Transfer Path: A.A.S. to B.S. in Nursing

Be sure to meet with your academic advisor to make transfer plans.

 

Course Prerequisites for RN Program

Course Prerequisites

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

BIO 231

Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

Total Semester Credit Hours

4


First Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

PSY 120

Human Development

3

BIO 232

Anatomy & Physiology II

4

NUR 103

Nursing Concepts 1A

4

NUR 104

Nursing Concepts 1B

5

NUR 111

Nursing Pharmacology 1

1.5

Total Semester Credit Hours

17.5

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

SOC 103

Social Problems

3

BIO 251

Microbiology

4

NUR 109

Nursing Concepts 2A: Maternal-Child

4

NUR 110

Nursing Concepts 2B: Chronic Illness

5

NUR 112

 Nursing Pharmacology 2

 1.5

Total Semester Credit Hours

17.5

Second Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

EGL 101

Composition

3

NUR 214

Nursing Pharmacology 3

1.5

NUR 215

Nursing Concepts 3

10

Total Semester Credit Hours

14.5

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

SPE 103

Effective Speech

3

NUR 216

Nursing Concepts 4A

4

NUR 217

Nursing Concepts 4B

7

Total Semester Credit Hours

14


Total Credit Hours needed for Prerequisites


4

Total Credit Hours needed for Transfer

67.5

Total Credit Hours taken at Oakton

67.5


First Year at Southern Illinois University

Semester One


Course Number


Course Name/Type


Semester
Credits

Choose One

Physical Science

3

MATH 108

College Algebra

3

HCM 366

Health Information Management

3

HCM 310

Healthcare Services & Consumer

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

12

Semester Two

Choose One

Fine Arts course

3

Choose One

Multicultural course

3

HCM 365

Stat/Research HC Professions

3

HCM 395

Health Care Ethics

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

12

Second Year at Southern Illinois University

Semester One


Course Number


Course Name/Type


Semester
Credits

NUR 320

Health Assessment

3

NUR 325

Pathophysiology

4

HCM 320

Health Policy & Politics

3

HCM 340

Epidemiology/Population Health

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

13

Semester Two

NUR 425

Therapeutic Nutrition

3

NUR 445

Practice Nurse Care Manager

3

HCM 360

U.S. Healthcare Systems

3

HCM 388

Legal and Current Aspects

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

12

Summer Semester

NUR 435

Leadership Internship

2

NUR 455

Integrated Seminar in Nursing

2

Total Semester Credit Hours

4

Semester Hours at SIU:

53

Total Semester Hours for Bachelors:

121