum of two attempts; core nursing course
2.3 grade or higher/maximum of two attempts; competency test available
2.3 grade or higher; competency test available
2.3 grade or higher
Competency test available

An Associate of Applied Science in Nursing is also available.

Students should also consider higher level courses Transferable to Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) Programs.