NursingCAS Course Subjects

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When completing the Transcript Entry section, you select your course subjects from a standardized list that was created in conjunction with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). These course subjects fall into categories that NursingCAS uses to help calculate several GPAs. All course subjects are included in an overall GPA calculation, including course subjects not listed here.

If you're not sure which course subject to choose based on your course's title, default to the department the course is offered through. During verification, our team will update any course subjects that were incorrectly listed.

If you disagree with a course subject selected during verification, refer to Disputing and Correcting Course Subjects and GPAs for information on how to dispute a course subject decision. You can only dispute the subject assigned to your course; you cannot dispute the GPA that subject factors into.

NursingCAS Course Subject List

Note: to quickly locate a course subject, use CTRL+F on a PC or Command+F on a Mac.

Subject GPA Category	Course Subject
English	Basic Composition Composition Creative Writing English English as a Second Language Journalism Literature Medical Terminology Poetry Rhetoric Technical Writing Writing
Mathematics	Algebra Analytical Geometry Behavioral Statistics Bioinformatics Biometry/Biometrics Biostatistics Calculus Chemical Math Computer Programing Computer Science Informatics Linear Algebra Math Analysis Mathematics Quantitative Analysis Statistics Trigonometry
Natural Science	Analytic Chemistry Anatomy & Physiology Anatomy Armchair Chemistry Bacteriology Basic Chemistry Biochemistry Biodiversity Biological Chemistry Biology Biomedical Science Biomolecules Bioorganic Chemistry Biophysics Botany Cellular & Molecular Biology Cellular Biology Cellular Physiology Chemistry Ecology Electricity & Light Electricity Embryology Endocrinology Entomology Eukaryotics Evolution Genetics Genomics Heat Hematology Histology Immunology Inorganic Chemistry Intro to Chemistry Light Magnetism Mechanical Heat Mechanics Medical Chemistry Metabolism Microbiology Micro-Organisms Molecular Biology Natural Science Neural Mechanisms Neurobiology Neurology Neuroscience Nuclear Physics Organic Chemistry Parasitology Pathology Pathophysiology Pharmaceutical Chemistry Physical Biochemistry Physical Chemistry Physics Physiological Chemistry Physiological Science Physiology Plant Biology Population Biology Prokaryote Physiology Structure & Bonds Structure & Reaction Thermodynamics Virology Zoology
Other Course	Accounting Acting Acupuncture Administration of Justice Aerospace Studies Agribusiness Agriculture American Sign Language American Studies Animal Behavior Animal Science Arabic Archeology Architecture Art Art History Astronomy Athletic Training Atmospheric Science Audiology Banking Basic Computer Skills/Computer Basics Bible Literature Bioengineering Bioethics Biological Anthropology Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Business Business Administration Chemical Engineering Chinese Internal Medicine Chiropractic Medicine Civil Engineering Classics Clinical Sciences Communication Science Disorders Communications Community Planning Computer Applications Conservation CPR Cytology/Cytotechnology Dance Debate Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene Dentistry Dietetics Disease Drama Early Childhood Education Earth Science Economics Education Electronics Emergency Med-Tech Engineering Environmental Health Environmental Science Environmental Studies Epidemiology Ergonomics Ethics Excel Exercise Physiology Exercise Science Fashion Design Film/Media Finance Fire Aid/Firefighting First Aid Folklore Food Management Food Science Foreign Languages Forensic Sciences Forestry French Geographic Information Systems Geography Geology German Gerontology/Aging Global Studies Government Graphic Design Gynecology Health Health Education Health Science Health Science Administration Health Services Health Technology Herbology History Honors Core Horticulture Human Geography Human Movement Humanities Hygiene Information Systems Information Technology Intellectual Heritage Internet Kinesiology Law Law Enforcement Library Science Limnology Linguistics Locomotion Studies Logic Management Marine Biology Marine Science Marketing Massage Media Studies Medical Ethics Medical Technology Medicine Meteorology Military Science Mosaic Motor Control Movement Science Music Natural Resources Nuclear Nursing Nutrition Occupational Therapy Oceanography Office Technology Optics Optometry Organizational Studies Oriental Medicine Orientation Other Health Prof Paramedic Personal Health Pharmacology Pharmacy Philosophy Phlebotomy Phonetics Photography Physical Anthropology Physical Education Physical Geography Physical Sciences Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Assistant Physician Assistant Plant Plant Sciences Podiatry Political Science Public Administration Public Affairs/Administration Public Health Public Policy Public Relations Public Speaking Qualitative Analysis Radiation Therapy Radiology Range Management Reading Recreation Rehabilitation Religion Respiratory Therapy Science Reading/Writing Sonography Spanish Special Topics Speech and Hearing Disorders Speech and Hearing Science Sports Administration Sports Medicine Sports Sciences Surgery Tech Teaching Science Theater Theater Literature Theology Therapeutic Exercise Toxicology Typing Urban Planning Veterinary Western Civilization Wildlife Word Processing
Social Science	Abnormal Psychology Adolescent Psychology African American Studies Anthropology Asian American Studies Behavioral Sciences Bilingual/Bicultural Studies Biobehavioral Health Biological Psychology Brain and Behavior Child Psychology Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science Community Health Counseling Criminal Justice Criminology Cultural Geography Cultural Studies Death & Dying Developmental Biology Developmental Psychology Educational Psychology Ethnic Studies Family and Consumer Sciences Family Studies Gender Studies Growth & Development Human Behavior Human Development Human Sexuality Latina/o American Studies Life Span Development Marriage/Family Multicultural Studies Native American Studies Neuropsychology Psychobiology Psychology Psychopharmacology Queer Studies Sensorimotor Development Sexuality Studies Social Ecology Social Justice Studies Social Psychology Social Science Social Sciences Social Welfare Social Work Sociology Sports Psychology Women's Studies