Non-Nursing Course Requirements (58 credits)
After being admitted to UNCW, the student must submit an application to the SON. Among other requirements, students must have a GPA of 2.5 on all previous college-level coursework and have completed all non-nursing courses (58 credits).
The RN to BS option requires completion of both nursing and non-nursing courses. The non-nursing courses listed below must be completed prior to enrollment in nursing courses in the RN to BS option. Students may apply for admission to the RN to BS option while they are completing final pre-requisite credits. However, students will not be admitted to the option, until all basic study and nursing pre-requisite courses are complete.
A minimum of one calendar year of full-time study is necessary to complete the required nursing courses. However, flexible part-time study is available for students wishing to take longer to complete the required nursing courses.
Students may transfer a maximum of 64 semester credits towards degree completion from two-year institutions, including community colleges, and may transfer a maximum of 96 semester credits from a four-year college or university. Each student admitted to the RN to BS option receives academic advisement from the faculty within the school of nursing.
In order to receive an official evaluation of transcripts,
it is necessary to make a formal application to the Amissions
Office at UNCW. Prior to making application, the student is
encouraged to use the information provided below to perform a self-assessment
of possible credits completed for transfer. Information concerning
transferability of credits earned in the
Students may also want to review the information concerning earning credits for CLEP exams.
Non-Nursing Course Requirements and NC Community College Equivalents (58 credits)
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Non-Nursing Course Requirements (58 credits) |
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Any needed Basic Studies and Collateral courses could be taken at local community colleges. Students may transfer a maximum of 64 semester hour credits from two-year institutions and/or a maximum of 96 semester hour credits from four-year institutions.
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Basic Studies (23 credits) |
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UNCW Courses |
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Credit |
NC Community College Equivalent |
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ENG 101 |
College Writing & Reading I |
3 |
ENG 111 |
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ENG 201 |
College Writing & Reading II |
3 |
ENG 112 or 113 or 114 |
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PED 101 |
Foundations of Physical Activity |
2 |
PED 110 or 111 or 112 |
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One course from each of these five UNCW Basic Studies Categories (15 credit hours): |
History |
3 |
HST 111 or 121, 112 or 122, 115, 131, 132, 162 |
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Foreign Language |
3 |
FRE 111, 122 |
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Literature |
3 |
ENG 131, 241,
242, 231, 232, 261, 262, 274, 273, 253 |
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Philosophy |
3 |
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Fine Arts |
3 |
ART 211 or 114, 115
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Collateral Courses (35 credits) |
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MAT 111 or 151 |
College Algebra or Basic Calculus with Application |
3 |
MAT 161 or 171 |
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CHM 101 |
General Chemistry |
4 |
CHM 151 |
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BIO 204
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Principles of Biology :Cells |
4 |
BIO 111 |
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BIO 240 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
BIO 165 or 168 |
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BIO 241 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
BIO 166 or 169 |
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BIO 246 |
Microbiology of Human Disease |
4 |
BIO 275 |
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PSY 105 |
General Psychology |
3 |
PSY 150 |
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PSY 223 |
Lifespan Human Development |
3 |
PSY 241 |
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SOC 105 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
SOC 210 |
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STT 210 or STT 215 |
Introduction to Statistics |
3 |
MAT 151 |
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Link to North Carolina Community College Common Course Equivalency