General Education Core Requirements
In addition to nursing courses students will be required to complete the New Mexico Common Core to be awarded a bachelor's degree.
THE FORMAT BELOW ONLY DISPLAYS THE CORE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO OBTAIN A Bachelor of Science in Nursing from New Mexico Highlands University.
| AREA I: Communications (9 Credit Hours) |
| ENGL 111 |
Freshman Composition I |
| ENGL 112 |
Freshman Composition II |
| Beginning Speech or Interpersonal Communication |
| AREA II: Mathematics (3 Credit Hours) |
| *MATH 120 |
Intermediate Algebra |
| MATH 145 |
Introduction to Statistics |
| AREA III: Lab Science (8 Credit Hours) |
| BIOL 231 |
Human A & P I w/Lab |
| BIOL 232 |
Human A & P II w/Lab |
| AREA IV: Social & Behavioral Sciences ( 6 Credit Hours) |
| PSY 101 |
Psychology & Society |
| SOC 152 |
Intro to Sociology |
| ANTH 102 |
Intro to Sociocultural Anthro |
| ANTH 103 |
Devel. Of Cultures & Civilizations |
| POLS 151 |
American National Government |
| ECON 216 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 217 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
| AREA V: Humanities & Fine Arts (select 1) |
| HIST 100 |
Western World |
| HIST 201 |
US History to 1877 |
| HIST 202 |
US History since 1877 |
| PHIL 100: |
Intro to Philosophy |
| Fine Arts (select 1) |
| MUS 100 |
Introduction to Music |
| MUS 101 |
Rudiments of Music |
| ART 100 |
Introduction to Art |
| ART 310 |
Art History I |
| ART 311 |
Art History II |
| ART 340 |
Modern Art |
| ART 380 |
Art of the Americas |
| THEA 100 |
Introduction to Theater |
| MART 261 |
History of Motion Pictures |
| One Additional Course from AREA IV or V (3 Credit Hours) |
*Intermediate Algebra may be required as a prerequisite to introduction to statistics
