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


Course Prerequisites for RN Program

Course Prerequisites

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

CHM

One year of high school chemistry with lab or equivalent college course completed within the last five years with a minimum grade of C.

0

EGL 101

EGL 101 placement based on Oakton’s Writing Skills Assessment Test (WSAT), or completion of EGL 101.

0-3

MAT 070

Completion of MAT 070 or a higher level math course within the last two years or placement above MAT 070 within the last two years.

0

BIO 231

Complete BIO 231, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, or equivalent college course with lab, within the last five years with a minimum grade of C.

4

BNA 100 or other Basic Nurse Assistant Training

Basic Nurse Assistant Training

0-7

EXAM

Pass the Illinois State CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) Exam

0

Total Semester Credit Hours

4-14


First Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

BIO 232

Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

NUR 103

Nursing Concepts 1A

4

NUR 104

Nursing Concepts 1B

5

NUR 111

Nursing Pharmacology I

1

PSY 120

Human Development

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

17

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

BIO 251

Microbiology

4

NUR 109

Nursing Concepts 2A Maternal to Child

4

NUR 110

Nursing Concepts 2B Chronic Illness

5

NUR 112

Nursing Pharmacology II

1

SOC 103

Social Problems

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

17

Summer Session

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

NUR 151 LPN (OPTIONAL)

LPN (OPTIONAL)

0-5

Total Semester Credit Hours

0-5


Second Year at Oakton College

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

EGL 101

Composition I

3

NUR 214

Nursing Pharmacology III

1

NUR 215

Nursing Concepts III

10

Total Semester Credit Hours

14

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

NUR 216

Nursing Concepts 4A

4

NUR 217

Nursing Concepts 4B

7

EGL 102

Composition II

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

14


Additional Courses Needed For Transfer

Semester One

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

Choose One

CHM 101, CHM 105, or CHM 121

4

Choose One

ANT 102, ART 114, EGL 130, GEG 120, GEG 122, GEG 130, HIS 131, HIS 132, HIS 139, HIS 203, HIS 204, HIS 208, HIS 211, HIS 216, HIS 225, HIS 226, HIS 233, HUM 161, HUM 165, HUM 220, PHL 205, PHL 215, PSC 202, SSC 201

3

Choose One

ANT 103, EGL 234, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 131, HIS 132, HIS 139, HIS 203, HIS 204, HIS 208, HIS 211, HIS 216, HIS 225, HIS 226, HIS 233, HUM 120, HUM 121, HUM 131, HUM 161, HUM 210, MUS 236, PHL 245

3

BIO 112

Essentials of Nutrition

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

13

Semester Two

Course Number

Course Name/Type

Semester
Credits

SOC 101

Introduction to Sociology

3

Choose One

ART 110, ART 112, ART 113, ART 114, EGL 113, EGL 115, EGL 117, EGL 129, EGL 130, EGL 131, EGL 132, EGL 134, EGL 221, EGL 222, EGL 231, EGL 232, EGL 234, EGL 241, EGL 242, HUM 120, HUM 121, HUM 122, HUM 123, HUM 124, HUM 125, HUM 131, HUM 142, HUM 160, HUM 161, HUM 165, HUM 210, HUM 220, HUM 242, MUS 145, MUS 236

3

Total Semester Credit Hours

6


Total Credit Hours needed for Prerequisites


11

Total Credit Hours needed for Transfer

84

Total Credit Hours taken at Oakton

95


UIC Courses


Course Number


Course Name/Type


Semester
Credits

NURS 212

Health Assessment and Communication

3

NURS 242

Concepts and Processes in Contemporary Nursing

4

NURS 316

Nursing Informatics

3

NURS 322

Introduction to Nursing Research and Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice

4

NURS 342

Caring in Professional Nursing

2

NURS 385

Nursing Care of Populations (RN to BSN)

5

NURS 390

Nursing Leadership and Management in Healthcare

6

NURS 397

Issues in Nursing Practice

3

Total:

30

Hours Needed for a Bachelors Degree in Nursing:

125