This degree prepares students for licensure and employment as a registered nurse,
as well as for continuing nursing education for a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Students who complete this degree and pass the registered nurse license exam (NCLEX-RN)
may enter participating Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs in Washington State
as seniors. The Nursing Program is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality
Assurance Commission and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education
in Nursing.
See also
- Degree Requirements for Health Sciences and Wellness programs
- Course descriptions in the LCC Catalog
- Distribution lists in the LCC Catalog
Important: Many course sequences only begin in fall quarter. Check with your program advisor.
First Quarter (Program Prerequisites)
Review Clinical Requirements for Nursing
Review Nursing Program Admission Requirements
- COLL 101: College Success 101 (2 credits)
- BIOL& 160: General Biology with Lab (5 credits)
- MATH& 146: Elements of Statistics (5 credits)
- MATH 099 or MATH 097 with C or better or appropriate placement test score*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Second Quarter (Program Prerequisites - Fall)
- BIOL& 241: Human Anatomy & Physiology I (5 credits)
- BIOL& 160 with C or better*
- CHEM& 121: Introduction to Chemistry (5 credits)
- CHEM& 100, CHEM& 110 or 1 year high school chemistry*
- PSYC& 100: General Psychology (5 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter (Program Prerequisites - Winter)
- BIOL& 242: Human Anatomy & Physiology II (5 credits)
- BIOL& 241 with C or better*
- PSYC& 200: Lifespan Psychology (5 credits)
- PSYC& 100 or instructor permission*
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I (5 credits)
- Placement, or ENGL& 99 with C or better*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fourth Quarter (Program Prerequisites - Spring)
- NUTR& 101: Nutrition (5 credits)
- ENGL& 102: Composition II or CMST& 220: Public Speaking (5 credits)
- ENGL& 101 with C or better*
- May be taken prior to nursing program admission
- BIOL& 260: Microbiology (5 credits)
- BIOL& 160 or 211 with C or better or instructor permission*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Apply for admission to nursing program
Fifth Quarter (First Cohort Quarter of Nursing Program - Fall)
- NURS 242: Nursing throughout the Lifespan (5 credits)
- Admission to the nursing program*
- HUM 255: Ethics & Policy in Healthcare (5 credits)
- Admission to the nursing program*
- Choose one course from the Humanities (HUM) distribution list (5 credits)
- May be taken prior to nursing program admission
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Sixth Quarter (Second Cohort Quarter of Nursing Program - Winter)
- NURS 244: Physiological Health I (5 credits)
- NURS 242 with C or better *
- PSYC 255: Psychosocial Issues in Healthcare (5 credits)
- Admission to the nursing program*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Seventh Quarter (Third Cohort Quarter of Nursing Program - Spring)
- NURS 245: Physiological Health II (5 credits)
- NURS 244 with C or better*
- NURS 246: Skills Laboratory (2 credits)
- NURS 242 with C or better, concurrent enrollment in NURS 245*
- Choose one course from the diversity distribution list (5 credits)
- May be taken prior to nursing program admission
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Eighth Quarter (Fourth Cohort Quarter of Nursing Program - Summer)
- NURS 247: Clinical Practicum (8 credits)
- NURS 246 with passing grade*
- NURS 248: Advanced Clinical Practicum (5 credits)
- NURS 246 with passing grade, concurrent enrollment in NURS 247*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
1. College Success 101
COLL 101 (2 credits)
2. General Biology with Lab
BIOL& 160 (5 credits)
3. Elements of Statistics
MATH& 146 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH 099 or MATH 097 with C or better or appropriate
placement test score
4. Human Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL& 241 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): BIOL& 160 with C or better
5. Introduction to Chemistry
CHEM& 121 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): CHEM& 100, CHEM& 110 or 1 year high school chemistry
6. General Psychology
PSYC& 100 (5 credits)
7. Human Anatomy & Physiology II
BIOL& 242 (5 credits)
Pre- and co-requisite(s): BIOL& 241 with C or better
8. Lifespan Psychology
PSYC& 200 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): PSYC& 100 or instructor permission
9. English Composition I
ENGL& 101 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Placement, or ENGL& 99 with C or better
10. Nutrition
NUTR& 101 (5 credits)
11. English Composition II or Public Speaking
ENGL& 102 or CMST& 220 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGL& 101 with C or better
May be taken prior to nursing program admission
12. Microbiology
BIOL& 260 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): BIOL& 160 or 211 with C or better or instructor permission
13. Nursing throughout the Lifespan
NURS 242 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Admission to the nursing program
14. Ethics & Policy in Healthcare
HUM 255 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Admission to the nursing program
15. Humanities Course
Choose one Humanities (HUM) course from the distribution list (5 credits)
May be taken prior to nursing program admission
16. Physiological Health I
NURS 244 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): NURS 242 with C
17. Psychosocial Issues in Healthcare
PSYC 255 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): Admission to the nursing program
18. Physiological Health II
NURS 245 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): NURS 244 with C or better
19. Skills Laboratory
NURS 246 (2 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): NURS 242 with C or better, concurrent enrollment in NURS
245
20. Humanities - Diversity Course
Choose one Humanities - Diversity (HUM:DIV) course from the distribution list (5 credits)
May be taken prior to nursing program admission
21. Clinical Practicum
NURS 247 (8 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): NURS 246 with passing grade
22. Advanced Clinical Practicum
NURS 248 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): NURS 246 with passing grade, concurrent enrollment in
NURS 247
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