Degrees and Certificates
Course Selection Guide for RN to BSN Students
Based on 2011 - 2012 Linfield Catalog
BSN Degree Requirements
Prerequisites and General Education courses are offered online by the Adult Degree Program, with the exception of Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology. You may be admitted to Linfield College prior to completing all of the prerequisites, but they must be completed before joining a cohort and enrolling in NURS 309.
BSN PREREQUISITE COURSES |
LINFIELD COURSES |
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Writing- one or more courses totaling minimum of 6 quarter credits or 4 semester credits chosen from Composition, Expository or Research writing, or Technical writing |
INQS 126 |
| Anatomy & Physiology with Lab (Not Available Online) | BIOL 212, 213 |
| Microbiology with Lab (Not Available Online) | BIOL 255 |
| Developmental Psychology | PSYC 155 |
| Sociology - one course of 3 or more credits | SOCL 201, 250, SOAN 205, 221, 265, 270, 280 |
| Anthropology - one course of 3 or more credits | ANTH 203, 332, SOAN 222, 225, 226, 229, 230, 232 |
| Statistics | MATH 140 |
| Nutrition | HHPA 280 |
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Computer Proficiency One course or Computer Proficiency Self Assessment |
Computer Proficiency Self Assessment |
NURSING MAJOR COURSES |
LINFIELD COURSES |
| See Courses in the Nursing Major | NURS 309, 315, 320, 460, 470, 475 |
The Following Courses are Graduation Requirements
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES |
LINFIELD COURSES |
| Creative Studies (CS) Art, English, Humanities, Music, Theatre Arts courses |
One or more courses totaling minimum of 4 quarter credits or 3 semester credits |
| Vital Past (VP) History, Art, Anthropology, English Humanities, Women's Studies courses | One or more courses totaling minimum of 4 quarter credits or 3 semester credits |
| Ultimate Questions (UQ) Philosophy, Religion, History courses |
One or more courses totaling minimum of 4 quarter credits or 3 semester credits |
| Natural World (NW) | Satisfied by A&P & Microbiology |
| Individuals, Systems, and Societies (IS) Psychology, Sociology, Speech, Political Science, Economics |
Satisfied by Developmental Psychology totaling a minimum of 4 quarter or 3 semester credits |
| Quantitative Reasoning (QR) | Satisfied by Statistics |
| Upper Division Course Outside of Nursing major selected from CS, VP, UQ, NW, IS, or QR |
One 300 or 400 level course totaling minimum of 4 quarter credits or 3 semester credits |
| Global Pluralism (GP) (Diversity studies: Global) |
Satisfied by most anthropology courses totaling a minimum of 4 quarter or 3 semester credit |
| U.S. Pluralisms (US) (Diversity studies: U.S.) |
Satisfied by Sociology totaling a minimum of 4 quarter or 3 semester credits |