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Catalog 2021-2022

Liberal Arts/Nursing

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Students completing the 3-1 or 3-2 Liberal Arts/Nursing program will receive two degrees—a Bachelor of Arts or Sciences from Wheaton and the appropriate professional nursing degree from the nursing school (B.S.N., M.S.N.). Three years are spent at Wheaton in the pursuit of general education and basic science courses. The Liberal Arts Nursing majors must then  to an accredited nursing program. Wheaton has a formalized agreement with Indiana Wesleyan University for students to apply to enter the Accelerated BSN program and complete the nursing degree requirements in fourteen months. The second formalized agreement provides the option of a Master's of Science in Nursing degree from Elmhurst University.  This program takes two years. Students are welcome to apply and transfer to a different CCNE or NLAC-accredited baccalaureate nursing program and complete the BSM. In addition to general education courses, basic natural and social science courses required by Wheaton (and by most professional nursing programs) include the following: CHEM 231, CHEM 232, CHEM 241; AHS 351 & AHS 361 OR BIOL 331 & BIOL 332; BIOL 241, Microbiology (BIOL 324 or equivalent course); PSYC 101 & PSYC 317, Statistics, a required social/behavioral science course from an approved list and SCI 494. At least 32 hours at the nursing school are necessary to fulfill and complete the requirements for the LA/N major.

Along with specific requirements for any major, all students in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs must meet all general education and graduation requirements under a single catalog.

 Requirements for the Major:    In addition to general education courses, basic natural and social science courses required by Wheaton (and by most professional nursing programs) include the following:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Major Requirements
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology4
CHEM 231
& CHEM 232
& CHEM 241
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry II
and Principles of Organic Chemistry
12
BIOL 241Organization of Life: Genetics and Cell Biology4
PSYC 317Developmental Psychology4
SCI 494Nursing Capstone2
BIOL 324Microbiology (or equivalent course)4
AHS 351
& AHS 361
Human Anatomy
and Integrative Human Physiology (Anatomy and Physiology sequence)
8
or BIOL 331
& BIOL 332
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and Human Anatomy & Physiology II
ANTH 116Introduction to Anthropology (Social Science course)4
or HNGR 114 Poverty, Justice and Transformation
or SOC 115 Introduction to Sociology
PSYC 268Statistics (or MATH 163 transfer course)4
or MATH 263 Introduction to Statistics
or AHS 281 Biostatistics

Additional affiliate-specific courses may be required by the nursing schools (AHS 368 Concepts in Nutrition). A required number of hours at the nursing school are necessary to fulfill and complete the requirements for the LA/N major. Students may obtain the complete list of required prerequisites for the program(s) they intend to pursue as part of the Liberal Arts-Nursing major from the Director of Health Professions.

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