Although individual consideration is given to each applicant, it is expected that all applicants, except in most unusual circumstances, will minimally satisfy the unit requirements listed below the college to which they make application. As used here, a unit represents a year's work in any subject. Each college requires 16 units.
| College of Liberal Arts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| For Liberal Arts Curriculum: | |||
| Biology | 1 | Mathematics | 3 |
| English | 4 | Science | 2 |
| Foreign Language | 2 | Electives | 3 |
| History or Social Science | 2 | ||
| For Applied and Life Science Curricula: | |||
| English | 4 | Foreign Language | 2 |
| Chemistry | 1 | Physics (recommended) | 1 |
| Mathematics | 4 | Electives | 4 |
| Villanova School of Business | |||
| English | 4 | Science | 1 |
| History | 2 | Electives | 5 |
| Mathematics (Calculus preferred) | 4 | ||
| College of Engineering | |||
| English | 4 | Physics (required) | 1 |
| Chemistry | 1 | Electives | 6 |
| Mathematics | 4 | ||
| College of Nursing | |||
| English | 4 | Mathematics | 3 |
| History | 2 | Electives | 2 |
| Biology | 1 | Other Science | 1 |
| Chemistry | 1 | Foreign Language | 2 |
| Elective units acceptable in all colleges: | |||
| Latin | 2 | Social Studies | 2 |
| Foreign Language | 2 | Mathematics | 2 |
| History | 2 | Laboratory Science | 2 |
| Chemistry | 1 | ||
| Biology | 1 | ||
| Physics | 1 |