Allied Health Pre-Nursing - CERT
The Pre-Nursing Certificate in Allied Health provides students with a certificate that satisfies the prerequisites for admission into the Luna Community College Nursing Program. Additional requirements are needed for admissions. Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor and review the Nursing Concentration requirements (https://luna.edu/departments/nursing).
In addition to the courses listed below for this program of study, students placing below college level proficiency in Math and English on their entrance exams (ACT, SAT or ACCUPLACER) must complete institutional proficiencies of ENG098 or equivalent before being allowed to registrar for ENGL1110, and MATH095 or equivalent for other courses offered within this certificate program that may require math at the stated level as a pre-requisite or co-requisite.
Degree Requirements
The follow degree requirements are for the 2023-2024 Catalog. For other catalogs, please see CatalogsMinimum of 31 Credit Hours
| Concentration Requirements (31 credit hours) | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOL1110 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIOL1110L | General Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIOL1140 | Biology for Health Sciences | 3 |
| BIOL1140L | Biology for Health Sciences Lab | 1 |
| BIOL2210 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL2210L | Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| BIOL2225 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL2225L | Human Antmy & Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL2505 | Pathophiology | 4 |
| ENGL1110 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL1120 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH1350 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| PSYC1110 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC2120 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| *Used to calculate minimum 2.75 GPA required for admission. The courses below are not required for completion of the certificate, nor are they required for admission to the Nursing Program. However, successful completion of these courses increases the application score for Nursing Program Applicants. | ||
| Bonus Electives (14 credit hours) | ||
|---|---|---|
| AH105 | Nursing Assistant Training | 4 |
| AH113 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| BIOL2310 | Microbiology | 3 |
| NUTR2110 | Human Nutrition | 3 |