Catalog 05-07 - Biola University

10. Following notification of acceptance into the Department
of Nursing, the candidate may begin the challenge process.
The process consists of examination with theory and clinical
components. Contact the Department of Nursing for specific
details.
11. Prior to going to the clinical agency, all challenge students
must have a current CPR certificate. The Department of
Nursing health form required of all nursing majors must be
submitted prior to clinical challenge and admission to clinical
nursing courses. This is necessary for Biola to meet agency
contract requirements.
12. Candidates for the challenge process have the option of
scheduling the examinations in such a way that if unsuccessful,
subsequent enrollment in the course is possible.
13. Course credit will be granted upon successful completion of
the challenge exam. Courses may be challenged one time
only. (C*) denotes that a class can be challenged for the units
listed.
14. Specific policies related to R.N.’s, L.V.N.’s or L.P.N.’s follow. Transfer
challenge students from other nursing programs or other
health profession backgrounds will be evaluated individually.
a d d I t I o n a l P o l I C I e s
Registered Nurse & Students Transferring from RN Programs
1. Applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria:
a. Hold current licensure in the United States.
b. Be a graduate of a regionally accredited program.
C. Be a student in a regionally accredited program.
d. Provide proof of completed nursing education from outside
the United States.
2. Nursing in the Community (460) and nursing research courses
(441, 442) must be taken. Admission to these courses is contingent
on successful completion of all components of the
challenge process. The following courses may be challenged:
201, 202, 204, 303, 340, 342, 344, 362, 364, 366, 450, 451 and
452.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
1. The applicant must hold current registration in the U.S. Graduates
of regionally accredited nursing programs in the process
of obtaining licensure will be admitted on provisional status.
2. The applicant may take the 30-unit curriculum or the transferchallenge
curriculum.
o P t I o n I : t h I r t y U n I t C U r r I C U lU m
1. This option permits the L.V.N. to take nursing and related
science courses in order to qualify for the California registered
nurse licensing examination. Transfer into the degree program
is possible.
2. The applicant’s portfolio will be evaluated on an individual
basis. Academic credit earned in regionally accredited institutions
of higher education for comparable pre-licensure
courses will be accepted for transfer.
3. The following courses must be completed prior to taking the
R.N. licensure examination:
Option I: Thirty Unit Curriculum (*Transfer credit will be granted.)
bIos 281 Physiology * ......................................................................... 4
bIos 282 microbiology * .................................................................... 4
nUrs 300 Professional nursing seminar ...................................... 3
nUrs 340 a mental health nursing
of the Client / family — Theory ................................ 1.5
nUrs 340 b mental health nursing
of the Client / family — Clinical ............................... 2.5
nUrs 344 a nursing of the
older adult Client / family — Theory ....................... 2
nUrs 344 b nursing of the
older adult Client / family — Clinical ...................... 2
nUrs 364 a advanced nursing:
a Pathophysiological approach — Theory ............ 2
nUrs 364 b advanced nursing:
a Pathophysiological approach — Clinical ............ 2
nUrs 450 Leadership / management in nursing
— Theory ............................................................................... 2
nUrs 451 Leadership / management in nursing:
Team Leading — Clinical ................................................ 3
nUrs 452 Leadership / management in nursing:
elective setting —Clinical .............................................. 2
o P t I o n I I : tr a n s f e r - C h a l l e n G e
total units 30
1. Just as ADN students must demonstrate comparability of
transfer courses, LVN students will be given the same opportunity.
However, LVN’s will be allowed to challenge lower
division courses if unable to demonstrate comparability from
a regionally accredited academic institution. Nursing 201 and
202 must be challenged in sequence.
2. Other courses required for licensure may be challenged based
on individual portfolio evaluation. Nursing in the Community
(460) and nursing research courses (441, 442) must be taken.
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