The  following  is  presented  as  an  articulation  agreement  between  College  of  DuPage  (COD)  and  Governors  State  University
(GSU)  for  the  Nursing  degree  program  based  on  the  current  catalogs  of  both  schools.  The  student  would  receive  an
Associate  in  Applied  Science  (AAS)  degree  in  Nursing  from  COD  and  a  Bachelors  of  Science  in  Nursing  (BSN)  degree  from
GSU.
Each  course  identified  below  is  3  credit  hours  unless  otherwise  noted.
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Nursing  Major  Requirements
30  hours  of  lower  division  credit  hours  for  RN  license
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Nursing  Course  Equivalents
Nursi  1104-­‐  Introduction  to  Physical  Assessment
Nursi  1105-­‐  Medical-­‐Surgical  I
Nursi  1206-­‐  Medical-­‐Surgical  II
Nursi  1207-­‐  Childbearing  Family
Nursi  1208-­‐  Neuropsychiatric  Nursing
Nursi  2109-­‐  Medical  Surgical  III
Nursi  2110-­‐  Contemporary  Issues  in  Nursing
Nursi  2201-­‐  Medical  Surgical  IV
Nursi  2202-­‐  Clinical  Decision  Making
Culinary  1110-­‐  Basic  Nutrition
GSU  Upper  division  BSN  online  courses   NURS  304  -­‐  Conceptual  Basis  for  Professional  Nursing
NURS  305  -­‐  Pathophysiology
NURS  306  -­‐  Gerontological  Nursing
NURS  307  -­‐  Basic  Nursing  Informatics
NURS  330  -­‐  Health  Assessment
NURS  401  -­‐  Evidence  Based  Research
NURS  402    -­‐  Public  Health  Promotion
NURS  403  -­‐  Public  Health  Practicum
NURS  450  -­‐  Leadership  and  Patient  Safety
G ENERAL   E DUCATION   T RANSFERABLE  COURSES
Communications
Lower  division  written  communication  course
Lower  division  written  communication  course
Lower  division  oral  communication  course
Fine  Arts/Humanities
Lower  division  Fine  Arts  and  Humanities  courses-­‐  Choose   two
Multicultural  Elective  course
Writing  Intensive  course
Natural  Science
Lower  division  Anatomy  and  Physiology  I  &  II,  Chemistry  I  &
II,  and  Microbiology,
Social  and  Behavioral  Sciences
Lower  division  Psychology,  Developmental  Psychology,   and  Sociology
Mathematics
Lower  division  Statistics
Information  Technology
Lower  division  Computer  Information  Systems
G ENERAL   E DUCATION   T RANSFERABLE  COURSES
Communications
ENG  1101  English  Composition  I
ENG  1102  English  Composition  II
SPEECH  1100  Fundamentals  of  Speech
Fine  Arts/Humanities
ART  1100,  2211,  2212,  2213,  2214  -­‐  CHINE  2202(4)  -­‐  ENGLI
1130,  1135,  1150,  1151,  1152,  1153,  1154,  1158,  1159,
1160,  1165,  2220,  2221,  2223,  2224,  2226,  2228  -­‐  FRENC
2202(4)  -­‐  GERMA  2202(4)  -­‐  HISTO  1110,  1120  -­‐  HUMNT
1101,  1102,  1105,  1110  -­‐  ITALI  2202(4)  -­‐  JAPAN  2202(4)  -­‐
KOREA  2202(4)  -­‐  MUSIC  1100,  1104,  1115  -­‐  PHILO  1100,
1120,  1125,  1150,  1145,  1170,  1175  -­‐  RELIG  1100,  1110,
1120,  1150,  1155  -­‐  RUSSI  2202(4)  -­‐  SPANI  2202(4)  -­‐  THEAT
1100
Any  COD  course  that  considers  dimensions  of  cultural   diversity  (3)
Any  COD  course  that  requires  a  minimum  of  two  scholarly   papers  using  a  formal  citation  method  (3)
Natural  Science
ANAT  1551  (4)  and  1552  (4),  CHEMI  1211  (5)  and  1212  (5),   and  MICRO  1420  (4)
Social  and  Behavioral  Sciences
PSYCH  1100  and  2237,  SOCIO  1100
Mathematics
PSYC  2280
Information  Technology
CIS  1150

Fine  Arts  Course
Humanities  Course
Free  Elective  (2)
U PPER   D IVISION   C OURSES
GSU  Upper  division  Fine  Arts  online  course
GSU  Upper  division  Humanities  online  course
GSU  Upper  division  Free  Elective  online  course  (2)
Minimum Required for BS in Nursing: 120 hours
For Additional Information:
Governors State University
Office of Admissions
(708) 534-4490 gapply@govst.edu
www.govst.edu/articulation www.govst.edu/chhs
College of DuPage
Admissions
(630) 942-2482
Advising
(630) 942-2259
GSU Transfer Guide 06-30-11