Lewis and Clark Community College to PNW Transfer Guide: Online RN-to-BSN Program
This is a transfer guide for Lewis and Clark Community College students planning on transferring to the RN-to-BSN program within the College of Nursing at PNW.

Lewis and Clark Community College (L&C) 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 L&C 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. L&C students will receive equal consideration with other students seeking admission and financial aid. L&C 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
| Lewis and Clark Community College Courses | Purdue University Northwest Courses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirements | Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirements | ||
| Course Number | Course Credits | Course Number | Course Credits |
| College Level Biol/ Math/Sci/Chem | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| BIOL 141* | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| BIOL 142* | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| BIO 241* | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| NURS 166* (Pharm) NURS 167* (Pharm) | 1.5 1.5 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 3 |
Humanities / Social Science Electives and Free Electives Requirement | Humanities / Social Science Electives and Free Electives Requirement | ||
| PSYC 131* | 3 | Elementary Psychology | 3 |
| SPCH 131 or SPCH 145* | 3 | Communication Elective | 3 |
| PSYC 232 or PSYC 233* | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| SOCI 131* | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Social Science/Humanities | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Social Science/Humanities | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Free Elective 1 | 3 | Free Elective 1 | 3 |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | Free Elective 2 | 3 |
| Free Elective 3 | 3 | Free Elective 3 | 3 |
| Free Elective 4 | 3 | Free Elective 4 | 3 |
English Composition & Statistics Requirement | English Composition & Statistics Requirement | ||
| ENGL 131* | 3 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 132 | 3 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| MATH 235 | 3 | College Level Statistics | 3 |
Lower Division Nursing Requirement | Lower Division Nursing Requirement | ||
| ADN Nursing Credits* | 31 | 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 2021-2022 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.
