Track Two
(RN to BS Program)
Admission Process
The RN to BS student applying to WSC College as a transfer student can receive up to 65 credits transferable from associate degree colleges and a maximum of 90 credits from four year colleges or universities. WSC has articulation agreements with many area colleges for transfer credits (up to 21 credits may be approved for nursing credits). The RN student, who graduated from a nursing diploma program, must take the NLN Mobility Profile II Mobility Exam as a prerequisite, which allows the students to obtain up to 21 nursing credits. All RN students must hold a current license to practice nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The three semester nursing sequence starts in the spring semester thus the first semester of the nursing courses begins in January. All applicants must complete the required components of the admission process prior to November 15th for consideration of admittance into the program for the following January. After November 15th students who wish to matriculate in the fall semester in order to begin prerequisite and corequisite courses must complete the application before May 15th.
Students interested in applying to the program are advised to contact the RN-BS Coordinator at 508 929-8960 well in advance of their anticipated start date to complete a Nursing Department Application and to have an interview. If after the interview the prospective student is interested in officially applying to the college as a Track Two Nursing Major then he/she must complete the College Admission Application (prior to deadline dates) which can be obtained in the Admissions Department or online.
*Note: Foundation courses, nursing courses, prerequisite and co-requisite courses may not be taken pass/fail.
Track Two Prerequisite Courses
These courses may be transferred if the student has previously taken the course (per college transfer policy) or may be taken at WSC:
• EN 101 & EN 102 English Composition 1 & II
• MA 150 Introduction to Statistics *prerequisite to Nursing Research—an Accuplacer math test may be needed prior to registering for statistics at WSC
• SO 100 Introduction to Sociology
• PS 110 General Psychology
• PS 210 Child Growth and Development
• BI 161 & 162 Anatomy & Physiology I & II
• BI 204 Microbiology
Track Two Nursing Courses: (27 WSC Nursing Credits)
All nursing courses must be taken in sequence. Students must achieve a minimum grade of 80 in each nursing course. Only one nursing course may be repeated to obtain the minimum grade or required GPA and must be repeated within the 2 years.
• NU 330 Introduction to Professional Nursing III (2 credits)
• NU 335 Health Assessment (3 credits)
• NU340-A Nursing Science II-A (Community-oriented nursing) (8 credits)
• NU430-A Research Seminar (3 credits)
• NU450-A Nursing Leadership (3 credits)
• NU460-A Nursing Science IV (Chronic Illness) (8 credits)