Prerequisite Courses for the APNI program

Anatomy and Physiology 1 with Lab

• Credits 4-5
• SU Course Equivalency BIOL 2200
• Time Limit 5 years
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent BIOL 241

Course Description: Major structural and functional systems of the human body. Cells, tissue, bone, muscle, and nervous system. Laboratory emphasis on microscopic and gross anatomy.

Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

• Credits 4-5
• SU Course Equivalency BIOL 2210
• Time Limit 5 years
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent BIOL 242

Course Description: Major structural and functional systems of the human body. Digestive, circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, urinary, and reproductive systems. Physiological interactions among systems. Laboratory emphasis on physiology.

Principles of Microbiology with Lab

• Credits 4-5
• SU Course Equivalency BIOL 2220
• Time Limit 5 years
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent BIOL 260

Course Description: Introduction to microbiology, emphasizing health-related aspects.

Chemistry 101

• Credits 4-5
• SU Course Equivalency CHEM 1500
• No Time Limit
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent CHEM 121
• Notes: 1 year high school or 1 quarter collegiate meet the requirement. 

Course Description: Atomic and molecular structure, oxidation-reduction reactions, mass relationships, periodic properties, acids, bases ionic reactions.

Introduction to Psychology

• Credits 5
• SU Course Equivalency PSYC 1200
• Time Limit 10 years
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent PSYC 100

Course Description: General introduction to the field of psychology and the modes of natural and human scientific inquiry in psychology. Critical thinking about methods and psychology in the popular press are emphasized. Topics include the neuron and the brain, sensation, and perception, human and animal learning, thinking and memory, language and development, personality and social behavior, and mental illness and treatment.

Growth and Development

• Credits 5
• SU Course Equivalency PSYC 3220
• Time Limit 10 years
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent PSYC 200

Course Description: Study of life-span development from the earliest development forward, including infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle age, old age, and death and dying. The biological, cognitive, personality, social, emotional, and health aspects of development will be covered. Emphasis is on reflection of how developmental issues influence life experience, as well as a critical evaluation of research and theory within psychology. Students will learn to evaluate developmental themes in contexts such as service, community life, and parenting.

Note: PSYC courses can be tested out. Must achieve a score of 50 or higher. Information on the tests can be found at www.collegeboard.org. Scores should be submitted directly to Graduate Admissions. 

Algebra

• Credits 5
• SU Course Equivalency MATH 1010
• Time Limit 10 years
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent MATH 102 or MATH 116 or MATH 120
• Bellevue College Course Equivalent MATH 138
• Shoreline Community College Course Equivalent MATH 111
• Note: Algebra can be tested out. Must achieve a score of 50 or higher. Information on the tests can be found at www.collegeboard.org. Scores should be submitted directly to Graduate Admissions.

Course Description: Functions, graphing; linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic functions; systems of linear equations; inequalities; linear programming; applications to business.

Common Inferential Descriptive Statistics

• Credits 3-5
• SU Course Equivalency MATH 1210
• Time Limit 10 years
• Seattle Community College Course Equivalent MATH 146 

Course Description: Descriptive statistics; probability distributions; hypothesis testing; College estimation; linear regression; applications to life sciences.

Applicants must complete or be in process fall quarter of at least 5 of the 8 required prerequisite courses prior to the December 1 application deadline. Successful completion of the following three courses is mandatory, plus two additional prerequisites of your choice:

1. Anatomy & Physiology I with lab
2. Anatomy & Physiology II with lab
3. Microbiology with lab
4. XXX
5. XXX

If you are in-progress with of these first 5 prerequisites, your coursework must be complete and unofficial transcript received by Graduate Admissions by December 31. For instance, a course taken during the Fall quarter that ends mid December is acceptable, as long as the official transcript is received by Graduate Admissions before the end of December. While Fall courses may satisfy prerequisites, your GPA for admission purposes will be calculated with the coursework completed at the time of application per the admission policy. 

We strongly recommend you complete any remaining prerequisites as soon as possible after applying to the program. If you are accepted, your acceptance will be provisional until you complete all prerequisites. You must complete ALL prerequisites before you can enroll in the program and before you start classes in the summer.

Yes, pre-screening of prerequisite courses is available prior to application. Please contact Oz Sener to review your transcripts and coursework. She can reached at seneroz@seattleu.edu 

For courses taken at Washington State Community Colleges, please refer to the course. For prerequisite courses taken at other schools, please refer to the SU Undergraduate Catalog for course content descriptions: catalog.seattleu.edu and use the Registrar's Equivalency Guide.

No. Prerequisites must be completed within the indicated time limits below. Please note that prerequisite time limits apply to the application deadline and not the program start date.

Within 5 years:

• BIOL 2200 - Anatomy & Physiology I w/ lab 
• BIOL 2210 - Anatomy & Physiology II w/ lab
• BIOL 2220 - Microbiology w/ lab

Within 10 years:

• MATH 1010 - Algebra
• Basic Descriptive & Inferential Statistics
• PSYC 1200 – Introductory Psychology
• PSYC 3220 – Growth & Development

Additional (no time limit):

• Chemistry – 1-year high school or 1 quarter collegiate

Yes. You can take the CLEP test for the following courses:

• MATH 1010 - Algebra
• PSYC 1200 – Introductory Psychology
• PSYC 3220 – Growth & Development

You must achieve a score of 50 or higher. Information on the tests can be found at www.collegeboard.org. Scores should be submitted directly to Graduate Admissions.

The College of Nursing will only accept online coursework taken through a regionally accredited institution.

To send your official transcript electronically, use SU's school code 4695. Or you can mail your transcript to the address below:

Seattle University

Office of Graduate Admission

901 12th Ave

Seattle WA 98122

Official electronic transcripts can be sent to grad-admissions@seattleu.edu