Nursing Prerequisites
Rio Salado College has courses designed to launch your education journey for a nursing career. The following courses are written and taught by masters-and doctoral-level healthcare professionals. Whether you plan to pursue a nursing program with one of the eight Maricopa Community Colleges or elsewhere, Rio Salado has classes for you.
Nationwide Nursing Programs
Many nursing programs around the country require the following courses or their equivalents either as a prerequisite for admission or as graduation requirements. Please check with your institution to see if these courses apply to your program of study.
| Course # | Course Title | |
|---|---|---|
| FON241/241LL | Principles of Human Nutrition and Principles of Human Nutrition Lab | |
| HCR210 | Health Care Ethics | |
| HCR220 | Introduction to Nursing and Health Care Systems | |
| HCR230 | Culture and Health | |
| HCR240 | Human Pathophysiology | |
Maricopa Community Colleges Nursing Program
The Maricopa Nursing program is available at eight of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges:
Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, GateWay, Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix and Scottsdale community colleges.
For more information including advisement on the program, please visit Maricopa Nursing.
Rio Salado College offers prerequisites and co-requisites for Maricopa Nursing. The following courses are available online:
| Course # | Course Title | |
|---|---|---|
| MAT142 | College Mathematics | |
| BIO201 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | |
| BIO202 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | |
| BIO205 | Microbiology | |
| CHM130/CHM130LL | Fundamental Chemistry and Fundamental Chemistry Lab | |
| ENG101 | First Year Composition | |
| ENG102 | First Year Composition | |
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | |
| HU--- | Any Humanities and Fine Arts course with the HU designation | |
| CRE101 | Critical Reading | |
For more online classes offered by Rio Salado College please visit our Class Schedule