General Undergraduate Admission Requirements
All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Concordia University Chicago undergraduate programs as published in the Concordia University Chicago academic catalog.
New students are accepted into undergraduate degree-seeking programs for online (ADP) and on-campus (Traditional) study in the fall and spring semesters. If you have any questions please work with your admissions advisors.
BA-Health Science Pre-Nursing Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Seminar | ||
| BIO-4900 | Seminar in Biology | 3 |
| or CHE-4901 | Seminar in Chemistry | |
| Biology Courses | ||
| BIO-2011 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO-2111 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO-2112 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO-2500 | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 4 |
| Chemistry Courses | ||
| CHE-2000 | Chemistry in the World Today | 3 |
| CHE-2100 | Health Science Applications in Chemistry | 3 |
| CHE-2211 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHE-2300 | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry | 4 |
| Required Support Courses | ||
| ATH-2020 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| MAT-1550 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| NSCI-1500 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| PES-1010 | Fitness and Wellness | 1 |
| PHI-2210 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PSY-1000 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY-2100 | Developmental Psychology: Life Span | 3 |
| PSY-2310 | Statistics for the Behavioral Science | 3 |
| Theology | ||
| THY-1210 | Introduction to Christianity (S) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| The Bible (B) | ||
| Introduction to the Old Testament (B) | ||
| Introduction to the New Testament (B) | ||
| Total Hours | 61 | |
Note: Pre-Nursing Majors may be able to apply for the BSN Nursing major (at Oak Point University) if they complete the CUC courses (and GPA requirements) for the BSN Nursing major by the spring term of their sophomore year. Students completing the BSN CUC courses after the spring term of their sophomore year may submit a delayed application to Oak Point.
Graduation Requirements
Students in the College of Health, Science and Technology or The College of Theology, Arts and Humanities must meet all University requirements found in the Academic Information section of this catalog. Specific requirements for these Colleges include the following:
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for all coursework completed at CUC
- A minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses taken in the major at CUC
- A minimum grade of C for all courses taken in a major at CUC
- The Department of Natural Sciences requires a minimum grade of C for courses within the major that are not pre-requisites for other courses. For courses that are pre-requisites, the C minimum remains unless superseded by admission grade requirements for specific programs, e.g., nursing at Oak Point (formerly Resurrection) University, microscopy at Hooke College, medicine/dentistry/pharmacy at LECOM, etc.).
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The following courses may not be taken on the Pass/Fail grade option:
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Course List Code Title Hours ENG-0100 College Writing 3 ENG-1100 English Composition 3 ENG-2000 Writing About Literature 3 MAT-0100 Fundamentals of Math 3 MAT-0110 Advanced Intermediate Algebra 3 Any course in a major at CUC