Pre-Professional Advising

Pre-Nursing

Pre-Nursing Advisor: Dalton Higginbottom, (dhigginb@linfield.edu: 503-883-2393)

Linfield College offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at our Portland campus. Students attending the McMinnville campus can apply to transfer to the Portland campus after completing approximately two - two and half years of prerequisite coursework.

• BSN Prerequisite Courses: For admission consideration, applicants must have completed all prerequisite course requirements by program start date.
• Prerequisite requirements for:
  • Students who started in McMinnville Fall 2011- Spring 2012
  • Students who started in McMinnville Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
  • Students who are starting in McMinnville Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
• At Time of Application: Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in their complete prerequisite courses with a C or better in each of those prerequisite courses.
• Before starting in the nursing program (by July 10 for Fall entry and January 15 for Spring entry): Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in all their prerequisite courses with a C or better in each of those prerequisite courses.
• Residency status: Students must complete at least 30 credits of course work at Linfield to be considered a resident Linfield student.
• Degree progress: Students must complete 62 transferrable credits before starting in the Nursing program on the Portland campus.
• Leave of Absence: Leave of absences will not be permitted for the sole purpose of completing nursing prerequisite classes at another institution except in special circumstances and approved by petition.
• All Linfield students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above to graduate.

All McMinnville students interested in prenursing will declare pre-nursing as their area of study while on the McMinnville campus. Pre-nursing students will remain with their originally assigned advisor (colloquium or transfer) until they transfer to the Portland campus. In addition, all pre-nursing students are required to meet with the pre-nursing advisor prior to registration each semester.

Important Dates

Registration for Spring 2014: November 4-7, 2013.

Applying for transfer to the Portland Campus Nursing Program for Linfield College Pre-Nursing students:

There are two application timelines:

1. Fall 2014 Entry:
   i. Applications available on this website by November 15, 2013
   ii. Applications due to the Academic Advising office (Walker 124) by 5pm on January 2, 2014.
   iii. Transcripts for all pre requisite work are due to the Portland campus by July 10, 2014.
2. Spring 2014 Entry:
   i. Applications available on this website by June 1, 2013
   ii. Applications due to the Academic Advising office (Walker 124) by 5pm on July 31, 2013
   iii. Transcripts for all prerequisite work due to the Portland campus by January 15, 2014

Keep On Track

• Keep track of your prerequisites: Pre-Nursing Prerequisite Record.
• Students starting in McMinnville Fall 2011 - Spring 2012
• Students starting in McMinnville Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 
• Students starting in McMinnville Fall 2013 - Spring 2014

• Transferable course work: Check the following transfer course guide to see if courses taken outside of Linfield will count towards your nursing prerequisites: If the link does not work you can copy and paste the following into your web browser: http://www.linfield.edu/portland/enrollment-services/admission/nursing/transfer-course-guides.html
• Know your prerequisite GPA: Nursing prerequisite GPA calculator. (this calculator will provide your GPA with or with out Anthropology and Sociology).
• Meet with your faculty advisor at least once a semester.
• Attend a prenursing advising sessions each semester.

Non-Linfield Students interested in Nursing at the Portland Campus

Students who already hold bachelor's degree and/or have completed the bulk of the prerequisite course requirements necessary for application to the Nursing program at the Portland campus should contact the Enrollment Services office at the Portland Campus for information.

For information on the Portland campus nursing program:

http://www.linfield.edu/portland/nursing/