Advice for Pre-Nursing Students
- Gain experience through shadowing, volunteering or part-time work.
- Ask questions of field professionals to help narrow down your interests and future career goals.
- While a particular major is not required for application to nursing programs, the most common majors are human development and family science, integrative human sciences, kinesiology, life science, nutrition and health, and psychology.
Go Beyond the Classroom
Pre-Nursing Club
Pre-Health Ambassadors
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Common medical schools K-State students apply to:
- University of Kansas (MD)
- Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- University of Missouri-Kansas (MD)
- Kansas City University (DO)
- University of Missouri (MD)
- A.T. Still University (DO)
- University of Nebraska (MD)
- Oklahoma State University (DO)
Pathways for Pre-Nursing Students
Pre-Nursing students choose one of three pathways:
- Complete only the prerequisites (about 60 hours) and transfer to another college for their nursing degree.
- Complete a K-State degree and apply to a traditional or accelerated BSN program.
- Pursue the dual-degree Kansas State University-Wichita State University Pathway to Nursing program.
Kansas State University-Wichita State University Pathways to Nursing Program
This unique dual-degree program gives students the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree from K-State and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from Wichita State Universi. Students will begin the program working toward their K-State degree while fulfilling requirements needed for the nursing program. This program is only available to K-State students, but does not guarantee admission in the WSU BSN program. Both degree programs are based on the K-State Manhattan campus.
How to Prepare: Common Prerequisite Courses
Note: Prerequisities may vary by school. Ask your pre-nursing advisor about Honors courses.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Honors Eligible |
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 | No |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 | No |
| COMM 106 | Public Speaking | 3 | Yes |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 | No |
| BIOL 255 | Microbiology | 4 | Yes |
| BIOL 441* | Human Body I | 4 | No |
| BIOL 442* | Human Body II | 4 | No |
| --OR-- | |||
| KIN 360* | Anatomy & Physiology | 8 | No |
| CHM 110 | General Chemistry | 3 | No |
| CHM 111 | General Chemistry Lab | 1 | No |
| --OR-- | |||
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 | Yes |
| FNDH 132 | Basic Nutrition | 3 | No |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 | Yes |
| PSYCH 520 | Lifespan Personal Development | 3 | No |
| --OR-- | |||
| HDFS 110 | Intro to Human Development | 3 | No |
| SOCIO 211 | Sociology | 3 | Yes |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 | No |
| STAT 225 | Intro to Statistics | 3 | Yes |
| --OR-- | |||
| STAT 240 | Biometrics I | 3 | No |
| PHILO 130 | Moral Philosophy | 3 | No |
| Humanities | 3-6 |
*It is recommended students either take BIOL 441 and 442 OR KIN 360. It is also recommended students take either CHM 110 and 111 OR CHM 210, and STAT 225 OR STAT 240.