SPECIAL NOTE Admission Requirements: Admission into Biola College does not guarantee admission into clinical nursing. A student may be admitted to the Department of Baccalaureate Nursing upon meeting the requirements for college admission, including high school chemistry and algebra with at least a grade of "C" and/or passing an entrance examination in these two subjects, and (1) completing the prescribed pre-nursing curriculum (available from the Nursing Department) with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above, with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and conceptual framework for nursing; (2) filing the departmental application and paying the required non-refundable $20.00 deposit by October 1 for registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses and by March 15 for all others; and (3) meeting approval of the faculty of the Department of Nursing. Registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses intending to challenge nursing courses should make an appointment with the Department of Nursing as soon as accepted by the College. Requirements for Students Accepted into the Nursing Program: A student is required to have at his own expense a yearly physical examination and specific laboratory tests and immunizations by June 15. Each student is assessed for liability insurance through the college when participating in clinical courses. Record of comparable liability insurance coverage for the licensed RN students must be on file with the Department of Nursing. The college and cooperating agencies assume no responsibility for illness or accidents occurring during the school program. A student must arrange for his/ her own transportation to clinical agencies as the college does not provide transportation. A senior nursing student must have his/her own car. Lecture and clinical must be taken concurrently in courses with a clinical component. A student must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in theory and clinical nursing courses, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in order to progress in nursing. Courses may be repeated one time only. Microbiology is not a prerequisite for admission into the Department of Nursing. However, it must be taken prior to or concurrently with adult nursing, as students will not be advanced to Level II without completing it with at least a grade of C (2.0) . Department Major: Biological Science 221 , 232; Chemistry 103; Nursing 202, 301 , 302, 400, 401, 402, 430, 441 , 442, 450. Supporting courses: Three units of each of the following: Intercultural Studies; Sociology, Psychology 200, and statistics elective. The general education requirement for a foreign language for nursing majors is two years of the same high school language or four units of a college language. Nursing majors are exempt from general education requirements of literature (3) and History 100 (4). The annual Recognition Service is financed by assessing each pre-nursing and clinical nursing student fifty cents each semester.
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