Curriculum Plan: Lewis-Clark State College Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program forUniversity of Idaho Transfer Students

General Information: Lewis-Clark State College offers a 4 year nursing program that culminates in a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) degree. University of Idaho students are considered pre-nursing students and may take core and pre-requisite courses for the BSN degree at the University of Idaho. LCSC provides all nursing and upper core coursework and awards the BSN degree. Application to the LCSC BSN Program is competitive and requires admission to the college as well as to the Program.

Pre-BSN Prerequisite Courses (57 credits required)
University of Idaho
Semester 1 / Semester 2 / Semester 3 / Semester 4
BIOL 120 Human Anatomy(FA only)
ENGL 101 College Writing
MATH Core: Math 143(pre req for Stats 251)
*Social science core course
CHEM 101 Intro to Chem or
CHEM 111 Principles of Chem (pre-reqs for Chem 275 and 276)
See LCSC pre-nursing advisor at the Commons, room 342, on Wednesday afternoons –check schedule on door for exact dates and times. / 4
3
3
3
3-4
16-17 / MMBB 154 + 155 –or-
Biol 250 + 255 Microbiology
BIOL 121 Human Physiology(SP only)
ENGL 102 College Writing & Rhetoric
CHEM 275 + 276 Carbon Compounds + Lab
CNA Certification^ / 3 + 1
3 + 2
3
3 + 1
15-16 / Biol 310 (FA only) Genetics or
Gene 314 (SP only) Gen.Genetics
BIOL 312 Pathophysiology +
STAT 251 Principles of Statistics
Literature Core: Engl 175, 210, 257, 258, 341, 342, or 343
*Diversity core class - see advisor / 3
3
3
3
12 / Take Patho or Genetics (whichever not taken in semester 3)
Communications Core: Comm 101, 233 (preferred), Comm 332
FCS 205 Concepts in Human Nutrition
*Social Science core course
Fine Arts Core: Art 302, MusH 101, MusH 111, TheF 101
Apply to LCSC and BSN Program / 3
2-3
3
3
3
14-15
+ Not offered at the University of Idaho. Available at Lewis-Clark State College; see BSN Advisor or LCSC Class and Time Schedule for class meeting times/days.
BSN Program Courses
LCSC Lewiston Campus
Semester 1 / Semester 2 / Semester 3 / Semester 4
NU 306 Health Assessment
NU 312 Pharmacology in Nursing
NU 313 Prof Role Dev I
NU 325 Alterations in Health I
NU 332 Practicum: Alt in Hlth I / 2
3
4
3
5
18 / NU 317 Prof Role Dev II
NU 341 Alterations in Health II
NU 342 Practicum: Alterations in Health II
NU 352 Psych/Mental Health
Nursing
NU 354 Geriatric Nursing
NU 460 Transcultural Nursing / 2
3
5
2
2
2
17 / NU 413 Prof Role Dev III
NU 415 Family Health Nursing
NU 416 Practicum: Family Health
NU 440 Community Health
Nursing
NU 442 Practicum: Community
Health
NU 445 Nursing Research I
NU 308 Nursing Genetics / 3
4
3
3
2
2
1
18 / NU 414 Prof Role Dev IV
NU 446 Nursing Research II
NU 469 Healthcare Policy &
Economics
NU 477 Guided Preceptorship
Nursing or Approved Elective
Integrative Seminar / 2
2
2
5
2
3
16

See LCSC Catalog for course prerequisites UI pre-requisites to BIOL 312are CHEM 275/276, MMBB 154/155 or 250, BIOL 120 (4 cr), BIOL 121 (4 cr), and Core Math.

^CNA certification is a prerequisite for BSN Program admission. Certificate must be submitted with application materials. Visit the LCSC Workforce Training web site for CNA course options: CNA certification may also be obtained through local hospitals, long term care facilities or other agencies.

General Education CORE: The University of Idaho student who meets lower general education core requirements and whose transcript is stamped accordingly will be considered as lower core complete at LCSC. No further general education lower core is required, althoughLCSC has upper division core requirements. These are met if students transfer in with a bachelor’s degree or higher.

For information about acceptable transfer courses, see the LCSC Nursing website and look for Transfer Guides.

UI classes that meet LCSC SS core requirements, SS core classes must be from 2 different disciplines, ie psyc and soc:

ANTH 100 ANTH 220 ANTH 230 ANTH 231

ECON 201 ECON 202 ECON 272 ECON 343 ECON 351 ECON 353ECON 385 ECON 407 ECON 415 ECON441 ECON 446 ECON 447 ECON 453 ECON 490

GEOG 165 GEOG 200 POLS 205 PSYC 305 PSYC 101 SOC 101 SOC 230 – Please talk to your advisor about transfer of SS classes not listed

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