PSC to PNW Transfer Guide: Online RN-to-BSN Program
This is a transfer guide for Prairie State College students planning on transferring to the RN-to-BSN program within the College of Nursing at PNW.
Prairie State College (PSC) to PNW Articulation Agreement
A.D. in Nursing to Online RN-BSN Program
This articulation agreement provides a smooth curriculum transition with minimal loss of credit and duplication of coursework to facilitate the completion of the A.D. in Nursing at PSC and the Online RN-to-BSN program at PNW.
To use this agreement students must apply and be admitted to PNW and to the Online RN-to-BSN program. PSC students will receive equal consideration with other students seeking admission and financial aid. PSC students are eligible for admission with junior standing once they:
- have complete the associate degree in nursing.
- been admitted to PNW.
- have earned a course grade of “C-” or better on every course accepted for transfer; and
- have achieved a 2.2 or greater cumulative GPA based on a 4-point scale.
Transferrable Credits Guide
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Nathaniel Elizalde
Assistant Director of Admissions - Transfer Specialist
(219) 989-2297
| Prairie State College Courses | Purdue University Northwest Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirements | Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirements | ||||
| Course Number | Course Name | Course Credits | Course Number | Course Name | Course Credits |
| BIOL 221* | Anatomy & Physiology I* | 4 | BIOL 213 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 211* | Anatomy & Physiology II* | 4 | BIOL 214 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BIOL 222* | Microbiology* | 4 | BIOL 221 | Intro to Microbiology | 4 |
| NUR 101* NUR 102* NUR 201* NUR 202* (Use 5 credit hours from the above courses to meet math/pharm requirements) | Basic Care Concepts (7 Cr Hr) Acute Care Concepts (8 Cr Hr) Family Care Concepts (11 Cr Hr) Advanced Care Concepts (11 Cr Hr) | 5 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/Pharm | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/Pharm | 5 |
Humanities / Social Science Electives and Free Electives Requirement | Humanities / Social Science Electives and Free Electives Requirement | ||||
| Area E: PSYCH 102* | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | PSY 120 | Elementary Psychology | 3 |
| Area A: COMM 101* | Principles of Communication | 3 | COM 114 | Fund. of Speech Communication | 3 |
| Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts* | Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 3 | Social Science or Humanities elective | Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Student Preferred Choice: Area B or E | Student Preferred Choice: Area B or E | 3 | Social Science or Humanities elective | Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Student Preferred Choice: Area B or E | Student Preferred Choice: Area B or E | 3 | Social Science or Humanities elective | Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Student Preferred Choice: Area B or E | Student Preferred Choice: Area B or E | 3 | Social Science or Humanities elective | Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Student Preferred Choices: Area B, C, D or E | AS Nursing Credits & 1 PSY credit* | 7 | Free Elective 1 Free Elective 2 | Free Elective 1 Free Elective 2 | 3 |
| Extra ASN Nursing Credits* | Free Elective | 5 | Free Elective 3 Free Elective 4 | Free Elective 3 Free Elective 4 | 3 |
English Composition & Statistics Requirement | English Composition & Statistics Requirement | ||||
| Area A: ENG 101* | Composition I | 3 | ENGL 104 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Area A: ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 | ENGL 105 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| Area C: MATH 115 or 153 | Area C: MATH 115 or 153 | 3 | SOC 382 | Statistics for Sociology | 3 |
Lower Division Nursing Requirement | Lower Division Nursing Requirement | ||||
| ASN Nursing Coursework* (surplus credit - 5 credits to be applied toward Math/Science requirement and 5 credits to be applied towards Free Electives) | -- | 40 | Nursing Coursework | -- | 30 |
*Courses are a part of the student’s ADN curriculum
- Courses specified by title at partnering college have already been articulated as acceptable transfer to PNW to meet requirements. Courses may transfer into PNW as undistributed credit (UND or XXX) — these courses are accepted toward program requirements.
- Courses that are listed by title are part of the student’s curriculum based on the Prairie State College 2019-2020 Catalog.
- Students can also look up course transfer credit equivalencies
- Nursing credit taken beyond the required 30 credits can be applied to Free Electives if needed.
- Indiana State Board of Nursing Requirement 848IAC 1-2-17 states Math and/or Sciences may be integrated into nursing courses – therefore lower division nursing credit, when applicable, may be applied to the 17 credit hours of Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirement.