Disclaimer
This course equivalency chart has been provided for your convenience, only as a planning tool. The contents of this chart are subject to change at any time and errors may exist. It is your responsibility to verify, with the Pre-Nursing advisor, any transfer courses to match the Pierce College Nursing Program requirements prior to application.
University Courses
| University Course | Inorganic Chemistry | Microbiology | Anatomy and Physiology I | Anatomy and Physiology II | English Composition | Statistics (Transfer-Ready Requirement) | Lifespan Development (Transfer-Ready Requirement) |
Organic Chemistry (recommended) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central WA University | 111/111L | BIOL 322 | BIOL 355 | BIOL 356 | 101 | 311 | 313 | 112/112L |
| Eastern WA University | 161 | BIO 301 | BIO 232/233/234 | 101 | MATH 380 | 201 | 162 | |
| Gonzaga | 101 & 101/L | BIOL 170/170L | HPHY 241/142L | HPHY 242/242L | 101 | MATH 121 | PSYC 357 | 230/L |
| Northwest | SCIE 1333/1331 | SCIE 3104/3100 | SCIE 2201/2203 | SCIE 2213/2211 | 1013 | 2003 | PSYC 2563 | SCIE 2433/2431 |
| Pacific Lutheran U. | 116 | BIO 201 | BIO 205 | BIO 206 | 101 | MATH 242 or 342 | 320 | 331/333 |
| Seattle Pacific U. | CHM 1211 | BIO 3351 | BIO 2129 | BIO 2130 | 101 | M 1360 | 2470 | CHM 1330 |
| Seattle U. | 101 | BIO 220 | BIO 200 | BIO 210 | 1010 | M1210 | 322 | 102 |
| St. Martin’s | 142/L | BIO 351 | BIO 328/L | BIO 329/L | 101 | 201 | 215 | 201/201L |
| Univ. of Puget Sound | 110 | BIO 350 | Excs 222/L | Excs 221/L | 101 | 160 | 222 | 120 |
| Univ. of WA | 120 | MICRO 301 and 302 | BIOL 118/119 | BSTR 301 | 111, 121 or 131 | QMETH 201 or STAT 220 | NURS 201 | 220 |
| Walla Walla University | 101 | BIO 222 | BIO 121/122 | BIO 123 | 101 | 106 | 215 | 102 |
| WA State University | 101 | MBIOS 101 | BIOL 251 | BIOL 315 | 101 | STAT 212 | HD 101 | 102 |
| Western WA University | 121/122 | BIO 345/346 | BIO 348 | BIO 349 | 101 | 240 | 230 | 351/375 |
| Whitman | 125/135 | 339 | 120 | 310 or 330 | 107 | 128 | 126/136 | |
| Whitworth | CH 101/101L | BI 204 | 110 | 256 | PY 210 | CH 102/102L | ||
Common Course Numbering
Most Washington community technical colleges are participating in the Common Course Numbering System as of January 1, 2009. Common course numbering can be used for courses taken Summer 2008 or after at any of the schools listed on the State of Washington School list below.
For courses taken or schools not listed below, you must check with the Pre-Nursing advisor to establish equivalency.
Common Course Numbers
- Intro to Chemistry: CHEM& 121
- Microbiology: BIOL& 260
- Human A&P I: BIOL& 241
- Human A&P II: BIOL& 242
- English Composition: ENGL& 101
- Statistics (Transfer-Ready Requirement): MATH& 146
- Lifespan Development (Transfer-Ready Requirement): PSYC& 200
- Intro to Organic Chemistry (recommended): CHEM& 131
State of Washington Participating School List
- Bates
- Bellevue
- Bellingham
- Big Bend
- Cascadia
- Centralia
- Clark
- Clover Park
- Columbia Basin
- Edmonds
- Everett
- Grays Harbor
- Green River
- Grays Harbor
- Highline College
- Lake Washington
- Lower Columbia Basin
- Olympic
- Peninsula
- Pierce
- Renton
- Seattle Central
- Seattle North
- Seattle South
- Shoreline
- Skagit
- South Puget Sound
- Spokane
- Spokane Falls
- Tacoma
- Walla Walla
- Wenatchee
- Whatcom
- Yakima Valley