Students completing the 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 prerequisite courses for nursing education. The Liberal Arts Nursing majors must then attend an accredited nursing program (Bachelor's level or higher). 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 sixteen months. The second formalized agreement with Elmhurst University for students to apply to enter the Master's of Science in Nursing program. 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 BSN.

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

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
PHP 494Nursing Capstone2
BIOL 324Microbiology4
BIOL 331
& BIOL 332		Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and Human Anatomy & Physiology II		8
PHP 292Health Professions Practicum 0-2
or PHP 221 Health Professions Integrated Learning
PSYC 268Statistics4
or MATH 263 Introduction to Statistics
or HS 382 Biostatistics
Total Credits at Wheaton42-44
Total Credits at Nursing School30-34
Total Credits72-78

Note: A minimum of thirty hours (up to 34) 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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