Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing implemented a revised curriculum in fall of 2011. Since our last curriculum update, health care, nursing practice, and educational theory have changed significantly. In addition, the new AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice have placed an increased emphasis on quality, safety, technology, and health care reform which required careful examination of our current program.
Students who are admitted to the Linfield College RN to BSN Program and have completed the nursing prerequisites may begin the nursing courses in September for fall semester or in February for spring semester.
Part-Time Curriculum plan
| Semester 1: Foundations for Community Based Nursing Practice | Credits |
| NURS 309: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice (offered Fall/Spring) | 6 |
| NURS 315: Professional Communication in Diverse Communities (offered Fall/Spring) | 2 |
| Semester 2: Stewardship of Health | |
| NURS 320: Scholarship of Nursing (offered Spring/Summer) | 3 |
| NURS 460: Population-based Nursing in a Multicultural and Global Society (offered Spring/Summer) | 2 |
| NURS 470: Leading and Managing in Nursing (offered Spring/Summer) | 3 |
| Semester 3: Stewardship of Health Experiential Learning | |
| NURS 475: Integrated Experiential Learning IV (offered Summer/Fall) | 8 |
Full-Time Curriculum plan
| Semester 1: Foundations for Community Based Nursing Practice | Credits |
| NURS 309: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice (offered Fall/Spring) | 6 |
| NURS 315: Professional Communication in Diverse Communities (offered Fall/Spring) | 2 |
| Non-nursing course in general education | 4 |
| Semester 2: Stewardship of Health | |
| NURS 320: Scholarship of Nursing (offered Spring/Summer) | 3 |
| NURS 460: Population-based Nursing in a Multicultural and Global Society (offered Spring/Summer) | 2 |
| NURS 470: Leading and Managing in Nursing (offered Spring/Summer) | 3 |
| Non-nursing course in general education | 4 |
| Semester 3: Stewardship of Health Experiential Learning | |
| NURS 475: Integrated Experiential Learning IV (offered Summer/Fall) | 8 |
| Non-nursing course in general education | 4 |
Notes
| 1. | Prior learning credits will be 32 nursing credits awarded after the completion of NURS 309. |
| 2. | To meet BSN graduation requirements for one's first baccalaureate degree a total of 125 semester credits are required, including a minimum of 30 credits from Linfield. For a second baccalaureate degree, the general education requirements are waived and a total of 35 credits from Linfield are required. |
| 3. | Prerequisites completed at Linfield count as Linfield College credits. |
| 4. | NURS 475 includes clinical components that may be arranged where you are licensed. |
| 5. | General Education courses in the Linfield Curriculum may be taken any semester. |