Waubonsee Community College to PNW Transfer Guide: Online RN-to-BSN Program
This is a transfer guide for Waubonsee Community College students planning on transferring to the RN-to-BSN program within the College of Nursing at PNW.
Waubonsee Community College (WCC) to PNW Admission Requirements:
A.D. in Nursing to Online RN-BSN Program
- Minimum 2.3 GPA
- Associate degree in Nursing
- Registered Nursing License
Perks for Pathway Students:
- PNW Application fee is waived for eligible pathway students
- Students can apply to PNW in their third semester and take their first BSN course while completing their last semester at WCC
- Eligible pathway students receive a $1,000 scholarship towards their tuition at PNW
Transferable Credits Guide
| Waubonsee Community College Courses | Purdue University Northwest Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Courses taken at WCC | PNW Non-Nursing Requirements | |||
| Course Number | Course Name | Course Credits | Course Name | Course Credits |
| BIO 270 | Anatomy & Physiology I* | 4 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 272 | Anatomy & Physiology II* | 4 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 250 | Microbiology* | 4 | Microbiology | 4 |
| See below for Nursing Credit Surplus | See below for Nursing Credit Surplus | 5 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/Pharm | 5 |
| COM 100 | Fundamentals of Speech Comm | 3 | Communication Elective | 3 |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition I | 3 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition II | 3 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | Psychology Elective | 3 |
| PSY 205 | Life-Span Psychology | 3 | Social Science/Humanities Elective | 3 |
| See below for Social Science/Humanities Elective | See below for Social Science/Humanities Elective | 3 | Social Science/Humanities Elective | 3 |
| See below for Social Science/Humanities Elective | See below for Social Science/Humanities Elective | 3 | Social Science/Humanities Elective | 3 |
| See below for Social Science/Humanities Elective | See below for Social Science/Humanities Elective | 3 | Social Science/Humanities Elective | 3 |
| See below for Free Electives | See below for Free Electives | 3 | Free Electives | 12 |
| MTH 107 | Basic Statistics | 3 | Statistics | 3 |
Nursing Program Requirements | PNW Lower-Level Nursing Requirements | |||
| ..... 40 | ..... 40 | ..... 40 | ..... 30 | ..... 30 |
| NUR 105 | Intro to Profess. Nursing | 5 | -- | -- |
| NUR 110 | Concepts/Mental Health | 5 | -- | -- |
| NUR 120 | Basic Concepts of Nursing | 5 | -- | -- |
| NUR 150 | Concepts of Nursing I | 5 | -- | -- |
| NUR 200 | Concepts of Childbearing | 5 | -- | -- |
| Family | Family | 5 | -- | -- |
| NUR 205 | Concepts of Nursing II | 5 | -- | -- |
| NUR 250 | Concepts of Nursing III | 5 | -- | -- |
| NUR 275 | Adv. Concepts of Nursing | 5 | -- | -- |
Total Program Credits | 67 | -- | -- | |
Note: Students can complete up to 86 credit hours at WCC by taking additional electives reducing the PNW electives.
- Nursing Credit Surplus: The state of Indiana requires 30 credits in lower-level nursing to be licensed. WCC Associate in Applied Science requires 40 credits in nursing. 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 Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirement.
- Free Electives: This requirement can be any course that is college level in any subject. Nursing credit surplus may be used here if applicable. Students transferring from WCC may take these courses are WCC or PNW.
- Social Science/Humanities Electives: This requirement can be any college level course within the humanities or social sciences. Courses may include the following, but are not limited to: psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, political science, music, art, theater, philosophy, foreign languages, literature, communication, economics, social work and linguistics. Students transferring from WCC may take these courses at WCC or PNW.
Learn More
Nathaniel Elizalde
Assistant Director of Admissions - Transfer Specialist
(219) 989-2297