Requirements for the Nursing Major

For a major in Nursing: 52 credits earned in NURS 103, 106, 206, 213,  311, 313, 314, 316, 318, 416, 419. All prerequisite courses must be completed by the program start date.

Students majoring in Nursing must collaborate with their advisor in developing a study plan for the RN licensure examination. Students will be required to:

1. Purchase and complete assessment and nursing exams in order to progress at each level in the major.
2. Purchase NCLEX-RN review course materials.
3. Take an NCLEX-RN review course, currently NUR 025.
4. Take a comprehensive nursing examination (HESI EXIT EXAM) during their senior year.

Admission to the Nursing Major

Linfield College offers admission into the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing as a transfer student. All applicants must apply directly to Linfield College Portland Campus. Admission is competitive.

For admission consideration, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Completion of all prerequisite course requirements by the program start date: BIOL 210, 211 or CHEM 210, 211; BIOL 212, 213, 361; HHPA 280; INQS 125; MATH 140; PSYC 186; SOCL 101 or 201 or 250 or SOAN 205 or 220 or 265 or 270 or 275 or 280; ANTH 111 or 202 or 332 or SOAN 222 or 225 or 226 or 229 or 230 or 232 (McMinnville course offerings). NOTE: CHEM 210 is a prerequisite for BIOL 361. Transferable course equivalents from other Oregon and Washington colleges are listed on the Portland Campus Enrollment Services website: http://www.linfield.edu/portland/admissions/transfer.php
• Completion of the following proficiency by the program start date: microcomputer applications or COMP 120.
• At the time of application and the program start date a minimum grade of "C" in each of the prerequisite course requirements.  (A grade of  "C-" is not acceptable.)
• At the time of application and the program start date a minimum 2.75 GPA for all transferable prerequisite course requirements andcourses applied to the Linfield Curriculum. (Paracurricular and elective courses excluded.)

For students who are progressing towards completion of academic requirements, admission decisions are contingent upon successful completion of all requirements prior to the program start date.

Linfield students currently enrolled on the McMinnville campus will be admitted to the nursing major if they are in good standing at the college and meet all nursing applicant criteria. Students who transferred to the McMinnville campus from another program must show that 30 semester hours will be completed at the McMinnville campus in order to be considered a native Linfield student. Transfer students who have not met this requirement will be included in the general transfer pool applying for the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing.

Linfield students are required to submit a Linfield College Intercampus Transfer form by the nursing application deadline.

Students transferring from other institutions may obtain an application for admission from the Portland Campus Enrollment Services website: http://www.linfield.edu/portland/admissions/lin-pdx-app.pdf

All admitted nursing students will be assigned to a specific curriculum plan based on prior academic work completed and available space. Start terms include summer, fall and spring.

Applicants who were enrolled in an accredited school of nursing within the past two years may apply for admission, provided they meet the applicant criteria as well as provide a letter from the dean/director of the previous school stating the student was in good standing and would have been allowed to progress in the program. After admission to the Nursing major, students must submit the following documents:

1. A health information form completed by a health care provider including proof of appropriate immunizations. (Requirements subject to change.)
2. Proof of current chest x-ray or TB Screening Test. An annual TB Screening Test is required until completion of the nursing program.
3. Current American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR) Level C or Red Cross CPR for the Professional. Each student is responsible for annual recertification until completion of the nursing program.
4. Proof of Nursing Liability Insurance and Disability Insurance, or annual purchase of such insurance through the college.
5. For RNs, proof of a current unencumbered registered nurse license in Oregon.
6. Signed form indicating consent or withholding of consent for use of student papers and anonymous aggregate data.
7. A reading comprehension test will be given to all new and transfer students during new student orientation. Students must complete this exam in order to continue in the nursing major.
8. All students must undergo criminal background checks prior to the program start date.
9. Signed Essential Functions document indicating being informed of essential functions the student must be able to perform and/or develop.

Progression In The Nursing Major

A student's progression through the Nursing program requires achieving appropriate grades in courses and retaining approval by the Nursing faculty that the student is qualified in all relevant respectsto practice nursing safely and competently. Students may not be admitted to or progress in the Nursing major if they are on academic probation with the college (i.e., Linfield GPA below 2.00).Students must earn a BSN GPA of at least 2.50 and a grade above C- in NURS 103 and 106 to progress to 206 and 213. Students must earn a BSN GPA of at least 2.50 and a grade above C- in NURS 206, 208 and 213 to progress to NURS 311, 313, 316 and 318. Students must earn a BSN GPA of at least 2.50 and a grade above C- in NURS 311, 313, 314, 316, and 318, to progress to NURS 416 and 419. Progression is contingent upon satisfactory completion of prescribed prerequisites. A grade of “incomplete” in any prerequisite course will make the student ineligible for enrollment in succeeding courses until the “incomplete” is converted to a satisfactory passing grade.Students seeking to graduate from the Linfield Nursing Program must receive a grade above C- in NURS 416 and 419, and pass a nursing review course and a comprehensive nursing examination in the senior year. Any student earning a grade of C- or below in a required nursing course on two separate occasions, whether as second grade of C- or below upon repeating a required nursing course, or a grade of C- or below in two different required nursing courses, will be dismissed from the nursing major.

Other Nursing Expenses

Nursing students must purchase malpractice insurance annually. Students admitted or progressed to courses in the Nursing major must purchase uniforms and nursing equipment. A School of Nursing pin is optional. The total cost is approximately $500. Students must have a valid drivers license and own or have access to an automobile for transportation to clinicals. In addition, student must purchase assessment exams and nursing exams at each level as well as the NCLEX RN review course (see Examination Fees, catalog page 24). Students are responsible to cover costs incurred for post blood exposure follow-up.