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School of Nursing – 5 Block Plan
(RN to BSN Articulation Agreement (AA)) Transcript Prerequisites Checklist
To be eligible for the transfer of credits under the RN to BSN AA, an applicant must enter a N.C. Community
College nursing program on or after Fall 2015 and must earn an AAS degree in a N.C. Community College with
a GPA of at least a 2.0 and a grade of C or better in all RN to BSN AA Courses.
The following additional criteria are all required for admission eligibility to the RN to BSN Program:
 Cumulative 2.5 GPA at time of application
 Submission of the WCU Office of Admissions Application and the RN to BSN Program Application packet
by the application deadline
 World Cultures – 3 Hours – See information below**
Nursing Major and Liberal Studies Prerequisites
The left hand column lists the course prerequisites of the WCU RN to BSN AA program.
The right hand column identifies what will satisfy these requirements through the N.C. Community College
system. Prerequisites in yellow are not yet met.
WCU Requirement
N.C. Community College Equivalents
Block 1 Consists of certain prerequisite nursing courses that are (or will be) taken as a part of all N.C.
Community College AAS nursing programs.
 Writing (6 hours)
Select 2 of the 3
ENG 111, 112, or 114
 Anatomy & Physiology I with lab (4 hours)
Select 1
BIO 165 or 168
 Anatomy & Physiology II with lab (4 hours)
Select 1
BIO 166 or 169
 Humanities/Fine Arts (3 hours)
Select 1
ART 111, 114, or 115; MUS 110, or 112; PHI 215,
or 240; HUM 115
 General Psychology (3 hours)
PSY 150
 Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
PSY 241
Block 2 Consists of additional university general education requirements that are not a part of an AAS degree but
are required to earn a BSN.
 English Literature (3 hours)
Select 1
ENG 231, or 232
 History (3 hours)
Select 1
HIS 111, 112, 131, or 132
 Fine Arts (3 hours)
Select 1 additional course not taken in Block 1
ART 114, or 115; MUS 110, or 112
 College Transfer Math (3-4 hours)
Select 1
MAT 143, or 171
 Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
SOC 210
 Social Science (3 hours)
Select 1
SOC 213, 220, 225, 230, or 240
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Block 3 Consists of additional nursing or other requirements that are not a part of an AAS degree but are required
to earn a BSN.
 Statistics (4 hours)
MAT 152
 Microbiology with lab (3-4 hours)
Select 1
BIO 175 or 275
 Chemistry with lab (4 hours)
Select 1
CHM 130/130A, 131/131A, or 151
 Social Science & an Elective (6 hours)
Select 2 from either category or one.
from each
ECO 251; ECO 252; POL 120;
Suggested electives include but are not limited to one
foreign language, speech, culture, and computer
science. Electives must be selected from the Transfer
Course List in the Comprehensive Articulation
Agreement.
** WCU Requirement – Additional Requirement to the RN to BSN AA
 World Cultures (3 hours)
Select 1 not taken in Block 3
ENG 261 or 262; GEO 111; POL 220; REL
110 or; ART 117; COM 140; ASL 111, or any foreign
language 111 or 112
Block 4 30 credit hours are awarded after successfully completing the Introductory Block of courses at WCU.
Block 5 The WCU RN to BSN curriculum (33 credit hours):
Course
NSG 301, Professional Transitions in Nursing
Credit
Hours
3
Course
NSG 460, Nursing Leadership I: Theory
Credit
Hours
3
NSG 398, APA Writing Style and Format
1
NSG 483, Nursing Leadership II: Practicum
2
NSG 399, Clinical Update for RNs
2
NSG 484, Nursing Leadership III: Intervention Project
1
NSG 302, Community Health Nursing I: Theory
3
NSG 471, Nursing Research I: Research Process
2
NSG 305, Community Health Nursing, III: Intervention
NSG 384, Community Health Nursing II: Practicum
2
1
NSG 472, Nursing Research II: Critical Reading
NSG 473, Nursing Research III: Clinical Application
2
2
2 Upper Level Elective Courses
6
Upper Level Perspective Course
3
Acceptance into the RN to BSN program is based upon the School of Nursing's Office of Student Services
unofficially evaluating all transfer coursework. Student Services will complete transcript evaluations and
process applications for admission, however, the WCU Registrar's Office has the final decision on how courses
will be transferred for students upon acceptance into the RN to BSN Program. In the event that the Registrar's
Office determines a course not to be equivalent to a prerequisite, students must complete any pending
prerequisites concurrently with the program curriculum.
For additional program and admission information, including application deadlines and prerequisite
criteria, visit nursing.wcu.edu. Applicants are ranked and accepted based on the following criteria: number of
prerequisites in process, NCLEX passed, and cumulative GPA, but all admissions requirements must be met
before beginning the RN to BSN program. For additional assistance please contact RN to BSN Student
Services: WCUNursing@wcu.edu.
Scholastic Status Check: Each student is expected to know the information in the catalog and to verify that
qualitative and quantitative requirements for a particular class rank and for proper progress toward graduation
are being met. All students should check official records, degree audit and transcript periodically to confirm
their status. The university does not assume responsibility for the student’s unexpected failure at the last minute
to meet all requirements for graduation, whether failure is due to misunderstanding or negligence concerning
those requirements or to an inability to meet them (see WCU Undergraduate Catalog).
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